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AMI USA centralises spot rate operation

News Release Air Menzies International Inc. (AMI) August 6, 2012
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arm of AMI &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler &#8211;
has centralised its Spot Rates department at its USA HQ in Dallas - replacing
separate, smaller operations in its other offices in New York, Chicago, Los
Angeles and Atlanta.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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new department has four full-time operatives, headed by Cesar Fausto, who has
relocated from Los Angeles. It is open from 08:00 (Eastern Standard Time) to
19:00 (Pacific Time), so meeting the requirements of customers anywhere
throughout the USA. Customers can call toll-free on 1-855 SPOT AMI. Responses to
email enquiries are guaranteed within 30 minutes.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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AMI&#8217;s SVP USA, Peter Weir: &#8220;Centralising this function makes better use of our
resources, enabling us to handle a larger volume of enquiries and provide faster
feedback to our customers. It also means we can pool our business, leverage our
buying power better, and offer keener rates. It&#8217;s a win:win for our customers
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