ASTAR Air Cargo Appoints Doug McKeen Senior Vice President of Employee Relations.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- ASTAR Air Cargo ASTAR Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates regularly secheduled cargo charter services to over 34 US airports and nine international airports, as well as worldwide charter freight services. today named P. Douglas McKeen as Senior Vice President of Employee Relations. McKeen, 49, a highly regarded labor negotiator, employment lawyer, and human resources executive, brings over 19 years of extensive airline expertise to ASTAR. McKeen joins ASTAR from Eclat Consulting, an aviation consulting group where he provided labor relations and human resources services to airlines, including ASTAR. McKeen will lead all human resources and labor relations functions and serve as a member of the airline's executive management team. McKeen will report to Steve Rossum, ASTAR's executive vice president, who will now manage employee relations in addition to finance, law, and government affairs. "I am delighted that Doug has decided to join the ASTAR senior management team. He's a first-rate airline executive," said John Dasburg, ASTAR's chairman and chief executive officer. "Because the hardworking men and women of ASTAR are the airline's greatest asset, we need a proven leader committed to the development and advancement of our employees, both as individuals and as members of the finest team in air cargo. Doug brings these skills and qualities to our airline, and we are confident that he will have a positive impact on the culture and competitiveness of ASTAR." Prior to joining Eclat Consulting in 2004, McKeen held senior labor relations, human resources, and legal positions at US Airways, Northwest Airlines, America West Airlines America West Airlines was one of the United States' ten major airlines. The airline was based in Tempe, Arizona, and is now a part of US Airways Group. At the time of its integration into US Airways, the airline maintained two hubs, one at Phoenix Sky Harbor International , and with the consulting firm Organizational Concepts International. McKeen also practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the law firm Murnane, Conlin, White, Brandt, and Hoffman. McKeen is a graduate of the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. and Hamline University School of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law and the Minnesota State Bar Association The Minnesota State Bar Association is a professional association of lawyers, judges, and other legal practitioners, such as clerks, registrars, and paralegals. The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. and is the past Chairman of the Young Lawyers Section of the MSBA. He is also a frequent lecturer and commentator on airline labor relations, labor negotiations, and airline restructuring. McKeen is married with two children and resides in Apple Valley, Minnesota Apple Valley is a city located in northwestern Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and a suburb of the Twin Cities. It was incorporated in 1969, and was known before then as Lebanon Township. . About ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc. ASTAR Air Cargo is a licensed U.S. air carrier operating a fleet of 45 aircraft from its operational hub in Wilmington, Ohio. The airline provides all-cargo scheduled and charter services on a contract basis for the DHL Worldwide Express network and charter services on a contract basis for other customers including the U.S. military and the United States Postal Service. ASTAR Air Cargo is a participant in the United States Civil Reserve Air Fleet A program in which the Department of Defense contracts for the services of specific aircraft, owned by a US entity or citizen, during national emergencies and defense-oriented situations when expanded civil augmentation of military airlift activity is required. program supporting our national defense. Additional information can be found at www.astaraircargo.us. |
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