Airlines for America (A4A) Names Elizabeth Shaver Director, Cargo Services

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Dec 07, 2011, 12:17 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association for the leading U.S. airlines, formerly known as the Air Transport Association, today named Elizabeth Shaver to the role of Director, Cargo Services. In this new role, she will oversee cargo functions at Airlines for America, coordinate with the association's members, and serve as a liaison to various cargo and customs functions within U.S. and foreign governments.

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Shaver will join A4A in January from Delta Air Lines, where she served in various capacities, including Manager, Flight Control, Cargo Revenue Management; Manager, Compliance and Operations Control Center Support, Cargo Operations; and, most recently, as Manager, Customs and Facilitation, Corporate Security.

"Liz brings a strong background in aviation, cargo, customs, and legal and compliance, including international experience," said Tom Hendricks, Senior Vice President of Safety, Security and Operations for Airlines for America. "She is an air cargo and customs subject-matter expert, a licensed attorney and customs broker and an FAA-licensed dispatcher, who brings a unique understanding of airlines and cargo operations to our membership, and will continue to ensure we are facilitating safe and efficient cargo transport nationally and internationally."

Prior to her tenure with Delta, Shaver worked both domestically and internationally as a policy analyst, editor, operations agent and cargo call center manager. She began her career in 1997, working as a briefing attorney for Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. in Austin, Texas.

She attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree and Bachelor of Arts degree with honors.

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SOURCE Airlines for America