Business View Magazine | August 2019

23 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019 F lying Fresh Air Freight (FFAF), based in Vancouver, British Columbia is a recognized leader in the transportation of perishable cargo throughout the world, growing from a one-man operation to become the number one perishable freight forwarder in Canada, today. The company was founded in 1989 by its current CEO, Brendan Harnett. “I had an airline background, and when I was looking at the forwarding market in B.C., I realized that there was no one specializing in handling perishables at the time,” Harnett recounts. “So, I started Flying Fresh Air Freight, specializing in perishable handling.” Today, FFAF is a fully-accredited International Air Transport Association (IATA) service provider, offering the highest standards in both international and domestic air freight forwarding services. Its customers are typically companies that export seafood, fruit, vegetables, flowers, and other types of perishable commodities. “Our customers are all across the world,” Harnett says. “Asia is our largest market; our second largest market is within Flying Fresh AIR FREIGHT NUMBER ONE IN CANADA AND BEYOND