The night the cargo family came home.
A black-tie evening of music, recognition and reunion — the centrepiece of the ACCD calendar since the early 1990s.
Forty-nine years of bringing together the people who keep India's air cargo moving — quietly, generously, and as a family.
From monthly lunches and policy dialogue to charity drives and the Annual Ball — the club's work is shaped by what its members care about most.
Airlines, freight forwarders, GSAs and regulators in a single fraternity — where business is done on a handshake.
Monthly conversations with policymakers and industry leaders shaping the future of Indian air cargo.
Charity drives for the differently-abled, underprivileged children, and the extended cargo family.
Delhi Airport handled a million metric tonnes of air cargo for the second consecutive year in FY 2025 — a milestone that few airports in Asia can claim, and one that our members helped build over five decades.
From a small group of friends at Palam in 1977 to a 235-strong fraternity today, ACCD has been the quiet force behind Delhi's rise as North India's premier cargo gateway.
Read Our StoryA black-tie evening of music, recognition and reunion — the centrepiece of the ACCD calendar since the early 1990s.
One Saturday a year, the cargo terminal empties — and Lodhi Garden fills with three generations of the ACCD family.
Every Diwali, the club's charitable wing reaches out to the children of cargo terminal staff and the differently-abled.
In our industry, contracts move cargo — but relationships move the industry. That is what the Club has always been about.
— Founding Member, ACCDAnil Sharma has been a member for twenty-six years. He has chaired three committees, hosted four Annual Balls, and watched the cargo industry of India transform from paper waybills to e-AWB.
"What hasn't changed," he says, "is the room. The same handshake. The same trust. The Club ages — but never grows old."
Two decades of friendship, mentorship, and the warmest dinners in Delhi. That is the Club.
— Rajiv Malhotra, President
Joining ACCD wasn't a career decision. It was a homecoming.
— Sunita Singh, Country Head
When my father retired, the Club did not retire with him. They simply called me in.
— Vikram Gupta, Treasurer
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