CFA 2020: Idled aircraft to become conversion feedstock

• Caryn Livingston
• April 23, 2020
• Cargo Facts Asia, Conversions

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on passenger aircraft operations is a surprising boon to operators and lessors searching for suitable feedstock for freighter conversions. This was the consensus at a panel discussion on freighter conversions during this week’s Cargo Facts Asia virtual event. “We’re actually seeing quite a dramatic increase in orders amongst […]

CFA 2020: Industry nuances to limit new entrants to freighter leasing

• Jeff Lee
• April 22, 2020
• Aircraft, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Carriers, Conversions, Editorial, Equipment, Express, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Production Freighters, Strategy, Widebody Conversions

Ongoing growth in the air cargo industry and freighter operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic may not extend to new entrants to the leasing and operating spaces, according to speakers at this week’s Cargo Facts Asia 2020. Lead times for conversions, and other barriers to entry for this unique segment of the market pose challenges that […]

CFA 2020: COVID-19 presents new Asia-Pacific airfreight challenges

• Caryn Livingston
• April 21, 2020
• Cargo Facts Asia, Carriers

After Asia-Pacific airfreight was challenged to adjust to the U.S.-China trade war in 2019 and early 2020, the new difficulties stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic have required different responses from industry operators. During the opening fireside chat of Cargo Facts Asia 2020, Toshiya Tamada, executive vice president of global marketing and sales at ANA […]

Attending our conferences with flexibility and care

• JJ Hornblass
• March 11, 2020
• Aircraft, Business, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Cargo Facts Consulting, Cargo Facts EMEA, Cargo Facts Symposium, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Earnings, Engines, Equipment, Events, Express, Express Fleet Analysis, Finance, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, News, Production Freighters, Regional Fleet Analysis, Strategy, Widebody Conversions, Widebody Fleet Analysis

At Royal Media, Cargo Facts‘s publisher, we take great pride in the value of our exceptional industry conferences and the effort we put into their production. We rightly view our more than a dozen annual conferences as crucial opportunities for business development in our industries. Equally, we are greatly focused on the health, safety and […]

Cargo Facts Asia conference moves to Singapore in wake of coronavirus

• JJ Hornblass
• February 10, 2020
• Aircraft, Business, Capacity & Demand, Cargo Facts Asia, Carriers, Conversions, E-Commerce, Engines, Equipment, Events, Express, Express Fleet Analysis, Finance, Freighter Aircraft Transactions, Freighter Fleet Analysis, Logistics, Narrowbody Conversions, Narrowbody Fleet Analysis, Production Freighters, Regional Fleet Analysis, Strategy, Widebody Conversions, Widebody Fleet Analysis

Cargo Facts Asia 2020 has moved to Singapore in response to the novel coronavirus that began in China in December. Royal Media Group, Cargo Facts Asia’s producer, announced today that the ninth annual conference will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on April 20-22, 2020, rather than in Shanghai. Cargo Facts Asia is a […]

E-commerce and freighters part II: Partnering on Asia-Pacific fulfillment

• Caryn Livingston
• June 27, 2019
• E-Commerce, Strategy

Yesterday, in part I of our feature on e-commerce and freighters, we explored the rise of the own-operated network for e-commerce fulfillment in the United States. In part II today, we consider how e-tailers in the Asia-Pacific region are utilizing partner capacity to fulfill growing e-commerce demand in the region.  Across the Pacific Ocean, Chinese e-tail […]

CFA: Air cargo trade lanes can adapt to a trade war [VIDEO]

• Caryn Livingston
• May 16, 2019
• All Posts, Cargo Facts Asia, Strategy, Video

During a roundtable panel discussion at the 8th annual Cargo Facts Asia symposium held last month in Shanghai, executives from Agility and China Southern Airlines discussed the impact of the United States-China trade war on the Asia-Pacific air cargo market. According to panelists, while trade flows have shifted in the region as a result of […]

CFA: Steeper engine costs are the reality for 737 NG conversions [VIDEO]

• Charles Kauffman
• May 14, 2019
• All Posts, Cargo Facts Asia, Conversions, News, Video

During a roundtable panel discussion at the 8th annual Cargo Facts Asia symposium held last month in Shanghai, executives from AEI and Boeing discussed some of the factors contributing to steeper conversion costs for 737 NG conversions, compared to 737-300s and -400s. According to panelists, the main contributor to steeper costs is engines. “The NG […]