Overheard at Cargo Facts Symposium Part II: A bright future for 737 NG conversions

SAN DIEGO – Yesterday, we started our two-part coverage of our annual “Overheard at Cargo Facts Symposium” review. You can revisit that story here. Today, in part II we take a look at what’s happening in the conversion market and what’s ahead for e-commerce. Think 737 Classic conversions are over? Not so fast! Despite a […]

• Caryn Livingston
• October 16, 2018

Overheard at Cargo Facts Symposium Part I: Air cargo still on the upswing

SAN DIEGO – A crowd of senior air cargo executives gathered for Cargo Facts Symposium 2018, held this year for the first time at the Omni San Diego. Once again, attendees were enlightened with presentations and discussions from some of air cargo’s best and brightest while enjoying networking opportunities with the people shaping the air […]

• Caryn Livingston
• October 15, 2018

Cargo Facts 2018: The peak marches on

SAN DIEGO–Following air freight’s stellar performance in 2017 and the ongoing growth so far in 2018, industry organizations have expressed concerns about the slower rate of growth in recent months, as well as the impacts of a global trade war on the air cargo market. Not the panelists at today’s Cargo Facts Symposium here, however. […]

• Caryn Livingston
• October 11, 2018

Cargo Facts Symposium 2018 registration opens

Today, Cargo Facts officially released the agenda and opened registration for its 24th annual Cargo Facts Symposium, to be held 10-12 October at the Omni San Diego. The industry’s premier event will once again provide an unparalleled networking platform for some of air cargo’s most influential leaders.  Attendees will leave the conference with key insights from […]

• Charles Kauffman
• April 10, 2018

Donate to Airlink’s Harvey relief with Cargo Facts Symposium registration

Most of the airports have re-opened, and air freight has begun to move again in Houston, the 4th largest city in the United States. But for much of the region, devastated by Tropical Storm Harvey last week, the cleanup efforts are just beginning. As the massive infrastructure recovery continues along the US Gulf coast following […]

• David Harris
• September 4, 2017

FedEx EVP Raj Subramaniam joins Cargo Facts Symposium for fireside chat

Cargo Facts is pleased to announce that the 23rd Annual Cargo Facts Symposium will feature an exclusive Fireside Chat with Rajesh (Raj) Subramaniam, executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer, for FedEx Corp. Subramaniam has a rich history at FedEx. After joining the marketing team in Memphis in 1991, his leadership skills took him […]

• David Harris
• August 16, 2017

Cargo Facts Symposium to feature fireside chat with Atlas CEO, William Flynn

Cargo Facts is pleased to announce that the 23rd Annual Cargo Facts Symposium will feature an exclusive Fireside Chat with: William (‘Bill’) Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. Flynn’s career in transportation and supply chain management spans forty-years, during which he has held a variety of positions. Currently, Bill is President […]

• Charles Kauffman
• June 13, 2017

Spectre launches Bedek’s 737-800 P-to-F program, Air Incheon will lease 3

MIAMI – At the Cargo Facts Symposium in Miami, US-based Spectre Air Capital announced an order with Bedek Aviation Group for fifteen 737-800 and 737-700 passenger-to-freighter conversions, plus rolling options for fifteen more. The first three conversions will be 737-800BDSFs for Korea-based Air Incheon, which will take the freighters from Spectre on long-term lease, with […]

• David Harris
• October 12, 2016

Etihad SVP Cargo David Kerr joins Cargo Facts speaker faculty

The air freight and express industry has changed dramatically in the last few years, and more change is coming. Etihad Airways Cargo, under the leadership of Senior Vice President David Kerr, has not only survived the change, but embraced it and thrived, with cargo volume growing at double-digit rates every year.  We are pleased to […]

• David Harris
• August 31, 2016

DHL SVP Andriof joins Cargo Facts speaker faculty

It takes just one look at the schedules of most freighter operators, or at the rush into partnerships by combination and belly carriers, to realize that changes in air freight demand have forced carriers into new ways of thinking about their networks. Given that DHL Express has a unique – and successful – approach to […]

• David Harris
• July 29, 2016