Announcing the Cargo Facts Symposium 2020 agenda

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• June 10, 2020
• All Posts, Events

Cargo Facts has officially released the agenda for its 26th annual Cargo Facts Symposium, to be held Oct. 27-28. Building on the success of our first-ever digital Cargo Facts Asia, this presentation of Cargo Facts Symposium will also take place through an enhanced virtual format, with a mix of live panels, breakout sessions, and prerecorded content. […]

Letter from the Cargo Facts Chairman

• JJ Hornblass
• June 3, 2020
• Cargo Facts Symposium

Dear Community Member, Since its launch in 1995, the Cargo Facts Symposium has singularly brought together the disparate members of the global airfreight and freighter aircraft community, not just to engage in business discussions but because Cargo Facts attendees are a family. Some come back year after year, as much to check in on friends as to pursue business […]

Announcing the Cargo Facts EMEA 2020 agenda

• Charles Kauffman
• November 5, 2019
• Cargo Facts EMEA, Events

Cargo Facts has officially released the revamped agenda for its Second Annual Cargo Facts EMEA, to be held Feb. 3-5 at the Westin Grand Frankfurt. Building on the success of Cargo Facts Symposium and Cargo Facts Asia, and co-hosted by Frankfurt Airport, this presentation of Cargo Facts EMEA shifts the spotlight to the EMEA region (Europe, […]

CFS 2019: Delta investment, e-commerce to create opportunities for LATAM Cargo

• Charles Kauffman
• October 20, 2019
• CFS 2019 - Airborne Global Video Series, E-Commerce

SAN DIEGO – Despite a weak air cargo market in 2019, Santiago-headquartered LATAM Cargo is optimistic about the long-term prospects for airfreight in Latin America. E-commerce, both domestic and cross-border, will be a major driver for trade requiring expedited transportation, Andres Bianchi, CEO, LATAM Cargo told Chelsea Toczauer, associate editor, Cargo Facts, on the sidelines […]

Cargo Facts Symposium Day 1: key takeaways

• Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
• October 18, 2019
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Conversions, Equipment, Narrowbody Conversions, News, Widebody Conversions

SAN DIEGO – A crowd of distinguished air cargo executives gathered for Cargo Facts Symposium 2019, held at the Intercontinental San Diego. Although the air cargo industry faces uncertainty on multiple fronts such as trade and political headwinds, and aircraft program complications, delegates remain overwhelmingly upbeat on long-term growth prospects for the industry. A few […]

Speakers from AeroMexico Cargo, Pratt & Whitney to speak at Cargo Facts Symposium

• Charles Kauffman
• September 20, 2019
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Events, News

Less than one month out from Cargo Facts Symposium 2019, and the lineup of air cargo industry visionaries joining this year’s Speaker Faculty continues to grow. Speakers joining us this year at the event, to be held Oct. 16-18 at the InterContinental San Diego, include Getulio Centanaro, VP Cargo Sales Americas, AeroMexico Cargo, and Larry Gray, Director-Customer Value, Environment […]

Speakers from Cathay Pacific and DHL Express to take part in Cargo Facts Symposium

• Charles Kauffman
• September 13, 2019
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Events, News

One month out from Cargo Facts Symposium 2019 , and the lineup of air cargo industry visionaries joining this year’s Speaker Faculty continues to grow. Speakers joining us this year at the event, to be held Oct. 16-18 at the Intercontinental San Diego, include Fred Ruggiero, VP Cargo, Americas, Cathay Pacific Cargo and Rob Hyslop, […]

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

• Caryn Livingston
• October 16, 2018
• Cargo Facts Symposium, Conversions, E-Commerce

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 […]