Matthew Petrillo's Blog Posts Tagged 'CFS' (9)

With a spectrum of growing industries, world-class cities and a booming population that’s quickly nearing 4 billion people, Asia is the world’s most dynamic aircraft market. That is why Cargo Facts Asia has become the must-attend event, where industry leaders explore this crucial market and the future of global air cargo.

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In this podcast, ACMG Managing Director Bob Dahl gives us five reasons to attend the 18th Annual Cargo Facts Aircraft Symposium.

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The 2012 Cargo Facts Aircraft Symposium is quickly approaching and we are proud to bring you an elite group speakers to kick off the Symposium at our first session, “Seeking Solutions to the Air Freight Dilemma.”

Join the all new panel, featuring:

Michael Steen, EVP, Atlas Air…

Aircraft values have only partially rebounded in the post-recession recovery. Now there are new pressures due to increasing production rates by the OEMs and the introduction of new models, such as the 787, A350, A320neo and 737MAX types.  A group of well-respected appraisers will give their views on the current and future values of a variety of aircraft models, including those considered prime candidates for passenger-to-freighter conversion.…

Spirit Airlines is on track to become the nation’s greenest airline. It uses newer, more fuel efficient planes, says Barry Biffle, the chief commercial officer and EVP of Spirit Airlines.  Spirit is adding more seats per aircraft than before, lowering the fuel-burned-per-seat and implementing policies to “encourage people to be very thoughtful about what they pack,” Biffle said, adding that people should pack less when traveling. “At the end of the day, that savings in weight translates to…

Passenger traffic started the year off with a 5% increase, an trend not reflected in air freight, which declined for January. The air freight industry has exhibited little if any net growth in demand since the pre-recession peak in 2007, and, as a result, pessimism has reigned.  

The uncertainty in future prospects for air…

The 1.1 percent increase in international freight traffic in June shows that the currently soft market could signal short-term economic growth, said aircraft appraiser Fred Klein.

"Hopefully, we're going to see an economic pickup and that's going to be translated into improvements in air cargo volumes," Mr. Klein said.

Mr. Klein is part of the …

Outdated cargo planes aren’t the only things air freight business leaders need to improve in order for them to maintain a market advantage. They also have to improve their knowledge of industry trends and contacts to build a stronger deal-making network.…