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Welcome reception
Sunday, 8th June
Poolside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel
Conference day 1
Monday, 9th June
Session 1: Freighter availability
With demand outstripping supply, and the cost of fuel making the Boeing 747-200F uneconomical for all but a few operators, there is a dearth of options available in both the medium and large widebody market. Here we study the availability, cost and operating economics of the various options, and what the leasing and financing companies can offer to operators to help fulfil their needs.
0900-0915 Chairman: Dan March, Editorial Director, Air Cargo News
0915-0930 Chris Seymour, Head of Market Analysis, Ascend
0930-0945 Kevin Casey, President, Conversions Division, PEMCO World Air Services
0945-1000 Jacob Netz, Director, Analysis & Strategy, Freighter Conversions,
Bedek Aviation Group, IAI
1000-1015 Wolfgang Schmid, Vice-President Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, EADS EFW
1015-1030 George Peppes, Marketing Manager, The Boeing Company
1030-1045 Q & A
1045-1115 Coffee break
Session 2: Airports: Friend or foe?
Airport costs are rapidly rising for freighter operators, but is there justification for the increases? Many of the major hubs are concentrating on passenger services at the expense of cargo. In addition, monopolies in warehousing, handling and service suppliers, make profitable operations from many major hubs almost impossible. We discuss what can be done by airports to make freighter operations more sustainable in the future.
1115-1130 Chairman: Alexis Sioris, Cargo Development Manager,
Athens International Airport
1130-1145 Enno Osinga, Senior Vice-President Cargo, Schiphol Airport
1145-1200 Franz van Hessen, Director Cargo and Sales, Cologne Bonn Airport
1200-1215 Stan Wraight, Chairman of the Board, Cargoitalia
1215-1230 Q & A
1230-1430 Lunch
Session 3: Fuel: How to cut costs for freighter operators
Fuel prices have skyrocketed and now comprise between 35-50 per cent of all costs for freighter operators. Here we look at the real drivers in these costs, expert advice on what to expect over the next year and the measures freighter operators can take, such as hedging to reduce exposure. We also look at the geographical differences in fuel prices and the prospects of operating to markets that now make economic sense, thanks to lower fuel costs. We also look at the role airports play in fuel pricing and whether freighter operators can act in unison to pressurise against monopolies and have increased leverage against the fuel companies.
1430-1445 Cem Ipek, General Manager, ACT Airlines
1445-1500 David Rogers, Sales & Marketing Director, World Fuel Services
1500-1515 Niek van der Weide, Vice-President, Cargo B
1515-1530 Air BP economist
1530-1545 Q & A
1545-1615 Tea break
Dinner cruise on the Bosporus
Conference day 2
Tuesday 10th June
Session 4: Security: A new threat to all-cargo
What will the new standards for air security be, especially for freighter operators? The future plans are still ambiguous for full-screening, yet the costs for shippers, forwarders, airlines and airports will be significant. What will be expected from airlines and logistics providers and how will airport infrastructure cope with the demand.
0900-0915 Chairman: Dan March, Editorial Director, Air Cargo News
0915-0930 Jason Breakwell, EMEA, TAPA
0930-0945 John Edwards, Head of Cargo Security, IATA
0945-1000 Air France - KLM (to be confirmed)
1000-1015 Q & A
1015-1045 Coffee break
Session 5: Turkey: A growing freighter hub
Istanbul has become a magnet for local freighter operators and is dominated by regional services using A300 freighters. With excellent links to the CIS, Middle East and Europe, alongside a thriving deep sea port, the local operators have announced ambitious expansion plans to link the region to the Far East, Africa and the US.
1045-1100 Chairman: Ray Crane, CEO, Air Cargo Media
1100-1115 Yavuz Cizmeci, Chairman & CEO, ACT Airlines
1115-1130 Atilla Lise, Senior Vice-President, Cargo, Turkish Airlines
11360-1145 Fatih Yurdakul, Managing Director, Kuzu Airlines
1145-1215 Q & A
1215-1400 Lunch
Session 6: Hotspots for freighter operations
With freighter opportunities in China diminishing due to overcapacity and increased ocean freight and the transatlantic market rates remaining depressed, what markets should freighter operators be servicing and what are the short- and medium-term opportunities?
1400-1415 Chairman: Ram Menen, Senior Divisional Vice-President, Emirates
1415-1430 Stephen Fortune, Senior Vice-President, Freighter Programs, Q Aviation
1430-1445 Jade Cargo (to be confirmed)
1445-1500 Fathi Hilal Buhazza, President, Maximus Air Cargo
1500-1515 Q & A
Session 7: Winning UN freighter business
The procurement division of the United Nations makes a special presentation on how to start business with the UN as they ‘continuously seek new carriers’. They will run through the processes and requirements for carriers.
1515-1545 Speaker to be confirmed
1545-1600 Question time
An open panel discussion raising a number of the most important issues facing the freighter community today.
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