Air Business Academy

Air Cargo Market

Objectives

• Address strategic challenges facing European cargo operators and integrators
• Assess market trends and issues concerning customers
• Understand the main issues and recent developments of European suppliers involved in aircraft conversion programmes

Topics covered

• Air freight market trends
• Fleet developments
• Fleet planning and the decision process
• New vs. converted aircraft
• Market characteristics:
  -  Regional analysis 
  -  Influencing factors 
  -  Market segmentation (airlines and integrators) 
  -  Product segmentation 
  -  Dangerous goods regulations 
  -  Impact of new technologies 
  -  'Just-in-Time' and frequencies 
  -  Lower densities and larger volumes 
  -  Environmental acceptability 
  -  Air cargo scheduling

• Managing demand and supply: 
  -  Air cargo capacities offered

• Aircraft cargo handling systems: 
  -  Review of standard ULD sizes and contours
  -  Factors governing CLS design and certification 
  -  Different types of CLS 
  -  Powered vs. manual loading 
  -  Weight and maintenance

• Aircraft conversions: 
  -  Conversion process, features and status

• Cargo interlining: 
  -  Hub and spoke in air freight operations 
  -  Air cargo hubs and freight networks

• Fleet renewal

Who should attend

• Professionals who have recently joined the air freight industry or have moved from an airline passenger position to a management position in air cargo marketing and sales
• Professionals from airframe or engine manufacturers, service and modification centres and their suppliers who would like to understand better the cargo sector.
  
  

Presenters

Martin Bleasdale, Director Business Development and International Sales, PFW Aerospace

Didier Lenormand, Head Marketing/ Freighter Aircraft, Airbus

Jacob Netz, Director Analysis and Strategy, BedekAviation Group, Israel Aerospace Industries

Ralf Noether, Maintenance Manager, DHL

Christopher Pilz, Senior Manager Network Development, Lufthansa Cargo

Wolfgang Schmid, Vice President Sales and Marketing, EADS/Elbeflugzeuwerke

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