Monday, September 15, 2008

Conference Registration

11:00am - 6:00pm
Rotunda East Ballroom

Pre-Conference Reception

12:00pm - 5:00pm
Americana Foyer
Sponsored by AeroTurbine

Welcoming Reception

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Americana Salon 4
Sponsored by Evergreen International Airlines

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Continental Breakfast

7:30am - 8:30am
Americana Salon 4
Sponsored by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc.

Publisher's Welcome

8:30am - 8:40am
Americana Salon 1, 2 & 3
Ned Laird, Publisher, CARGO FACTS

Keynote Address

8:40am - 9:10am
Americana Salon 1, 2 & 3
Peter Bakker, CEO, TNT

SESSION ONE
All Cargo/Express Carriers:
Managing Cargo Airlines in an Unsteady Fuel Environment

9:10am - 10:30am
Americana Salon 1, 2 & 3

Despite higher fuel and operating costs, air cargo traffic continues to grow in the Middle East and Asia. Can rapid expansion in these two regions continue to carry global air cargo development? When will strong growth return in the developed world, and how important is stabilization of currently high fuel prices to making this happen? Senior managers from five all-cargo carriers will describe their strategies for managing costs in a flat or down market.

Moderator:

Bob Dahl, Project Director, ACMG

Panelists:

David Abney, President & COO, UPS Airlines

Jim Neff, CEO, Southern Air

Federico Germani, COO, LAN Cargo

Bill Flynn, President & CEO, Atlas Air

John Graber, President, ABX Air

Morning Coffee Break

10:30am - 11:00am
Americana Foyer
Sponsored by Universal Avionics and DAC

SESSION TWO
Passenger Airline Operations in a Rapidly
Changing Cost Environment

11:00am - 12:30pm
Americana Salon 1, 2 & 3

Airlines are struggling to fill seats as the consequences of rising fuel costs magnify. Mergers and acquisitions may be the first step to fleet consolidation, but which airlines could complement other carriers’ route structures well enough to improve near-term financial performance? What options are available today to insure future profitability for US network carriers? Will European carriers be subject to similar pressures?

Moderator:

David Lee , Managing Director, Air Transport Association

Panelists:

David Hackett, President/CEO, Gulfstream International Airlines

Warren Wilkinson, VP Marketing, Republic Airways

Joe Esposito, Managing Director Network Planning, Delta Airlines

James M Higgins, Managing Director, Seabury Group

John Greenlee, Managing Director Fleet Planning, Continental Airlines*

Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer, Spirit Airlines*

*invited

Luncheon

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Americana Salon 4
Sponsored by Boeing

Luncheon Speaker
Randy Tinseth, Vice President Marketing
Boeing Commercial Airplanes

SESSION THREE
Cap & Trade of CO₂ Emissions: How Imminent Are
The Major Environmental Challenges for Aircraft Operators

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Americana Salon 1, 2 & 3

Despite the fact that aviation only contributes 3% of global CO₂ emissions, aircraft operators remain under heavy fire to reduce their CO₂ impact on the environment. This push towards eco-friendly operations is beginning to affect all regions of the globe, including the United States. What effect will programs such as CO₂ Cap & Trade have on airline operations, and what impact will pressure to reduce emissions have on already slim operating profits?

Moderator:

Mark Atwood, Attorney, Sher & Blackwell

Panelists:

John Meenan, Sr. VP Industry Policy, Air Transport Association of America

Carl Burleson, Director of the Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration

Clive Wright, First Secretary (Transport Policy), British Embassy to the United States

Michael Renouf, Partner, Berwin, Leighton, Paisner, LLP*

*invited

Afternoon Coffee Break

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Americana Foyer
Sponsored by Q Aviation

Gala Evening

6:00pm - 10:00pm
Americana Salon 4

Pre-Dinner Reception

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Americana Foyer
Sponsored by DAE Capital

Gala Dinner & Entertainment

7:15pm - 10:00pm

Sponsored by:
AAR Cargo Systems, AerCap, Atlas Air, Aviation Capital Group, AWAS, BAE Systems, Goodrich Corporation, Guggenheim Aviation Partners,
MIA Airport Authority, Pemco World Air Services, Precision Conversions,
ST Aerospace, Ventura Aerospace

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Continental Breakfast

8:00am - 9:00am
Americana Salon 4
Sponsored by AAR Cargo Systems

SESSION FOUR
Aircraft Product Enhancements, Modifications,
and cargo Conversions

9:00am - 10:30am
Americana Salon 1

With 787, A380, and A350 deliveries delayed, what modifications or upgrades to existing aircraft in production will be possible to bridge the gap? 747-400F/767-300BCF conversions are in high demand and arguably overdue. Will current passenger market contraction speed up cargo conversions or retard them?

Moderator:

Pete Seidlitz, President, Bristol Associates, Inc.

Panelists:

Dennis Floyd, VP Freighter Conversion, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services

Joel Murdock, Managing Director Strategic Projects, FedEx Express

Steve Fortune, Sr. Vice President, Q Aviation

Kevin Casey, President, Pemco

Dany Kleiman, Corporate VP and General Manager, IAI/Bedek

SESSION FIVE
Aircraft Finance Techniques:
Ownership & Leasing Issues Roundtable

9:00am - 10:30am
Americana Salon 2

With unclear capacity needs in 2008-2009, how will aircraft finance adjust to current market uncertainty? Will higher cost operating leases be a good interim fix until growth in market demand returns in the developed world? Will Middle East and Asian carriers embrace sale and lease back financing to a greater extent as sizable new aircraft orders become deliveries?

Moderator:

Franklin Pray, President and Chief Executive Officer, AWAS

Panelists:

Klaus Heinemann, CEO, AerCap

John Plueger, President & COO, ILFC*

Steve Rimmer, CEO, Guggenheim Aviation Partners

Todd Woodward, Sr. Vice President & Controller, Aviation Capital Group

*invited

Coffee Break

10:30am - 11:00am
Americana Foyer
Sponsored by Flightstar Aircraft Services, Inc.

SESSION SIX
Fuel: the Game Changer
Future prospects for price stability?

11:00am - 12:30pm
Americana Salon 1

Will rising fuel costs force the development of alternative fuels? The need for such fuels is present today, yet some say the technology is still 20 years away. When will alternative fuels be available to meet current demand and lower dependency on diminishing sources of petroleum? Four industry participants will discuss near term prospects for new and current aviation fuel sources, and current cost implications of fuel supply in the worldwide economy.

Moderator:

Rick Hatton, President, Cargo Conversions

Panelists:

John Kingston, Director of Oil Pricing, Platts Crude Oil Marketwire

Paul Finkelstein, Senior Manager PW1000, Pratt & Whitney

Chet Fuller, Chief Marketing Officer, GE Aircraft Engines

Mark Rumizen, Alternative Fuels Certification Team Leader, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)

SESSION SEVEN
Appraisers’ Panel: Will aircraft values suffer if passenger and cargo demand stops growing? How much?

11:00am - 12:30pm
Americana Salon 2

Six highly experienced appraisers, including five members of ISTAT will give delegates their views on the current and future values for Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft models currently in production. The moderator will solicit a consensus from the appraisers on current values for six aircraft models in production. Each will be asked to comment on whether such values fully represent projected slower growth in the current market and in the 2009-2012 timeframe. Based on $135 per barrel oil prices, will carrier growth in Asia and the Middle East continue? How will current market circumstances affect near-term aircraft values?

Moderator:

Fred Klein, President, Aviation Specialists Group

Panelists:

John Vitale, President & CEO, AVITAS, Inc.

Fred Bearden, President, Aircraft Information Services, Inc.

Paul Leighton, Managing Director, Aircraft Value Analysis Co.
(Aircraft Value News)

Edward Pieniazek, Director, Consultancy & Information Services, ASCEND

Steve Rehrmann, Vice President Appraisal Group, Morten Beyer & Agnew

Luncheon

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Americana Salon 4
Sponsored by Airbus

Luncheon Speaker
Mark Pearman-Wright, Head of Leasing & Investments
Airbus

Optional Tour

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Airbus Training Facility

Bus transportation will be provided from the Loews Miami Beach Hotel

Underwriting support of CARGO FACTS 2008 is also provided by Airfax, Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), ATR North America, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, IAI/Bedek Aviation Group, Innovative Solutions & Support, The Longbow Group, Quiet Wing, Telair International, TIA Galley Products, and TNT Airways.