The Workshop

Air Cargo Management Group’s Annual Workshop on Air Cargo, Express & Freighter Aircraft is a unique opportunity to learn about current trends in air cargo and express, and receive anal­y­sis and insight from one of the most experienced consulting groups in the air cargo industry. ACMG’s chairman emeritus and two senior staff di­rectors will present a full review of the air cargo industry's struc­ture, its operating economics, freighter aircraft types and ap­pli­ca­tions, in-depth market analysis and freighter air­line strat­egies at this 1 ½ day seminar. Each delegate will take away a 350-page syllabus with the data, analysis and com­men­tary pre­sented at the Workshop.

New this year will be a luncheon speech by industry-leading Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings' Jason Grant, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. AAWH includes commercial and military freight­er charter carrier Atlas Air, time-definite global express air car­go network carrier Polar Air Cargo, and Titan Aviation Leasing. AAWH is also a minority owner of Global Supply Systems, which provides freighter services in the United Kingdom.

The Workshop is tailored to airlines, industry suppliers and financial an­a­lysts who want to learn more about the strategy and per­form­ance of com­panies operating in the air freight trans­por­ta­tion mar­ket.

Three in-depth workshop sessions focus on:

• the current market structure and how the industry has responded to the 2008/09 recession
• a detailed assessment of freighter aircraft, including fleet forecasts un­der various growth scenarios
• a comparative analysis of business models used by companies in dif­ferent sectors of the air cargo market, plus a review of market sec­tors and world regions primed for post-recession growth

Upon completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to iden­tify the key trends in the air freight, express and freighter air­craft in­dustries. Participants will be in a position to understand bet­ter how to provide goods and services to meet the needs of the international air freight and express market.

Seattle-based Air Cargo Management Group, was founded in with the advent of U.S. air cargo deregulation and has become the leader in air cargo, express, and freight­er airline industry consulting services. Workshop participants will benefit from ACMG's years of experience in market research, strategy development, and freight­er air­craft applications for the worldwide air freight and ex­press in­dustry.

Who Should Attend?

Financial analysts, appraisers, consultants, airport managers, pro­fessionals in accounting and legal firms, government regulators and others wishing to better understand freighter aircraft operating economics and the market performance of the worldwide ex­pe­dited and heavyweight air transportation business.

Registration

To register for the ACMG Workshop on Air Cargo, Express & Freighter Aircraft, fill out the online regis­tra­tion form or down­load the brochure, and fax or mail with your payment. Reg­is­tra­tions will not be processed until pay­ment is re­ceived in full. Please note that credit card payments are processed immediately so cannot be reversed. Registration at the event site will begin at 10:00 am on Monday, April 12 and be available throughout the work­shop.

Workshop fees are US$1500 for the first delegate, US$1200 for the second delegate, and US$1000 for the third delegate. To be el­ig­i­ble for the reduced rate, delegates must be from the same com­pany or organization. Group rates for more than three del­e­gates, and reduced rates for air­line and government employees are also available. Please contact Marquita Fortner, Conference Manager for more information. Fees include admission to all ses­sions and social events in addition to the 350-page syllabus given to each delegate.

Cancellations for the Annual ACMG Workshop on Air Cargo, Express & Freighter Aircraft must be received in writing and are subject to the following charges: refunds will be subject to a US$150 service charge until March 12, . Can­cel­la­tions re­ceived after the close of business on March 12 through March 27, will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be is­sued for can­cel­lations after the close of business on March 27, . Delegate substitutions will be accepted at any time for a US$100 fee.

The Organizers

Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) is the only specialized aviation consulting firm in the world whose services are exclusively focused on matters relating to the worldwide air freight and express in­dus­try. Since its founding in , the firm has worked in every major market around the world on matters relating to all aspects of the air freight flying business. ACMG produces three separate annual stud­ies: the 20-Year Freighter Air­craft Fore­cast, which con­tains detailed a­nal­y­sis and commentary on the future de­vel­op­ment of the global cargo aircraft fleet; and separate reports analyzing the U.S. Domestic and International segments of the air freight and express industry.

CARGO FACTS, ACMG’s sister company, pub­lishes CARGO FACTS, the newsletter of re­cord in the air freight and express bus­i­ness, which provides readers with com­pre­hen­sive, insightful and up-to-date information and com­men­tary. Sub­scrib­ers receive CARGO FACTS each month, plus CARGO FACTS UPDATE, a weekly e-mailed bulletin con­taining break­ing news. The company also sponsors the annual CARGO FACTS Aircraft Symposium, attended by over 400 paid delegates each fall. The Symposium is a highly regarded con­fer­ence in the area of aircraft applications and fi­nance.