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Alan B Hedge's blog post was featuredeFreight Initiative's Value Still a Question Mark
The difficulty in determining the value of the eFreight initiative was the recurring theme of the first morning of plenary sessions at the annual CNS Partnership Conference this week.The eFreight initiative's goal is to do away with paper documentation end-to-end in the air freight shipping process.The number of trade lanes that can support eFreight worldwide is rapidly growing toward 50% (weighted by traffic), but penetration is still a minuscule 3-5%. Airlines are keen to move on with the…See More
Alan B Hedge posted a blog posteFreight Initiative's Value Still a Question Mark
The difficulty in determining the value of the eFreight initiative was the recurring theme of the first morning of plenary sessions at the annual CNS Partnership Conference this week.The eFreight initiative's goal is to do away with paper documentation end-to-end in the air freight shipping process.The number of trade lanes that can support eFreight worldwide is rapidly growing toward 50% (weighted by traffic), but penetration is still a minuscule 3-5%. Airlines are keen to move on with the…See More
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22nd Annual CNS Partnership Conference at Turnberry Isle Miami, Florida
May 6, 2012 to May 8, 2012
The 22nd annual CNS Partnership Conference will take place at Turnberry Isle Miami in Miami, FL from May 6-8, 2012. With the theme Together Towards Tomorrow, there is a draw to the importance of the air cargo industry's need to present a unified front to better handle challenges such as quality management, e-commerce, security, the environment, etc. Each year this conference brings together over 500 highly placed air cargo professionals from the US and around the world, including executives…See More
Alan B Hedge commented on David Harris's blog post My crystal ball is broken"@David, while the US economy is not out of the woods, most economic indicators (as opposed to Republican presidential candidates) show it in the early stages of recovery, while Germany has likely fallen into recession, along with many other EU…"
Alan B Hedge is attending Jennifer Woertz's event
Cargo Facts Asia at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
April 17, 2012 to April 18, 2012
Cargo Facts Asia, set to take place April 17-18 in Hong Kong, will bring together the world’s aircraft community for meaningful networking and strategy discussions centered on the Asian market.Cargo Facts Asia is being produced by Air Cargo Management Group and Cargo Facts, the producers of the long-standing Cargo Facts Aircraft Symposium in the US, and in partnership with the Hong Kong Airport Authority. Additionally,…See More
Marquita commented on Alan B Hedge's blog post AMR Bankruptcy: No Immediate Impact on Cargo"Great piece, Alan. AA has been strategizing to this outcome for a long time and with the right leadership stands to become a strong competitor once again. But like Rod Eddington said: "changing an airline culture is like trying to perform an…"
Alan B Hedge posted a blog postAMR Bankruptcy: No Immediate Impact on Cargo
Yesterday, American Airlines’ parent, AMR, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Unfortunately, this sad day has long been inevitable. American is the last of the major legacy carriers to avail itself of the protection of bankruptcy to reduce its cost structure in the face of intense industry competition, especially from American’s cross-town bête noire, Southwest Airlines. Despite negotiating labor cost reductions with its…See More
Alan B Hedge added a discussion to the group ACMG Research
Oil futures fall through $90/bbl
In response to weak economic growth data and a strengthening dollar, oil futures prices for delivery in the remainder of 2011 have fallen through the $90/bbl level.
Alan B Hedge is attending Molly's event
Cargo Facts Symposium at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
October 24, 2011 to October 26, 2011
CARGO FACTS Aircraft Symposium is the premier annual aviation conference on passenger and freighter aircraft and is held every fall. CARGO FACTS 2011 will provide buyers, sellers, financiers, service providers and operators of aircraft with keen insights on the current challenges of aircraft operations, and the prospects for future growth in aircraft usage in 2012. The symposium attracts professionals from the entire spectrum of the aviation community, fostering the opportunity for networking…See More
Alan B Hedge left a comment for Michael K. Duggan"Dear Mike,
Thank you for joining us. I hope we can make cargofacts.net a valuable source of information and professional interaction for you.
Best,
Alan Hedge
ACMG"
Alan B Hedge replied to David Harris's discussion Analyzing IATA's 5-year Air Freight Forecast in the group ACMG Research"An interesting corollary of the combined global and regional IATA freight forecasts for 2009-2014 is that if 8.2% is the average growth, all regions on average except Asia/Pacific (not counting specific countries, such as Russia and Peru) will grow…"
Alan B Hedge commented on David Harris's blog post Boeing will offer a new narrowbody -- It's official... maybe."If Boeing bets on its customers waiting for entry into service of its all-new replacement for the venerable 737, it will need to do everything in its power between now and Airbus' introduction of the A320neo in 2016 to convince its customer…"
Alan B Hedge left a comment for AJ Hughes"Dear AJ,
Welcome to CF.net! We hope you find the content and professional interaction useful.
Alan Hedge
ACMG/Cargo Facts
Research Director/Associate Editor"
Alan B Hedge added a discussion to the group ACMG ResearchSuez disruption so far an "inconvenience"
As the Egyptian people took to the streets last week to demand the resignation of their president of thirty years, Hosni Mubarak, the oil markets reacted with alarm, briefly pushing crude prices to the $100/barrel mark. However, as the revolution grinds on, and it appears that power is shifting without cataclysm, attention has shifted to the effects of the country's instability on transportation.Numerous reports fear disruption of the 7% of world shipping, including 3,500 oil tankers per year,…See More
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Leads air cargo traffic practice at ACMG, involving estimating and forecasting absolute and competitor shares of air cargo tonnage carried and Freight Tonne Kilometers flown as well as studying the effects of economic and trade patterns on the volume and distribution of air cargo traffic.
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eFreight Initiative's Value Still a Question Mark
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 12:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The difficulty in determining the value of the eFreight initiative was the recurring theme of the first morning of plenary sessions at the annual CNS Partnership Conference this week.
The eFreight initiative's goal is to do away with paper documentation end-to-end in the air freight shipping process.
The number of trade lanes that can support eFreight worldwide is rapidly growing toward 50% (weighted by traffic), but penetration is still a minuscule 3-5%. Airlines are keen to…
Continue AMR Bankruptcy: No Immediate Impact on Cargo
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Yesterday, American Airlines’ parent, AMR, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Unfortunately, this sad day has long been inevitable. American is the last of the major legacy carriers to avail itself of the protection of bankruptcy to reduce its cost structure in the face of intense industry competition, especially from American’s cross-town bête noire, Southwest Airlines.
Despite negotiating labor…
Continue Saudi Cargo adds Amsterdam and Nairobi
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Saudi Airlines Cargo adds Amsterdam (AMS) and Nairobi (NBO) to its to freighter network from December 2010. Three weekly MD-11F flights will operate from Riyadh (RUH) and Jeddah (JED) on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday via Nairobi. The main, Africa-Europe leg is targeted at the fresh flower market. The airline recently hired Peter Scholten, former VP Americas at Martinair, as its VP Commercial working out of Jeddah. It will be interesting to see whether… Continue
Emirates stake for sale?
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Is the sale of a stake in Emirates to help pay down Dubai sovereign debt imminent? Dubai might offer a stake in one of its most treasured assets – Emirates Airlines – in order to reduce the government’s sovereign debt, the director general of the Dubai Ruler's Court is reported as saying. Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani told a press conference, "The possibility of offering a stake in Emirates Airlines to the public is always there and is being studied and… Continue
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