2025 Agenda
Prepare for three days of innovation, insights, and networking as we delve into the exciting world of air cargo. Join us for an immersive experience where industry leaders, experts, and professionals converge to explore the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping the future of cargo transportation.
13:00 Registration Opens
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14:30 Afternoon Coffee Break
15:00 Freighter Fleet Strategy Workshop presented by Cargo Facts Consulting
This workshop will help you better understand the fundamentals of the freighter market and think more strategically about freighter fleet planning and opportunities. This is an ideal workshop for those who want to enhance their understanding of the freighter market and gain new ideas and approaches to freighter operations. Attendees must pre-register through the event registration to participate in the workshop. Click here to start your registration and reserve your spot today!
16:00 Session 1 – Kickoff Fireside Chat
Get into the swing of Cargo Facts with this kickoff fireside chat with a key industry executive who will break down the current challenges and opportunities facing the freighter industry.
17:00 Opening Cocktail Reception
08:00 Registration
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08:00 – 09:00 Networking Breakfast
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09:00 – 09:15 Opening remarks
09:15 – 10:15 Session 2 panel: State of the Market & Outlook
This panel discussion of top industry executives will address ongoing market uncertainty driven by geopolitical disruptions, trade tensions, and post-COVID recovery shifts. Operators and lessors are emphasizing the need for flexible strategies — shorter-term leasing, diverse route planning, and adaptive fleet utilization — to weather demand volatility and cost pressures. This panel will hone in on the best strategic path for 2026.
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10:15 – 10:45 Session 3: Integrator Fireside Chat
During this fireside chat, we will sit down for frank, one-on-one conversations with a leader from an air cargo integrator on the future of their company and the industry.
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10:45 – 11:30 Morning Coffee Break
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11:30 – 12:15 Session 4 panel – Fueling the Future: Jet fuel, sustainability and the energy costs of tomorrow
– The challenges of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) supply, funding mechanisms, and regulatory incentives across the EU and globally
– The economic burden of compliance with shifting environmental regulations in a low-margin business
– Forecasting Jet Fuel A prices for 2026 and beyond
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12:15 – 13:30 Lunch & Spotlight Presentation by Diamond Sponsor Boeing
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13:30 – 14:10 Session 5 panel – Type Talk 777: Focus on the 777 and the progress of its conversion programs
– When will the FAA finally issue STCs?
– Inside today’s pax vs freighter decisioning at carriers
– An update on conversion innovations and costs
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14:10 – 14:50 Session 6 panel – Type Talk A330: The A330 and the future of medium-widebody freighters
– A330s vs. 767s: the fight for the future of the skies
– The path to switching to the Airbus platform from Boeing freighters
– Strategies for effective 767 life extension
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14:50 – 15:20 Afternoon Coffee Break
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15:20 – 16:10 Session 7 presentation – Capital, leasing, and investment trends: The future of investment in freighters
– Will lessors remain cautious about narrowbody freighters due to oversupply and weak returns?
– The potential for overvaluation in medium and large-widebody freighters, despite availability and acquisition costs as limiting factors.
– How to make freighter investment more disciplined and predictability, amid rising costs and interest rates
16:10 – 17:00 Session 8 – The Second Annual Cargo Facts Oxford Debate: Feedstock Frenzy: Will feedstock challenges sink the next generation of freighters?
During this second annual Oxford Debate, two teams will debate the future of the freighter industry amid profound feedstock challenges. Are there signs of relief on the widebody feedstock front? Does feedstock even matter if engines and parts prices remain exorbitant? Are there long-term feedstock strategies to overcome short-term feedstock challenges? These will be just some of the challenging topics debated in a format that encourages critical thinking – and a healthy degree of snark.
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17:00 Cocktail Reception
08:00 Registration
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08:00 – 09:00 Networking Breakfast
09:00 – 09:05 Opening Remarks
09:05 – 09:45 Session 9 panel – Type Talk 747: Will demand for 747s remain high?
– An update on 747 aircraft trading trends
– Where are lease rates headed?
– Variances in global demand: Where is the 747F mission profile particularly hot – and not? Changes in trans-Pacific trade?
09:45 – 10:15 Session 10 – Multimodal Fireside chat with Jannie Davel, CEO, MSC Air Cargo
Air cargo has gotten more diverse in recent years, with a slew of traditional shipping companies jumping into the airfreight business. The CEO of MSC’s airfreight business sits down for a one-on-one on multimodal logistics and how the airfreight industry will evolve with new entrants pushing the boundaries on business models.
10:15 – 10:45 Morning Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 Session 11 – presentation: Right-Sized Capacity: Unlocking opportunities in regional and turboprop freighter operations
– Solving for global capacity imbalances and infrastructure limitations
– Exploring aircraft type selection, from ATRs to Embraer E190/195s to SkyCouriers
– A report on emerging markets, e-commerce networks, and humanitarian logistics, and the freighters they need
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11:30 – 12:15 Session 12 panel – Type Talk Narrowbodies: The future of the narrowbody freighter amid 737 and A320 family flux
– An update on 737-800 and A321 conversion programs
– Oversupply and high storage rates for narrowbodies – is the end in sight?
– Dealing with engine shortages and sky-high engine lease rates
12:30 Lunch & Spotlight Presentation by Diamond Sponsor EFW
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