CFS 2023 preview with GlobalX, Reliable Robotics, Empire execs

In this episode, hear from three speakers who will join us next week at Cargo Facts Symposium in San Diego. Ed Wegel, chairman and chief executive of Global Crossing Airlines, will share in a fireside chat the story of certifying a new airline during the pandemic and its cargo ambitions as the first operator of A321 freighters in the Americas. “We’re very bullish on the narrowbody market and we’ve got a lot of airplanes coming, so we feel pretty good about our position and the future,” Wegel said. Reliable Robotics’ Chief Business Officer Myles Goeller will present on the latest in the development of alternative aircraft and the implementation of flight automation technology in the cargo segment. “It is very clear to us that the market that is going to adopt this technology first at real scale is going to be the cargo market, starting with small freighter aircraft but over time taking that same technology to large aircraft that carry the bulk of goods today,” Goeller said. Meanwhile, Tim Komberec, chairman and CEO of Empire Airlines, will discuss the growing regional freighter market as his company takes on more ATR 72-600Fs and Cessna 408 SkyCouriers from FedEx. “There’s a lot of what I call trimming going on right now as the market kind of normalizes, but I think on the regional side, what we’re seeing is the demand for our services with our customers still strong,” Komberec said. Tune in to this week’s podcast as Cargo Facts Editor Jeff Lee looks ahead at next week’s CFS 2023 with Wegel, Goeller and Komberec.