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Cargo Data Management to Exhibit for the 6th Time
Cargo Data Management has been providing fully integrated software solutions for the air cargo industry and air handlers since 1990. Its systems provide full services from the initial booking of freight all the way to billing and collections.

In 2003, Cargo Data Management released its Internet access to these systems. Customers can view the status of their freight via the World Wide Web. Tracking information, as well as billing information, is available. By giving customers access to the web, you can cut the costs of telecommunications allowing for more efficient operations.

Cargo Data Management offers customers a fully integrated cargo system where there are no additional communication costs, license fees or server costs. Only a monthly fee is charged. Cargo Data Management will be exhibiting in booth 816, and its representatives look forward to welcoming you to the show to learn more about its services. For more information, please visit www.cargodata.com

Estafeta Air Cargo
Estafeta Air Cargo provides transportation services to Mexico by flying air cargo shipments from one airport to another under the highest standards of quality and promptness in the marketplace.

Staffed Air Cargo is currently providing service to 13 airports in Mexico, operating daily (Monday - Friday) to 30 final and 30 optional destinations, thus covering all of Mexico. Also, it now offers United States service through a team of approximately 90 collaborators in San Luis Potosí, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Mérida, Hermosillo, Mazatlán, Chihuahua, Monterrey and Mexico City.

Estafeta Air Cargo is equipped with three 737-200 cargo planes, which transport over 60 tons of documents, packages and freight every day to its destinations, delivering merchandise within 48 hours. In addition, Estafeta Air Cargo provides an on-line trace & tracking service and delivery confirmation or signed acknowledgement of receipt for deliveries. Visit Estafeta Air Cargo at www.estafeta.com.

Gemini Air Cargo
Gemini Air Cargo is the largest Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) operator of DC-10-30F aircraft worldwide. Founded in 1995 to support airline and integrator needs for outsourced airlift in the growing ACMI and sub service arena, the company today serves a high profile customer base including Asiana Airlines, FedEx, UPS, Emery Worldwide, DHL Worldwide Express, DAS Air Cargo, Air France, British Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa, QANTAS, Challenge Air Cargo, Bax Global, the United States Postal Service and the Air Mobility Command. Gemini currently operates four MD-11 freighters, and anticipates growing its MD-11F fleet to twelve aircraft over the next few years, in addition to the current twelve DC-10-30F's. Gemini offers the ideal solution for the high frequency markets of the domestic integrated services community, as well as transpacific, transatlantic and Latin America operations for its international airline customers. For more information visit www.gac-cargo.com.

Victoria Airport Has Major Presence at Air Cargo Americas
Vitoria Airport offers total operability thanks to its excellent environmental conditions. It is situated on a wide plain, protected from the wind by a number of mountains located to the north. There are no large population centers in its immediate vicinity, and it is safeguarded by the urban development plans for the area, which forbid residential development in order to allow for the growth of the airport. Vitoria Airport is located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula and at the center of the Atlantic and Mediterranean axes in southwest Europe. Vitoria Airport is well placed geographically for goods to be transported to and from America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Proof of this is the fact that currently, goods are distributed from Vitoria Airport to major European cities both by air (mainly night flights) and by road, with a transit time of around 12 hours. All these factors have made Vitoria Airport a vital logistics center, with an area of influence that spans the whole of southwest Europe with a potential market of 139.5 million consumers and 18.5 companies with a total turnover of 5,6 million Euros and a GDP of 2,7 million Euros. For more information on Vitoria Airport visit www.via-vitoria-airport.com.

CONFERENCE NEWS

Leading CEOs and Sr. Vice Presidents of Cargo to Forecast Future
The Chief Executive Officers and Senior Vice Presidents/Cargo of the most important air cargo carriers operating in the Americas will discuss and debate their different visions, strategies, and forecasts for the growth of international trade in the Americas. The following speakers have confirmed their participation:

Ian Martin Jones, Editor, Air Cargo Week
Roberto Bianchi, Sr. V.P. Marketing and Sales, LanChile
Frederik Jacobsen, President & CEO, Tampa Airlines
Ram Menen, Sr. V.P. Cargo, Emirates Airline
Roy Linkner, Vice President Cargo Sales & Marketing, the Americas, Martinair Cargo
Mark Najarian, V.P. Cargo Sales & Marketing, American Airlines Cargo
Carlos Gamundi, Network General Manager, DHL Aviation Americas

Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Cargo in the Western Hemisphere
Following the dissolution of the WTO trade meeting in Cancun, regional trade agreements seem more feasible in terms of concluding negotiations and actually getting the agreements signed. Air Cargo Americas speakers will, from their unique perspectives, report on the status of the pending agreements in the Western Hemisphere and address whether or not the implementation of the existing trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere are actually generating increased business for the air cargo industry. The following speakers have confirmed their participation:

Eric Andrews, Program Chairman, Air Cargo Americas and
Vice President, Government & Industry Affairs, Martin Aviation Group, Inc.
Ron Mesia, LATAM Logistics Manager, Microsoft Corp.
Ed Vinagre, Director of Global Business Service Logistics Operations, Sam’s /WalMart Corporation
Federico Sacasa, Executive Director, Caribbean Latin American Action
Fernando Albareda, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Peru, Miami

Update on New Security Regulations Affecting Air Freight Operations and Future Requirements
Leading experts and officials from air cargo lines, shippers, and government will update conference attendees on the new requirements and provide practical approaches to dealing with them. Questions to be answered include:
· What is status of the 12-hour reporting requirement?
· What new legislation is due out of Congress? When will it   emerge and what will be the costs?
· What are the results of the Customs-Trade Partnership   Against Terrorism initiative?
· What is the impact of the amended Air Cargo Security
  Act?
· What will be the impact of the new FDA regulations on   perishable importers?

The following speakers will review the new rules under consideration, and provide attendees with the opportunity to comment on the pending proposals.

Bill Spohrer, President, Verapaz International
Brian Abbott, Stakeholder Manager for Cargo, TSA Miami
Jack Boisen, Vice President Cargo, Continental Airlines
Jay Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection
Allen Evans, Senior VP Logistics and International Services, PriceSmart

EXHIBITOR NEWS

COPA and Continental Airlines Named Official Airlines of EXPOCOMER 2004
Airline alliance partners Copa Airlines and Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) have been named Official Airlines of Expocomer 2004, one of Latin America’s most important international business expos, to be held in Panama City in March 2004. Industries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe exhibit a wide range of products, technology, equipment and services at Expocomer (Exposición Comercial), organized annually by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama since 1983. Continental and Copa, the official airlines of Expocomer for the past two years, will offer special discounts to customers traveling to Panama for Expocomer from March 3-7, 2004. Details on the fare discounts are available at www.expocomer.com.

Alitalia to Join Cargo Sales Joint Venture
Alitalia Cargo announced that it plans to join the joint venture formed in 2001 by the cargo units of Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air to coordinate export sales from the United States. The decision was widely anticipated following the announcement earlier this week by Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines that they plan to merge. Alitalia, Air France, Delta and Korean Air all belong to the SkyTeam Cargo alliance, along with Aeromexico and CSA Czech Airlines. KLM has applied for membership in SkyTeam.

QATAR Airways Receives First Freighter
Qatar Airways announced that it has taken delivery of its first all-cargo jet, an Airbus A300-600R with a capacity of 42 metric tons. The plane was converted from a passenger jet at Elbe Flugzeugweke Gmbh (EADS EFW) in Dresden, Germany, at a cost of $10 million. "We are expecting to achieve cargo growth rates in the coming year of around 35 percent," said Akbar Al Baker, the airline's chief executive. "Along with the new freighter, the new cargo terminal expansion will offer cargo capacity of 180,000 tons." "The new freighter will provide more capacity to carry cargo to Europe and southwest Asia and the ability to offer a better premier class service," Al Baker said. The airline plans to acquire two more freighters within the next couple of years, he said.

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