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Freighter Friendly Airports

Freighter Friendly Airports. Checklist for a successful takeoff…. Motivation. Revenue Potential Air Cargo is a $45-$75 billion annual business Represents only 20% of total distribution logistics sector Growth Potential Over the last decade has grown by 6.1% annually

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Freighter Friendly Airports

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  1. Freighter Friendly Airports Checklist for a successful takeoff…..

  2. Motivation • Revenue Potential • Air Cargo is a $45-$75 billion annual business • Represents only 20% of total distribution logistics sector • Growth Potential • Over the last decade has grown by 6.1% annually • Market size doubles every ten years • It is expected to grow between 4-6% over the next decade • Capacity Relief Potential • Many major airports in US and European Air Systems are expected to reach capacity within few years

  3. Industry Structure Freighter Friendly Airports

  4. Industry Characteristics • Freight Demand Segmentation • Shipment Size • Conveyable: Sort-able Packages • Unitized Small Packages • Heavy/Outsize Pieces • Door-to-Door Velocity • Fastest (time critical) • Slowest (rate sensitive) Freighter Friendly Airports

  5. Industry Characteristics • Geographic Concentration • 97 percent of world air freight tonnage moved to, moved from and moved within Asia, Europe and North America • 56 percent of world air freight tonnage moved to, from and within North America alone 8,534 (8,234) 9,273 (8,394) 8,497 (8,222) 1,447 (1,344) 3,682 (8,192) 2,419 (1,721) MergeGlobal Inc. Freighter Friendly Airports

  6. Industry Characteristics World’s Leading Cargo Airports Freighter Friendly Airports

  7. Industry Characteristics • Freight Forwarders’ Concentration • More than 5000 Freight Forwarders worldwide account for more than 80 percent of international air freight tonnage • Top 15 Freight Forwarders account for 61% of total international market Freighter Friendly Airports

  8. Industry Characteristics • Belly-Cargo Concentration • Up until recently, more than 60% of international air freight was carried by passenger/combi aircraft • Average Freight Load Factor lies within 40-60% range Freighter Friendly Airports

  9. Requirements for a Cargo Airport • Long Runway • Spacious Ramps and Aircraft Parking • Landing Aids • Freight Storage and Movement Facilities • Transportation Infrastructure • Support Infrastructure • Labor Freighter Friendly Airports

  10. Requirements for a Cargo Airport SUCCESS Freighter Friendly Airports

  11. Evolution of Cargo Airports • Global TransParks/ Cargo Hubs • North Carolina Global TransPark/ Kinston Airport • Industrial Airports • Alliance Airport, Fort Worth • Regional Air Cargo Centers • Memphis, Louisville, Wilmington (US) • East Midlands (UK) • Niche Market Airports • Manston (UK) • Leige (Belgium) • Capacity Reliever Airports • March Airport, Los Angeles Freighter Friendly Airports

  12. Europort Vatry, France Central Rural Location 100 miles east of Paris, in Champagne region Single 3,850 m runway 5000 acre area 4,200 sq.m. cargo terminal 100,000 sq.m. warehouse space 300,000 sq.m. warehouse capacity under construction Highway Link Freighter Friendly Airports

  13. Factors Affecting Performance • No high speed rail link • SNCF has planned a Vatry rail terminal on Paris-Strasbourg line in 2006 • Market domination by Freight Forwarders • FF based in major cities centers • Geographic Concentration of Cargo • FF collect freight from major city centers/ industrial hubs • Domination of non-express cargo market by passenger/combi aircraft • Belly-cargo is carried from/to major passenger hubs Freighter Friendly Airports

  14. Modified Checklist for Success • Long Runway • Spacious Ramps and Aircraft Parking • Landing Aids • Freight Storage and Movement Facilities • Transportation Infrastructure • Support Infrastructure • Labor • Strategic Geographical Location (preferably close to major cities) • Secure Ramp Space/ Warehousing Facilities Freighter Friendly Airports

  15. Conventional Cargo Complex Conventional Cargo Complex with Add’l Security Future Cargo Complex with Full Screening - 1 Future Cargo Complex with Full Screening - 2 Secure Cargo Area-New Dimension Freighter Friendly Airports

  16. Encouraging Signs • Stringent Noise Restrictions at Major Airport/ Night Curfews • Major airports obtaining ownership stakes in cargo airports • Move toward application of integrated business model to heavy cargo Freighter Friendly Airports

  17. Conclusion “ A truly freighter-friendly airport offers around-the-clock operation, spacious ramps and aircraft parking, effortless transfer between the aircraft parking lot and warehouse, easy access to customers’ logistics centers and a strategic and geographical location easily accessible to its prime market” - S.J. Yang, Vice President, Korean Air Freighter Friendly Airports

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