Dear Reader,
It is with great pride that I write you as the new publisher of Air Cargo World following its acquisition by Royal Media, the New York-based publisher of Cargo Facts and owner of Air Cargo Management Group. Royal Media’s stewardship officially began on Sept. 22.
We at Royal Media have great affinity for ACW and the air cargo industry as a whole, as you would expect. Cargo Facts has passionately served the industry since 1978. And while that is relatively youthful compared to ACW‘s launch date in 1942, it doesn’t subtract from our dedication to the air cargo industry.
This dedication will fuel our management of ACW. The acquisition of ACW marries the world’s premier commercial air cargo periodical with the world’s premier freighter fleet news source. We have every intention to build on ACW’s prestigious history, to make its coverage even better, the magazine experience more enjoyable, aircargoworld.com more essential, and to leverage ACMG’s great events (the Cargo Facts Symposium and Cargo Facts Asia) and consulting practice to your benefit.
These are exciting times for us and for the industry. Finally, we are emerging out of the deepest industry-wide recession in history. The enhanced efficiency of newer freighters, the removal of older, excess capacity, the vibrancy of the narrowbody freighter market and the return to growth for global trade all point to enhanced profitability for participants in the air cargo business in the coming years. We aim to help you achieve that with a quality of information that guides you to better results.
Undoubtedly, we want to hear from you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected] with questions, comments, or ideas.
The best is yet to come for ACW, Royal Media and air cargo, and we thank you for being a part of this next chapter for all three. Or, to put it another way, enjoy the ride.
Sincerely yours,
JJ Hornblass
Publisher, Air Cargo World