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IATA air cargo symposium just a blast from the past – 'a real lack of innovation' - The Loadstar

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By Alex Whiteman Verified, Alexander Whiteman
| The Loadstar Verified
At this year’s World Cargo Symposium in Dubai, IATA’s conference programme was criticised for being “derivative” and “contradictory”. Many delegates to the 2025 WCS told The Loadstar the programme felt “cut and paste”, and those active in the tech sector suggesting “this is what it must been like in the 1990s” for most other industries. One tech executive said: “People come to the WCS for the exhibition, and that is good, but as far as the conference goes, it could be 1990, ... Email* Password*
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Business case for commercial use of the Beluga 'was not there', says Airbus

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By Alex Whiteman Verified, Alex Lennane Verified
| The Loadstar Verified
Airbus has taken the “reluctant” decision to axe the commercialisation of its heavylift Beluga aircraft, realising “the business case was not there”. Speaking to The Loadstar in Dubai on the sidelines of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) today, head of freighter marketing at the French aircraft manufacturer Crawford Hamilton said it was a decision not taken lightly. “It is not a high-payload aircraft, it is more high-volume, as we had designed it to carry aircraft parts,” said Mr Hamilton.
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Air cargo watches and waits as trade chaos creates 'slowbalisation'

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By Alex Whiteman Verified, Alex Lennane Verified
| The Loadstar Verified
Air cargo is in a “wait-and-see moment”, as the industry tries to navigate through the chaos wrought by the US’s sweeping new tariff regime. Changing trade rules have combined with geopolitical risks, creating a moment of unprecedented uncertainty, said trade facilitation programme officer at the International Trade Centre Alina Fetisova, at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium in Dubai today.
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