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ABX AIR TO BE AIRLINE SPONSOR OF THE 2008
ACPC
Air Carriers Purchasing Conference in Chicago in August
WILMINGTON, OH - March 12, 2008 - ABX Air will be the airline
sponsor for the 2008 Air Carriers Purchasing Conference (ACPC). For
over 50 years, this conference has worked to bring airlines and
suppliers together for business networking.
"The ACPC is a leading conference in the industry and we are
excited to be the airline sponsor this year," said ABX Air Director
of Airline Engine Procurement Bill Brown. "We get to talk to many of
our suppliers, as well as share best practices with other airlines."
Located in Chicago this year, the conference starts on Saturday, Aug. 23 and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 26. The conference offers numerous breakout sessions dealing in issues critical to the airline industry, in addition to bringing out new ideas and concepts that will enlighten individuals to become more effective on the job. It offers a forum called Round Table Sessions, which are ten minute meetings, scheduled over eight hours that enable suppliers to schedule and meet one-on-one with the airline attendees of their choice. These meetings are the core ingredients that have made the conference so successful.
In 2001, the ACPC added a new venue called the Aviation Networking
Forum. This forum provides the opportunity for Suppliers to rent a table
at a nominal cost. The purpose was to create an environment to meet and
greet airlines and other suppliers. This year the ACPC will introduce a
new venue called the Supplier to Supplier Sessions. This venue will
provide opportunities for Supplier Companies, such as MRO’s and other
non-airline companies who are seeking to outsource service and parts, to
receive appointments from Supplier Companies seeking to do business with
their companies.
ABX Air is presenting one of the breakout/education sessions this year on Six Sigma. It is an introduction to Lean/Six Sigma concepts complete with an exercise demonstrating the ability to reduce variability in daily processes. They will present this twice, as this topic commanded a full-house at last year’s conference.
Tom Wagner, Vice President for of Sales and Support at Northwest Aviation Services Group is the 2008 Supplier Chair. Jeff Crosby, Vice President of the Airframe Division at Jet International Co. LLC will be serving as Vice Chair, Jeanne Rau-Flattery, President of Aero Express/Millennium International will be serving as Secretary and Connie Schaeffer, Business Manager for the ACPC, along with Brown at ABX Air are the core group for the planning of this year’s conference. The conference is also supported by numerous other volunteer coordinators from various aviation industry companies.
The advantage of attending this conference for the airlines is the ability to meet more than 790 supplier companies in one setting. Over 85 airlines attended the conference in 2007. They also have the opportunity to meet their peers from other airlines and discuss issues, which are of interest and develop relationships that may prove vital in solving everyday problems.
Suppliers have the opportunity to meet airline representatives from all over the world. They take advantage of the low conference fee and introduce their company to airlines that may be too costly to travel to. Suppliers also have the opportunity to meet other companies that might be developed as potential customers.
"There are many people involved in planning many activities for the conference," said Brown. "We want to work hard and get some business contacts made, but they are also planning for some fun."
ABX Air (www.abxair.com) is an air cargo services provider operating out of Wilmington, Ohio, and 15 hubs throughout the United States. In addition to providing airlift capacity and sort facility staffing to DHL, ABX Air is a Part 121 operator and holds a Part 145 FAA Repair certificate. It provides charter, maintenance and package handling services to a diverse group of customers. ABX Air is the largest employer in a several-county area in southwestern Ohio. ABX Air, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABX Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: ABXA).
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. ABX Air, Inc.'s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to the cost of modifying the aircraft and the timeline for placing it into revenue service, the company’s ability to generate revenue and earnings from the aircraft, and other factors that are contained from time to time in ABX Air's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers should carefully review this release and should not place undue reliance on the company's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates as of the date of this release. ABX Air undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.
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ABX Air, Inc.
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