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Conference Agenda and Details

"Stronger Together: Safety Through Shared Information and Insights” 

RACCA Annual Conference:

Shaping the Future
of Regional
Air Cargo

The RACCA Annual Conference is more than an event — it's where our industry comes together. Through dynamic sessions, networking, and open dialogue, members leave with the insights, connections, and shared purpose needed to drive meaningful change across regional air cargo.

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Conference Agenda and Key Speakers

*Preliminary Program: Subject to change with more details to be announced.

October 27 - October 29, 2026

October 27, 2026

Golf Trip Outing​

  • 7:30 - 8:30am - Registration and Grab & Go breakfast

  • 8:30am- Shotgun start-off golf outing

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Day Trip Outing

October 28 - October 29, 2026 (*Note program concludes at noon.)

  • Stronger Together: Building a Safety Culture that Anchors Every Operation

    • Speaker: Jeremy Horn, Managing Director of Safety, Horizon Air, Brigadier General (Ret.) Washington Air National Guard

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  • Leadership Panel: Stronger Together — Safety Through Shared Information and Insights

    • Moderator: Robert F. Luke Jr., Sr Associate Editor, Cargo Facts

    • Panelist: Kevin Burkhart, VP Fleet Development & Supplemental Air Operations, FedEx

    • Panelist: Patrick Fluegeman, President & CEO, Ammeriflight

    • Panelist: Dan Knesek, VP Commercial Operations, Grant Aviation

    • Panelist: Tim Komberec, Chairman & CEO, Empire Airlines

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  • Views from the Cargo Airline Association (Including a Q&A period)

    • Speaker: Lauren Beyer, President CAA

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  • Textron Aviation/Pratt & Whitney Operators Meeting

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  • Presentation: Practical Approaches to Data Sharing for Enhanced Safety:  

    • Presenter: Arlon Rosenoff, Director of Safety, Empire Airlines

    • Presenter: Nick Kleoppel, VP Safety Cape Air/RACCA VP

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  • How Transparency and Shared Insight Reduce Legal and Operational Risk

    • Speaker: Paul Bowles, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

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  • Presentation by Brandon Wild Ph.D. Professor, Aviation at University of North Dakota 

    • Speaker: Brandon Wild, Professor, University of North Dakota 

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  • Frontline Insights Panel: What Our Pilots, Mechanics, and Dispatchers Know First

    • Panelists: TBA

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  • Fireside Chat: Using Technology to Predict Risk: Data, Analytics, and AI for Regional Cargo Safety

    • Moderator: Tom LaJoie, President and CEO, SkedFlex 

    • Panelist: Tobey Benenson, Founder, SayFlight 

    • Panelist: Tom Klassen, President, Reliable Airlines

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  • Fireside Chat: Frontline Insights Panel: What Our Pilots, Mechanics, and Dispatchers Know First

    • Moderator: Kent Thompson, TrainingBoom 

    • Panelist: Sandy Miracle, Director of Safety, IFL Group

    • Panelist: Dan Perich, Dispatch & Scheduling Manager, Empire Airlines 

    • Panelist: Morgan Kruithoff, Captain, Air Cargo Carriers 

    • Panelist: Doug Deering, Sr. Vice President Maintenance, Grant Aviation

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