Edwin C. “Ned” Laird is Managing Director of Air Cargo Management Group, which he founded in 1978, and Publisher of Cargo Facts. His professional activities during 35 years in the aviation industry include management positions with Seaboard World Airlines, Swissair, and Overseas National Airways. 1974 - 1978 he was a manager in the Air Freight Systems Development department at Boeing where he was responsible for sales campaigns for the B747-200 freighter, and was involved in container systems development for main deck and lower deck applications.