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CAPA Airline Fleet & Finance Summit – less than a week to go. More airlines confirmed!

Analysis

CAPA is pleased to announce a strong and diverse line-up of airlines will be present at its upcoming aircraft fleet and air finance Summit in Singapore. The airlines will be joined by leading finance sector analysts and commentators in what is considered the most airline-centric air finance event on the calendar.

The CAPA Airline Fleet & Finance Summit, at Singapore's stunning Capella Sentosa, will showcase the latest financing trends and feature detailed fleet and finance updates from 15 airlines over two days, 25/26 March.

Summary
  • The CAPA Airline Fleet & Finance Summit in Singapore will feature 15 airlines and leading finance sector analysts and commentators.
  • The event will showcase the latest financing trends and provide detailed fleet and finance updates from the participating airlines.
  • Confirmed speakers include representatives from Air Costa, Air India, Allegiant Air, ATR, BOC Aviation, Cabot Aviation, CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Citi, Citigroup, DVB Bank, Embraer, Garuda Indonesia, Hong Kong Express, IBA, Jeju Air, Lion Group, Lufthansa, mba, Mega Maldives Airlines, National University of Singapore, Oriel, PT Citilink Indonesia, SriLankan Airlines, TAP Portugal, Transportation Partners, TUI Travel, UK Export Finance, and VietJet.
  • The Summit will feature networking sessions known as the Fleet MarketPlace.
  • The agenda for the Summit includes keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations on topics such as airline unit cost benchmarking, capital markets and ratings, ASEAN open skies, aircraft values and lease rates in Asia, and various finance sources for aircraft deliveries to Asia in 2014.
  • The event is open for airline registrations as well as registrations from other interested parties.

Confirmed speakers include:

Air Costa, Vivek Choudhary, CFO

Air India, Venkat Srinivasa, Director-Finance

Allegiant Air, Tom Doxey, VP Fleet and Corporate Finance

ATR, Christophe Potocki, General Manager, Sales ASEAN & Pacific

BOC Aviation, Peter Davis, Head of Treasury*

Cabot Aviation, Tony Whitty, CEO

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jonathan Wober, Chief Financial Analyst

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Brendan Sobie, Chief Analyst

Citi, Anup Mysoor, Managing Director

Citi, Peter Hammond, Director Export & Agency Finance

Citigroup, Cristina Chang, Director and Head of Asia Pacific Securitized Products and Asia Pacific Transportation Finance

DVB Bank, Vicente Alava Pons, Aviation Finance Managing Director

Embraer, Mark Dunnachie, Vice President Asia Pacific Commercial Aviation

Garuda Indonesia, Mega Satria, Treasurer

Hong Kong Express, Andrew Cowen, Deputy CEO

IBA, Phil Seymour, President and COO

Jeju Air, Hyuk Park, Head of Planning

Lion Group, Leithen Francis

Lufthansa, Markus Ott, Head of Corporate Finance

mba, David Tokoph, Head of Aircraft Appraisal Group

Mega Maldives Airlines, George Weinmann, CEO

National University of Singapore, Alan Tan, Head, Air Law and Policy Programme

Oriel, Olga Razzhivina, Senior ISTAT Appraiser

PT Citilink Indonesia, Albert Burhan CFO

SriLankan Airlines, Yasantha Dissanayake, Head of Finance

TAP Portugal, Teresa Lopes, Finance Director

Transportation Partners, John Duffy, Chief Operating Officer

TUI Travel, Tom Chandler, Director of Aircraft Acquisition and Finance

UK Export Finance, Gordon Welsh, Head of Aerospace

VietJet, JV Khanh, Managing Director

*Awaiting final confirmation

These speakers will be joined by Treasury/Finance/Fleet and other executives from:

AirAsia Bhd

AirAsia X

ANA

BB Airways

British Airways

Cebu Pacific

China West Air

GoAir

Jetstar Airlines Group

Jetstar Asia

Singapore Airlines

SilkAir

Tigerair

Transmile Air Services

For Airline registrations, please email CAPA Events

For all other registrations, please click here

There will be four major networking sessions during the Summit, known as the Fleet MarketPlace

Final Agenda released

The agenda for the CAPA Airline Fleet & Finance Summit is now available

Day 1: Tuesday 25 March 2014
08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome by Conference Chairman, Anup Mysoor, Citi
09:10
Keynote Address: Witness to a structural change in profitability?
The latest industry developments according to CAPA's Chief Financial Analyst Jonathan Wober:
  • What can we learn from airline unit cost benchmarking?
  • The global cycle of airline profitability and its links with the cycle of orders and deliveries
  • How will the record order backlog be funded?
09:35
Keynote Address: Deutsche Lufthansa, Markus Ott, Head of Corporate Finance
Followed by brief Q&A with CAPA's Chief Financial Analyst, Jonathan Wober
10:15

Keynote Address: TAP Portugal, Teresa Lopes, Finance Director
Followed by brief Q&A with CAPA's Chief Financial Analyst, Jonathan Wober
11:00 Fleet Marketplace Part 1 & Coffee
11:45 Panel Discussion: The latest on Capital Markets & Ratings
With Ryanair's expected Rating and British Airways' and Virgin Australia's EETC, is capital markets now more relevant to non-US airlines and lessors than ever before?
13:00 LUNCH
14:15 Airline Fleet & Finance Strategies
Hyuk Park, Head of Planning
Albert Burhan, CFO
VJ Khanh, MD
15:00 Fleet Marketplace Part 2 & Coffee
15:45 Panel Discussion: ASEAN open skies - what does it mean for aircraft orders and deliveries?
17:00 Cocktail Reception, hosted by Clyde & Co
Day 2: Wednesday 26 March 2014
08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome by Conference Chairman, Anup Mysoor, Citi
09:10 Keynote Address: The changing role of Export Finance
UK Export Finance, Gordon Welsh, Head of Aerospace
  • What is the impact of increased premiums under the new ASU?
  • What is the target volume for ECA finance for the next 3 years?
  • An update on the development of the EU Bond market
  • Should ECA airline ratings be made public?
Followed by brief Q&A with Anup Mysoor, Citi
09:35

Keynote Address: Air India, Venkat Srinivasa, Director - Finance
Followed by brief Q&A with Anup Mysoor, Citi

10:05

Keynote Address: Allegiant Air, Tom Doxey, Vice President, Fleet and Corporate Finance
Followed by brief Q&A with Anup Mysoor, Citi
10:45 Fleet Marketplace Part 3 & Coffee
11:15 Airline Fleet & Finance Strategies
Mega Satria, VP Treasury & Vice Chairman Aircraft Financing
Andrew Cowen, Deputy CEO
11:45 Panel Discussion: Where are aircraft values and lease rates heading for the most popular types in Asia?

Panellists:
  • Moderator: Cabot Aviation, Tony Whitty, CEO
  • mba, David Tokoph, Head of Aircraft Appraisal Group
  • IBA, Phil Seymour, President and COO
  • Oriel, Olga Razzhivina, Senior ISTAT Appraiser
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Airline Fleet & Finance Strategies
Vivek Choudhary, CFO
George Weinmann, CEO
Yasantha Dissanayake, Head of Finance
Leithen Francis, Public Relations
15:00 Fleet Marketplace Part 4 & Coffee
15:30

Keynote Address: TUI Travel, Tom Chandler, Director of Aircraft, Acquisition and Finance
15:45 Closing Finance Panel: Where will the capital come from for aircraft deliveries to Asia in 2014 ?
A wide-ranging discussion on the availability, pros and cons and expected cost of various finance sources for the year ahead, including bank debt, capital markets, ECA/Eximbank, SLBs, EETCs, ABS, Islamic Finance and more...

Panellists:
  • Moderator: DVB, Vicente Alava Pons, MD Aviation Finance
  • UK Export Finance, Gordon Welsh, Head of Aerospace
  • Citi, Peter Hammond, Director, Export & Agency Finance
  • Allegiant Air, Tom Doxey, VP, Fleet and Corporate Finance
  • TUI Travel, Tom Chandler, Director of Aircraft, Acquisition and Finance
  • Transportation Partners, John Duffy, COO
  • CAPA, Jonathan Wober, Chief Financial Analyst
16:55 Wrap up by Conference Chairman, Anup Mysoor, Citi
17:00 Conference close

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