CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world’s most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, is pleased to announce the return of the CAPA Middle East & Africa Aviation Summit, to be held in Amman, Jordan on 2/3-March-2020, on the shores of the Dead Sea.  

Winds of change are sweeping through Middle East and African aviation.

The seemingly endless growth of the big three Gulf carriers, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways, has changed direction, Saudi Arabia is moving to expand its global role with Saudia and its LCC subsidiary flyadeal, the imminent arrival of long haul narrow body aircraft will again shift the balance, as smaller gateways become available for direct service.

In Africa, South African Airways continues to bump along the bottom, but there are again stirrings of growth and some changes in attitude towards market entry that give modest cause for optimism as the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) takes centre stage.

However, for much of the Middle East, protectionism towards market entry remains the default position, limiting intra-regional service and cooperation.

CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world’s most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, announced London Stansted Airport as the host of the CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit in 2020 during this year’s Summit proceedings in Malta.

To be held on 2/3-Dec-2020, the Summit will welcome over 200 aviation executives to analyse the industry’s performance over the year, discuss the current state of play and forecast the outlook of the aviation market. Covering all regions - Europe, Asia, Middle East, Americas and beyond - expert speakers will guide the debate as they address the commercial and operational pillars that will essentially drive strategic decision-making in 2021.

This evening (02-Dec-2019), aviation analysis, data and strategy powerhouses, the Aviation Week Network and CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), joined forces to host the inaugural Airline Operations Leaders’ Awards for Excellence.

The three award categories recognised strategic leadership in the aviation operations industry, with the winners presented during a glamorous ceremony as part of the CAPA-Aviation Week Network Airline Operations Leaders’ Summit in Seville. The Summit itself welcomed industry experts to what is the only high-level platform available for airline operational leadership to holistically confront and address the key strategic issues affecting the sector. 

China Southern Airlines, SpiceJet, VietJet and Vistara have been recognised among Asia’s top airlines and leaders at CAPA’s 16th annual Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence in Singapore this evening (14-Nov-2019). The eight award winners were presented at a glittery ceremony at the Capella attended by over 150 of the region’s aviation luminaries, as part of the 2019 CAPA Asia Aviation Summit.  

Regarded as the pre-eminent awards for strategic excellence in aviation, CAPA first established the awards in 2003, to recognise successful airlines and airports within the Asia Pacific region. 

CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison said: “The CAPA Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence are intended to recognise airlines, airports, executives and the wider aviation industry for their strategic leadership and success over the last 12 months, and for helping to propel the whole industry forward.”

The inaugural Airline Operations Leaders' Summit, organised by CAPA - Centre for Aviation (CAPA) and Aviation Week Network, will take place on December 2-3 in Seville, Spain, at the hotel Barceló Sevilla Renacimiento. 

It will cover aviation material costs, as well as challenges in cybersecurity, supply and labour, with aerospace, aftermarket and MRO data, and leading airline strategy, news and events.

Attendees of the summit will hear from the highest calibre of aviation industry and airline thought leaders.

CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world’s most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, are pleased to announce the return of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit in 2020, with the 6th annual event to convene in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 7/8-May-2020. 

With the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), the Government’s Tourism Board as the main sponsor, the Summit will tap into the latest developments, challenges and strategic issues facing the aviation industry in the Americas for two days of thought provoking discussion. 

CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world’s most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, is pleased to announce the return of the CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation & Corporate Travel Summit in 2020, jointly supported by The Government of South Australia and Adelaide Airport Ltd.

The annual two-day Summit will be held in Adelaide on 5/6-Aug-2020 where more than 500 leading aviation and travel industry executives from Australia and key foreign markets across the globe will gather to discuss the latest regional aviation developments and the current state of the market’s evolution.

The Summit will deliver the region’s pre-eminent aviation strategy event, providing a critical platform for aviation executives to share their insights on airline policy and plans to better serve the Australia Pacific by air; explore the competitive market outlook; bring together key analysts to understand the competitive market; and deliver debates on the issues and challenges facing the region.

CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA) is extending its global thought leadership event calendar to include a dedicated Canada Aviation Summit, held in Winnipeg on 9/10-Sep-2019.

Canada's airline and airport systems include many features unique to that country and there has been a dearth of public discussion on many of the key strategy areas. CAPA's high level Summit will seek to address many topical issues. As a flurry of new airline entry appears in the market, a novel level of turbulence is creating waves.

With industry leaders from Air Canada, WestJet, Transat, Swoop, Sunwing, Flair, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United, Air China, Cathay Pacific, major Canadian airports, academics, government officials and many more, the level of discussion is guaranteed to generate many thought provoking moments. Emirates President Sir Tim Clark will also deliver his thoughts on the Canadian system via video.

Supported by Winnipeg Airports Authority, the 2-day Summit is expected to attract over 250 delegates, making it one of the most sought after strategic events of its kind in the region.

CAPA - Centre for Aviation is pleased to welcome back to Sydney the 2019 CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit on 07/08-Aug-2019 at the Sydney Hyatt Regency.

This event is set to once again attract the leading airline, airport and travel industry executives from Australia and key foreign markets, making it the largest strategic event of its kind in the region.

Expect an audience of 600+ aviation leaders, and senior executives from the Qantas and Virgin Australia groups, Japan Airlines, AirAsia X and many others, addressing such diverse issues confronting the industry as "What's really going on within the competitive market in Australia?", "The future of the trans-Tasman market", "The great debate: Airport regulation, friend or foe?" and "Drones: Adapting to a world of UAVs, what's next?".

This important aviation Summit is supported by the NSW Government, through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.

(02-Jun-19) CAPA – Centre for Aviation in partnership with Qatar Airways, is pleased to announce the return of the CAPA-Qatar Aviation Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit to Doha on 05/06-Feb-2020.

As the first Aeropolitical gathering of its kind in the Middle East, the inaugural Summit in February 2019 was a resounding success, concluding with agreement on the ‘Doha Declaration,’ a manifesto that calls for a political re-commitment to the principles of liberalisation to foster a more flexible regulatory framework for international air transport. The Summit united over 300 local and international delegates to hear from more than 35 expert speakers across the aviation, legal and government sectors.