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Athens, Greece to host CAPA Airline Leader – ‘Airlines in Transition Summit 2025’

Press Release

CAPA - Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world's most trusted source of aviation market intelligence and a part of the Aviation Week Network, today announced the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition will be hosted in Athens, Greece on 8-9 May 2025.

Airlines in Transition is one of the marquee events in CAPA's series of global aviation and travel summits for 2025.

The two-day event will bring together hundreds of aviation and tourism industry professionals, along with academics, public policy experts and leading commentors on the economics and business of aviation.

Summary
  • The CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition will be held in Athens, Greece on 8-9 May 2025.
  • The event will gather aviation and tourism professionals to discuss key industry challenges and opportunities.
  • The summit will focus on regional and global dynamics, consumer preferences, sustainability, and business model adaptations.
  • High-level interviews, panel discussions, and keynote speeches will feature insights from industry leaders.
  • Athens International Airport's CEO highlights the summit's role in addressing sustainability and connectivity in aviation.
  • The summit offers a prime networking opportunity for executives and decision-makers in the global travel sector.

As companies throughout the travel, accommodation and tourism spaces deal with an ever-accelerating pace of change, the 2025 edition of the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition will home in on issues that are of most vital importance.

The agenda for the 2025 event will include analysis of: how regional and global dynamics are playing out across the airline sector; how shifts in consumer preferences are changing tourism and spending habits; how the rapid push towards sustainability is changing travel realities; and how companies are adapting business models and decision-making processes in response to these changing circumstances.

Beyond this, the summit will consider what big-picture trends around economics, demographics, geopolitics and global trade really mean for the entire travel ecosystem.

The agenda includes high-level interviews with airline CEOs, panel discussions with aviation industry leaders, keynote speeches, industry analysis presentations, audience Q&A sessions and more.

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Director of Events, Claudia Kunz, has said: "The CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition is the pinnacle of the CAPA event calendar. Athens, Greece is a vital destination for aviation in the region and globally, and is therefore the perfect location to bring the industry together for this event. Vouliagmeni, [a seaside venue] on the Athens Riviera, will play host to the summit, allowing delegates to experience one of the most captivating and stunning areas in the region, not to mention a few special surprises awaiting our guests."

Yiannis Paraschis, Athens International Airport's CEO, has said: "We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the prestigious 2025 CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition in the vibrant city of Athens on May 8-10, 2025. We are looking forward to welcoming the distinguished representatives of global aviation in our airport and our city. This year's event is expected to serve as a platform of constructive dialogue on aviation and tourism's pressing challenges and opportunities ahead. From navigating the urgent need for sustainability and decarbonization in aviation, to fostering growth, economic development and connectivity, the discussions at this summit are expected to be pivotal. I am confident that the exchange of insights will further strengthen our collective efforts towards more resilient, sustainable, and forward-thinking aviation and tourism sectors."

The CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition is the ideal place to learn about the changes that airlines and wider the travel sector are going through, how companies are shaping their responses, and what to do about the changes that are ongoing.

Previous versions of the summit have been attended by airlines CEOs and other high-level executives across the travel industry supply chain, from across the globe. With hundreds of other travel sector leaders in attendance, the Airlines in Transition summit offers a high-level networking opportunity with access to key industry decision makers.

Loaded with high-level content and unique strategic insight, the 2025 edition of the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines In Transition is a not-to-be-missed aviation event.

There is no better place to be for those wanting to understand how the world of aviation is changing and build their knowledge of the transitions going on across the sector.

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CAPA - Centre for Aviation (CAPA), part of Aviation Week Network, is the leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence, analysis and data services covering worldwide developments. Established in 1990, CAPA's platforms help the aviation sector and supplier businesses stay informed, remain connected to industry leaders and fuel inspiration to drive change. CAPA's global C-level and corporate travel in-person and virtual Summits and Masterclasses attract executive level speakers, attendees and leading stakeholders of the global commercial aviation industry. Understanding aviation markets is our great strength and passion, along with providing CAPA members, clients and partners with an unparalleled level of expertise and insight. For more information and details on membership and events, please visit centreforaviation.com.
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