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Cairns Airport to host the 2025 CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific

Press Release

CAPA - Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world's most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry and part of the Aviation Week Network, announces its CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025 will be held in Cairns, Australia over 31-Jul / 1-Aug-2025.

The two-day summit, to be hosted in conjunction with Cairns Airport, will bring CAPA's home event to Cairns and delve deeply into the key business developments and strategic issues for airlines, airports, and tourism across Australasia.
The event will feature high-level industry presentations, keynotes from leading executives within the travel and tourism sector, high-level interviews, wide-ranging panel discussions and audience involved Q&A sessions. These will provide unparalleled knowledge about where the air travel sector is headed, along with insights into the local and global trends shaping the industry.

Summary
  • CAPA - Centre for Aviation announces that its CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025 will be held in Cairns, Australia on 31-Jul / 1-Aug-2025.
  • The summit will explore key business developments and strategic issues facing airlines, airports, and the wider travel industry in the region.
  • The event will feature industry presentations, keynotes, high-level interviews, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions to provide unique business insights into local and global travel and tourism trends.
  • The Australia Pacific travel and tourism sector is recovering, with domestic markets close to pre-pandemic volumes and international travel gaining strength.
  • The summit will cover topics such as the airline capacity outlook, consumer spending trends, changes to government regulation and developments in tourism markets.
  • The event will bring together industry executives, government leaders, and subject matter experts, offering valuable networking opportunities for attendees.
The travel and tourism sector in the Australia Pacific region faces a mixed outlook. While travel is close to a full recovery, profits are falling across the sector as travellers are becoming increasingly concerned about stretching their dollars. While there are still plenty of upsides, there are also threatening clouds on the horizon.
With this in mind, the 2025 edition of the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific is set to examine the topics that matter most to the industry. This ranges from regional forecasts for airline capacity, developments in consumer and passenger spending, changes in thinking around tourism and the influence of impending government regulations on travel.
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Events Director, Claudia Kunz, said:
"We are delighted to be bringing CAPA's home Summit to Cairns, Australia in 2025. The CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Australia Pacific is a pivotal event in the CAPA calendar and will serve as a key platform for exploring the dynamic developments and strategic challenges facing the aviation and tourism sectors in this region. As we gather industry leaders, government officials, and experts from around the globe, our goal is to foster insightful discussions and provide actionable intelligence that will shape the future of air travel. We look forward to a productive two days of knowledge exchange and networking in Cairns."
Cairns Airport, CEO, Richard Barker commented:
"We are thrilled CAPA has selected Cairns to host the Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to welcome the cream of the region's aviation sector to the northern gateway of Australia. For new visitors to our region, and those returning, we hope to showcase why Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef remain iconic drawcards for international visitors and why Cairns Airport is working closely with its airline partners to increase air access options to Tropical North Queensland."
The summit will bring together strategic insight and expertise from the highest levels of the aviation, tourism and hospitality industries. Speakers already confirmed include CEOs from Australian and international airlines, as well as senior government leaders and subject matter experts from local and global air travel specialists.
The CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025 also offers a unique and valuable networking opportunity. Attendees of past editions include major airlines and airports, global travel industry suppliers, international technology firms, high level government officials across multiple sectors, leasing firms, finance companies and more.
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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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