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CAPA - Centre for Aviation Announces Global Schedule for 2026 Airline Leader Summits

Press Release

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, part of Aviation Week Network, the world's most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, today announced the schedule for its prestigious 2026 CAPA Airline Leader Summit series. The global event programme will bring together airline CEOs, industry leaders and stakeholders across six strategic locations worldwide.

2026 CAPA Airline Leader Summit Schedule

The comprehensive 2026 program includes:

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition in Berlin, Germany | April 23-24, 2026

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit Americas in Charleston, USA | May 2026

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific in Adelaide, Australia | July 28-29, 2026

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean Location TBC | September 2026

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia in Singapore | October/November 2026

🔹CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Milan, Italy | December 2026

Summary
  • CAPA has announced the schedule for its 2026 Airline Leader Summit series, featuring six major events across key global locations.
  • The summits will take place in Berlin, Charleston, Adelaide, Latin America/Caribbean (location TBC), Singapore, and Milan throughout 2026.
  • Each event will bring together airline CEOs, industry leaders, and stakeholders to discuss strategic issues in aviation.
  • Key agenda topics include sustainability challenges, technological innovation, payment systems, evolving business models, and changing consumer expectations.
  • The summits aim to provide a collaborative platform for networking, partnership building, and sharing actionable industry insights.
  • CAPA’s events are recognized for their high-level discussions, independent analysis, and focus on shaping the future of global aviation.

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Event Director, Claudia Kunz, said: "We are extremely excited to be bringing our Summit series to well-connected and attractive locations such as Berlin, Milan and Charleston. Our 2026 Summit series represent CAPA's ongoing commitment to providing aviation leaders with crucial platforms for strategic discussion and industry collaboration. These summits will address the emerging challenges and opportunities facing airlines as we embrace technological innovation, sustainability imperatives, and evolving consumer expectations that are fundamentally reshaping the future of global aviation."

Strategic Focus for 2026 Summits

The 2026 summit series will focus on addressing critical challenges and opportunities facing the aviation sector. Agenda topics include the sector's sustainability challenges, innovation in technology, payment challenges, evolving business models, and changing consumer expectations. With a combination of executive interviews, aviation leader panels, strategic keynotes, and high-level networking opportunities, delegates will gain actionable insights into market dynamics, regulatory developments, and competitive strategies that will shape the industry's trajectory.

The summits serve as both a strategic compass and collaborative platform where industry leaders can forge partnerships and develop frameworks to build a more resilient, sustainable, and customer-centric aviation ecosystem for the decades ahead.

The CAPA Airline Leader Summits are renowned for facilitating high-level strategic discussions, offering unparalleled networking opportunities, and providing actionable insights through CAPA's independent analysis and research. Each event features carefully curated content addressing regional and global aviation trends, regulatory developments, sustainability initiatives, and technological innovations.

For more information about CAPA's events and to register interest, please visit: www.centreforaviation.com/events


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About CAPA - Centre for Aviation

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 Summits attract executive level speakers 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.

About Aviation Week Network:

Aviation Week Network, the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defence industries, serving 1.7 million professionals around the world, is part of Informa Markets, a division of Informa PLC. Aviation Week Network's portfolio of air transport solutions includes the leading brands of Air Transport World (ATW), Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM), Aviation Daily, CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Routes and Aviation Week's intelligence and fleet data services. The air transport portfolio delivers face-to-face connections, essential news, analysis, business intelligence and data across multiple platforms while producing innovative and impactful marketing programs. For more information visit aviationweek.com.

About Informa Markets:

Informa Markets, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LON:INF), creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio comprises more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Engineering, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world's leading exhibitions organizer, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, visit www.informamarkets.com.

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