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The CAPA Americas Aviation & LCC Summit was recently held in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, focussing on a range of topics facing the industry at the moment. Global airline leaders shared their insights and perspectives on the role of governments in a post COVID-19 world, the achievable goals towards an environmentally sustainable future and the impact of technology on recovery. They also shared their thoughts on how two of the industry’s largest stakeholders - airports and airlines can work together to create a seamless travel experience with little or no confusion.

 Speaker Highlights:

• Frontier Airlines, President & CEO, Barry Biffle
• Viva Air, President & CEO, Felix Antelo
• Spirit Airlines, EVP & CCO, Matt Klein
• Azul, Chief Revenue Officer, Abhi Shah
• American Airlines, Head of ESG, Jill Blickstein
• Arajet, Executive Officer & Founder, Victor Pacheco
• Silver Airways, CEO, Steve Rossum
• Transat, V.P. Network, Revenue Management and Pricing, Michèle Barre

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Victor Pacheco, Executive Officer & Founder of the Arajet Airline, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about its impending launch.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Peter Cerda, Regional Vice President the Americas at IATA, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about how strong the rebound in demand.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Tom Hsieh, President & Co-Founder of the Northern Pacific Airways/Flycoin, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about how it plans to disrupt the industry.  

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Steve Rossum, CEO of the Sliver Airways, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about travel demand.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Michèle Barre, V.P. Network, Revenue Management and Pricing of the Air Transat, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about leveraging new partnerships.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Victoria Jaramillo, Sr. Director Marketing & Air Service Development of the Orlando International Airport, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about the excitement of opening its new Terminal C.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Felix Antelo, President & CEO of the Viva Air, spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about increasing scale as a key success for airline businesses.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Abhi Shah, Chief Revenue Officer at the Azul Airlines , spoke to CAPA TV on the sidelines of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit about its growing domestic network.

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.

Viva Air Group President and CEO Felix Antelo has more than 20 years experience in the aviation industry, working across Latin America. He joined the carrier in 2018, having previously served as CEO of LATAM Airlines Peru from 2014 to 2018. In addition, he has held a variety of positions at LAN/LATAM Group, including as Commercial Director in Ecuador; Sales Director and Commercial Director in Argentina and Commercial Vice President in Chile and in Brazil. Mr Antelo is also Business Administrator of the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Argentina and was the Director of AMCHAM Peru (American Chamber of Commerce of Peru).

Viva Air is one of the leading ultra low cost carriers in Latin America. Founded by LCC development pioneer Irelandia Aviation and launched in 2012, the carrier has expanded across Latin America and launched its own subsidiary, Viva Air Peru, in 2016. From its bases in Medellin and Bogota, the carrier’s network covers 18 domestic and five international destinations. With 23 A320neo aircraft due to be added to its fleet by the end of 2024, Viva Air plans to expand rapidly throughout Latin America in the next few years.

Moderator: IATA, Regional Vice President The Americas,  Peter Cerda 

Speaker: Viva Air, President & CEO, Mr. Felix Antelo 

CAPA Events are hosted in key markets around the world and attract the highest calibre of thought leaders and decision makers in the aviation and travel industry. Delegates are provided with unprecedented access to the latest data, insights and trends from our global team, in addition to valuable networking opportunities with executives across all sectors of the aviation and travel industry. Review CAPA’s full events calendar here.