CAPA Airline CEOs in Seoul & Gala Dinner
Tuesday 4 June 2019
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08:00
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Registration & Networking
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09:00
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Chairman’s Welcome
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09:05
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Fireside Chat with Travelport, President & CEO, Gordon Wilson
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09:35
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Looking to Asia for inspiration and growth
Asia is the fastest expanding and most innovative market in the world, it has enjoyed spectacular growth over the past several years and while China has clearly led the way, South Korea and Taiwan have also grown rapidly, and even Japan has had a resurgence in the past few years. LCCs have finally started to penetrate the North Asian market, helping to drive the rapid growth as lower fares have stimulated demand. LCC capacity in North Asia particularly has increased tenfold over the past 10 years, albeit on a small base, and has nearly doubled in just three years. This represents an LCC penetration rate of less than 20%, indicating that there is still plenty of opportunity for further LCC growth. LCCs are planning more rapid expansion in 2019 but the region’s FSCs are also growing, particularly in China.
Session Provocateur: Skyscanner, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Hugh Aitken - What is coming from the East? Is China going to eat our lunch?
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10:35
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Coffee Break & Networking
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11:10
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Airline Keynote Kenya Airways, Group Manging Director & CEO, Sebastian Mikosz |
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11:30
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State of the Aircraft Market: Fleet orders and deliveries outlook In an industry with so many variables, any assessment of the future, even looking only a year ahead, is riven with challenge. But there are some indicators that predict outcomes more accurately than others. One of the more reliable pointers is aircraft orders. These suggest capacity (supply side) conditions in the year to come. Admittedly delivery dates can alter or orders be changed or cancelled. It’s also important to recognise the level of replacement vs net fleet additions. But even with these cautions, the sheer contrasts in scale of orders and deliveries speaks volumes. Where the Asia Pacific operating fleets are rapidly approaching North America’s dimensions, the fact that the region has no less than twice the number of deliveries planned for 2019 speaks volumes - both for global aviation and for capacity levels in AsiaPac. The net effect contrast is even greater in practice, as North America’s often much older fleets imply a higher concentration of replacements. In this high level overview, our speakers will delve into current aircraft orders/deferrals to predict the future of our industry. Moderator: CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Senior Advisor, John Thomas
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12:15
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Growth Despite Disruption LOT Polish Airlines, CEO, Rafał Milczarski [Download Presentation] |
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12:40
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Lunch & Networking |
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13:40
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Innovation Introduction Moderator: CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison Panel:
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14:00
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Open Forum - The Future of Airline Distribution. NDC and beyond This special interactive Open Forum, open to all sectors of the industry will offer a unique opportunity to provide a greater understanding of the intricacies of how the NDC proposition is progressing and how different sectors and airlines are being affected. Legacy distribution systems have for decades presented airlines with the twin problems of high costs and product commoditisation. In efforts to address these issues, carriers throughout the world have invested heavily into establishing their own API channels with agents, while the concurrent push by IATA for airlines to implement the NDC standard has encouraged the industry to adopt a retail focused approach to distribution. In this Open Forum, industry experts will address all sides of the distribution model, to assess the NDC strategy, what it means for their section of the aviation ecosystem, and how the environment is changing. Industry experts will include GDSs, OTAs, Travel Management Companies and Corporate Travel Buyers, as well as representatives from IATA and airline members.
Session Provocateur: Travelport, Global Head of New Distribution, Ian Heywood [Download Presentation] Moderators: CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison & CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Senior Advisor, John Thomas
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14:45
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Closing Remarks
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14:50
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Conference Close
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