CAPA Airline Leader Summit Americas 2025
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Day 1 - Thursday 3rd April, 2025 |
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08:00-09:00 |
Registration, Networking & Coffee |
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09:00-09:05 |
Chairperson's Welcome |
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09:05-09:15 |
Host Welcome Cayman Islands, Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism, Hon Kenneth Bryan |
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09:15- 09:30 |
CAPA State of the Industry Join CAPA - Centre for Aviation, the world's most trusted source for aviation intelligence, for a comprehensive snapshot of the state of commercial aviation across North America. Featuring exclusive insights generated from CAPA's extensive data and aviation knowledge tools, this session will not only examine key performance metrics for aviation, but will examine implications for major trends in regional aviation that are shaping the industry's outlook. CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst, Americas, Lori Ranson |
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09:30-10:15 |
Change Management Under the Microscope The second Trump administration promises to bring with it substantial and rapid changes to US aviation. The new administration has signalled its intention to roll-back regulations around passengers and competition, make changes around US trade policy and shift course on environmental initiatives. This high-level panel will explore how executive teams and boardrooms stay agile and competitive in order to adapt to rapid market shifts. Moderator: Clyde & Co, Partner, Ken Quinn Panel: Allegiant Travel Company, VP Corporate Development & Government Affairs, John Pepper Sun Country, CEO, Jude Bricker A4A, SVP Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Sharon Pinkerton Norse Atlantic Airways, CEO, Bjorn Tore Larsen |
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10:15- 10:45 |
Airline Leader Interview - Breeze Chairman & CEO David Neeleman Breeze, Chairman & CEO, David Neeleman Moderator: APEX, CEO, Joe Leader |
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10:45-11:15 |
Coffee Break & Networking |
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11:15-11:35 |
ICAO Secretary General Address ICAO, Secretary General, Juan Carlos Salazar |
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11:35-12:00 |
Technology Rundown: Disruptive forces to the traditional Aviation model Heart Aerospace, Chairman, John Slattery JSX, CEO, Alex Wilcox Moderator: KornFerry, Senior Client Partner, Michael Bell |
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12:00-12:45 |
Managing supply chain disruptions and recovery The travel sector continues to battle with supply chain challenges, which have slowed crucial aircraft deliveries and forced airlines to revise network plans and slow growth. With these issues expected to persist into 2025 and 2026, how does the industry deal with capacity shortages, adjust forward plans and other uncertainties that supply chain disruptions are producing? Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst, Americas, Lori Ranson Panel: Air Transat, COO, Marc Lumpé United Airlines, VP Network Operations Center, Joe Heins Porter, EVP & CFO, Rob Palmer |
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12:45-13:50 |
Lunch Break & Networking |
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13:50-14:30 |
Fighting for Elbow Room: How Airlines Can Deliver Growth in an Increasingly Crowded Market This panel brings together commercial executives from various airlines to discuss how airlines can continue to deliver revenue and network growth in North America in the context of a maturing market and business model convergence. Are there too many seats chasing the same passengers? What will separate the winners? Moderator: KornFerry, Senior Client Partner, Michael Bell Panel: American Airlines, VP International Operations, Jose Freig Spirit, SVP Network Planning, John Kirby Allegiant, VP Planning, Kristen Schilling-Gonzales IATA, Regional VP Americas, Peter Cerdá |
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14:30-15:10 |
Low-cost airline future in the Americas Ultra-low-cost airlines are having a tough time in North America, with several operators exiting the market in the last few years and others facing financial difficulties. Yet, at the same time the model appears to be thriving in Latin America, with rapid growth and record profits. What is driving the difference in success for the ULCC model between North America and South America? Is the growth of 'premiumization' a positive trend for the ULCC/LCC sector in the Americas? As LCCs age and grow in size should they continue to go it alone, or are mergers and partnerships with other LCCs and legacy airlines inevitable? Should LCC and ULCC operators be looking at new segments, replacing the vanishing regional and secondary market operations of traditional network airlines? Moderator: Holland & Knight, Partner, Anita Mosner Panel: Breeze, Chairman & CEO, David Neeleman Flair, CEO, Maciej Wilk Azul, President, Abhi Shah |
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15:10-15:30 |
How SAS Transformed Customer Experience with a New Ancillary Approach CAPA offers its 'Tech Rundown' sessions, comprising short, focused presentations or discussions on an aspect of aviation technology or a particular technology product or service offering. The intent of these are for high-level leaders to highlight major changes or trends in technology, how business realities for aviation-focused companies are shifting and then how a product/service helps. These provide an opportunity to highlight a product/service while placing it in the wider context of major trends in aviation technology trends and developments to inform the CAPA audience. Cover Genius, SVP Strategic Partnerships Travel, Peter Smith SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Head of Ancillary Products, Connectivity and Retail, Caroline Bergstroem |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break & Networking |
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16:00-16:30 |
Navigating threats and a highly uncertain future With a trade war potentially looming with Canada's largest export partner and travel market, what is the outlook for Canadian airlines in the next few months and beyond? Join this expert panel comprised of Canadian air transport leaders as they contemplate an unprecedented threat to their businesses and potentially the biggest disruption to Canadian aviation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond this short-term threats and how operators are mitigating the upheaval, the panel will also look at big picture issues and how Canada can create a commercial airline industry that is more competitive, more resilient and better able to withstand sudden macroeconomic shocks. Moderator: APEX, CEO, Joe Leader Panel: Flair, CEO, Maciej Wilk Air Transat, COO, Marc Lumpé Canadian Airports Council, President, Monette Pasher Porter, EVP & CFO, Rob Palmer |
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16:30- 16:45 |
Interview with Kiwi.com CEO Oliver Dlouhý Kiwi.com, CEO, Oliver Dlouhý Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Head of Analysis, Rich Maslen |
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16:45-17:15 |
Relationship between Leasing Companies and Airlines Moderator: Deutsche Bank, Managing Director, Michael Linenberg Aercap, SVP Head of Americas, Bashir Hajjar Sun Country, CEO, Jude Bricker |
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17:15-17:20 |
Day 1 Closing Remarks |
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19:00-22:30 |
Networking Dinner Pedro St. James National Historic Site |
