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CAPA World Aviation Summit
Helsinki, Finland
7-8 Oct 2015
| 09:00 | Welcome from Conference Chairman CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Chief Financial Analyst, Jonathan Wober |
| 09:15 | Keynote Address Qantas, CEO, Alan Joyce |
| 09:45 | Will long-haul low-cost expansion change the world? The long-haul low cost model has proliferated in Asia, where no less than seven such airlines exist. As they have gained experience in Asia’s long haul markets, the variants have developed sweet spots and new operating criteria. “Long haul” has typically come to mean anything up to 8 hours flying, while increasingly the long haul version is relying on short haul connectivity. There are lessons to be learned here, but as the new 787s and A350s enter the market, new, longer haul operations are developing. Norwegian, Air Canada rouge,, Lufthansa’s planned realignment of its Eurowings subsidiary are each likely to stretch the boundaries. But many still doubt the viability of such services. This panel explores whether regulatory, labour and operational factors will constrain growth in this segment – or whether it is a transformational addition to the industry. • Is LHLCC in fact a new airline type? • What are the pre-conditions for LHLCC entry and success? • Are others planning LHLCC services – independent and as FSC subsidiaries? • And can they become profitable? Moderator: European Aviation Club, Chairman, Rigas Doganis Panellists: • airBaltic, CEO, Martin Gauss • Dublin Airport, Managing Director, Vincent Harrison • ELFAA, Secretary General, John Hanlon • Pegasus, CCO, Guliz Ozturk |
| 10:45 | COFFEE |
| 11:15 | D-i-s-r-u-p-t-i-o-n! - The innovators who are defying the odds and re-writing Aviation & Travel Barriers to entry and regulatory red tape have not stopped entrepreneurs and innovative organisations from shaking up numerous industries. Irreversible change is also coming to Aviation & Travel. From ownership structures such as the cross-border JV, to LCC subsidiaries and new mobile and distribution technologies entering the supply chain, Aviation & Travel is being disrupted. • What’s coming around the corner (and what’s already arrived) that will reshape aviation and travel as we know it? • Will disruption come from within the aviation and travel industry, or be forced upon it from outside? • Who will be the winners and who will be the losers? Moderator: MW Travel Consultancy, Principal, Martin Warner Panellists: • CarTrawler, Chief Technology Officer, Bobby Healy • Concur, Senior Director Strategy, Johnny Thorsen • Ryanair, CCO, David O'Brien • Travelport, Global Head of Product & Marketing, Air Commerce, Ian Heywood |
| 12:15 | The World Aviation Summit closing debate: How productive is the global aviation industry? It’s boom times again for airlines as fuel prices retreat, but do we risk another ‘Money for Nothin’” cycle in industrial relations? Now may be the time for corporations to take some short-term pain to lock in the productivity gains for the inevitable return of tougher times. But will labour groups share a long-term view? In this blockbuster closing session, panellist will debate these issues and discuss other key issues: • Are Industrial Relations laws standing in the way of productivity gains in the aviation sector? • How sophisticated are the aviation corporations in their approach to bargaining? • How to achieve a consistent strategy across multiple labour groups to provide maximum efficiency? Moderator: European Aviation Club, Chairman, Rigas Doganis Panellists: • ALPA, Executive Administrator, Captain Rick Dominguez • Finavia, CEO, Kari Savolainen • Finnair, SVP Human Resources, Eija Hakakari • IFALPA, President, Martin Chalk • International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), Section Secretary, Gabriel Mocho Rodriguez • PrivatAir, President and Executive Chairman, Greg Thomas |
| 13:30 | Conference Close and LUNCH |
| Finavia hosted Winter Wonderland tour Following the conclusion of the Summit, Finavia Corporation have organised an evening tour to Winter Wonderland - winterworld.fi Transfers from the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa to Winter Wonderland will depart from the hotel at 14:30 and return transfers will bring delegates back at 17:30. The tour is now fully subscribed. |