Cairns Airport to present CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025
Cairns Airport announced (27-Feb-2025) a partnership with CAPA - Centre for Aviation to present the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025 at the Cairns Convention Centre on 31-Jul-2025 and 01-Aug-2025. The event will feature leaders from the aviation, tourism and hospitality industries to the region for a series of strategic sessions aimed at shaping the future of air travel. Airport CEO Richard Barker stated: "Hosting CAPA will enable us to welcome the cream of the aviation and tourism sectors to Cairns, the northern gateway to Australia. We will be front and centre as our industry's top executives examine where we're headed, with insights into local and global trends". [more - original PR]
Background ✨
The CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific 2025 in Cairns will feature prominent figures from the aviation industry. This follows similar events, such as the CAPA Airline Leader Summit in Brisbane on 12/13-Sep-2024, which included executives like AirAsia Group CCO Paul Carroll and Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson1. Cairns Airport has previously engaged with its local tourism industry through aviation forums to discuss future priorities and feedback from international markets2.