Airline Leader Summit | 17-18 May 2018
AAPA Insight – Firm Increases In Passenger And Cargo Demand Underpin Improved Financial Performance For Asia Pacific Airlines
July 12, 2018 | CAPAAssociation of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman highlights a successful past year for airlines across the Asia Pacific region achieving USD8.8 billion in combined net earnings for the full year 2017. The global economy saw broadly based growth in … Read More
Dublin Airport Update – A Lot Of Growth, A Lot Of New Capacity And Many New Air Services, Including Two Landmark Links To Asia
July 12, 2018 | CAPAVincent Harrison, managing director, Dublin Airport charts the rise of Dublin Airport both on a European and Intercontinental scale. Now among the leading European hubs for trans-Atlantic connectivity and with infrastructure investment including a new, longer runway, new flights from Cathay … Read More
Datalex Insight – Digitalisation Will Deliver A Travel Retail Future That Will Become More And More Personlised For Passengers
July 12, 2018 | CAPAAs a market leader in digital commerce for travel retail, Datalex says the future will become more and more personalised. Airlines want to leverage the rich customer data they hold. The emergence of new Artificial Intelligence technologies combined with new … Read More
Pittsburgh International Airport CEO Update – Growing Demand Through Targeted Marketing Campaigns Specific To Destination And Airline Partners
July 12, 2018 | CAPAPittsburgh International Airport has now enjoyed two full years of monthly traffic rises. The airport’s CEO Christina Cassotis highlights how the airport has emerged from the shadows after losing its hub status and how it is working with airline partners to explore a … Read More
Cathay Pacific CEO Update – The Transformation Of The Business, Its Four Pillar Strategy, Data, New Aircraft And Building A Balanced Network
May 28, 2018 | CAPACathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg discusses the ongoing transformation of the Cathay Pacific business which includes around 700 different initiatives at different stages of development. He highlights the airline’s four pillar strategy – how the airline is looking to make better … Read More
The Cost Equation: Cutting Costs And Strategies For Competing With Low Cost Carriers
May 28, 2018 | CAPAUnderlying cost is necessarily a key part of an airline’s revenue outcome. Maintaining cost discipline is a complex art. It is made more difficult by the fluctuations in uncontrollable input costs such as fuel, but every full service airline is … Read More
airBaltic CEO Update: Reporting Records As It Takes Further Steps To Becoming An Exclusive Bombardier CSeries Operator
May 27, 2018 | CAPAairBaltic chairman of the board and CEO Martin Gauss discusses how a record 2017 performance has been a platform for further success over the first four months of 2018. He highlights the strong performance of its Bombardier CSeries … Read More
Eurowings Update: Europe’s Fastest Growing LCC And Its Digital Development
May 27, 2018 | CAPAEurowings CCO Oliver Wagner discusses the Eurowings development journey and how it is delivered tremendous growth within the Lufthansa group over recent years. He notes that this has delivered some complexities to the airline’s operations, but that the business is … Read More
Amedeo CEO Update: Adapting To Market Conditions With Lower Rentals And Selling A New Life For The A380
May 27, 2018 | CAPAAmedeo CEO Mark Lapidus says it is a “fascinating time and challenging” for the leasing business as a continued widespread focus on airline costs brings down lease rates. He outlines how the leasing business is having to adapt to the … Read More
Travelport Update: Keeping Up With Emerging Technologies In Aviation
May 27, 2018 | CAPATravelport global head of product & marketing, air commerce, Ian Heywood highlights that it is no longer ‘if’ but ‘how’ and ‘when’ NDC becomes a reality, but says concerns remain over the time it is taking to deliver the proposed … Read More