Pierre Régis, Managing Director, Marseille-Provence Airport
Strategy Summit
Sponsored by Edmonton International Airport, the Routes Europe Strategy Summit opened on the afternoon of Sunday 6th April. The Summit brought together leading industry experts to debate air service and route development issues affecting commercial aviation across Europe in a series moderator led panel discussions. The Summit opened to all delegates and gave a valuable insight into aviation across the region and helped set the scene for the face-to-face meetings throughout the rest of the event.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
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Frédéric Gagey, Chairman & CEO, Air France
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Session 1
Low Cost Carriers – The next frontier for innovation
LCCs continue to be a driving force in Europe; but as the traditional LCC model evolves, with carriers beginning to offer similar services to passengers, will price be the only differentiator? Will the LCCs continue to compete against each other or will they be looking to take market share from some of the legacy carriers? What challenges will these “game changers” face in the future and who will challenge them? How are LCCs differentiating themselves? Will further LCCs emerge from FSCs or new start ups?
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Presentation by Edmonton International Airport, Summit Sponsor
Selling route development to your stakeholders
Carol Hewitt, Director, Route Development, Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton International Airport continually engages their stakeholders in a program about the complexities of how airports work with airlines. Carol Hewitt will share with you some guidelines, direction and training materials that she uses with her stakeholders to gain their investment and support to deliver air service results.
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Networking Break
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Session 2
Government Policy – can progress be made or is it just a case of Déjà Vu?
Restrictive regulations, high taxes and unfair subsidies are stifling true competition. Europe is not a level playing field…how can industry bodies work together to implement changes for the good of the whole industry? What form will consolidation take and how will the Alliances emerge?
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Inspired by Iceland
Taking on a Volcano
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Session 3
Cruising at Altitude - working with the cruise and tour operator industry
The global cruise industry is the fastest growing segment of the travel and tourism industry. How can the cruise industry and the aviation industry work together more closely? What is the future role of the wider tour operator industry?
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Closing Remarks
Adrian Newton, Group Director, Transport & Technology, UBM Live
* Please note like all events, the programme is subject to change.
Speakers
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Pierre Régis
Managing Director, Marseille-Provence Airport -
Frédéric Gagey
Chairman & CEO, Air France -
Fernando Estrada
Strategy, Alliance and Business Development Director, Vueling Airlines -
John Weatherill
Network & Schedule Planning, WestJet -
Vijay Poonoosamy
Vice President International & Public Affairs, Etihad Airways -
Tamur Goudarzi Pour
Director, Network Planning, Lufthansa