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The 20th World Route Development Forum
Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 20 – 23 September 2014
Strategy Summit
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Taking place alongside World Routes in Chicago on Sunday 21 & Monday 22 September, the World Routes Strategy Summit, sponsored by Oman Airports Management Company, will bring together over 60 CEOs and senior leaders from across the route development and aviation industries to participate in discussions that will set the commercial and political agenda for the aviation industry in the coming 12-18 months.
Sunday, 21 September 2014
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Opening Remarks - Summit Chairman
Presentation of certificate to Summit Sponsor - OAMC
Michael Miller, Head of Content and Industry Relations, Routes
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Panel Discussion: Critical Issues in Air Transport Today – Are We Making Progress?
70 years on from the Chicago Convention does aviation legislation need to move on from the history books? How does the industry unite to encourage faster liberalization? How do we tackle government taxation and visa restrictions? What will the 2nd century of civil aviation look like? Is the airline industry entering a period of sustained growth, or are there further economic shocks to come?
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Morning refreshments
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Panel Discussion: Airports – Under Pressure!
Traditional business models for airports are increasingly under pressure, how will the airports of the future be financed? What role will non-aeronautical revenues play? Will aeronautical revenues continue to fall? Are there too many small regional airports? Should governments interfere with market forces and play a role in operating small airports?
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Lunch Break
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Chicago: Reinventing a Global Hub
Rosemarie Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
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1-2-1 Interview with Sir Tim Clark, CEO, Emirates
Interviewer: Aaron Heslehurst
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Afternoon Refreshments
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Panel Discussion: Getting “Smart” About Regulation: The Regions Have Their Say
What are the regulatory challenges faced by airlines within regions and regional blocs? What are the market access and passenger rights issues? Where are regulators most alert to industry concerns and where is their decision-making most unclear? Can the policy goals of regulators be realized in a more narrowly tailored and market-friendly way? Should the industry be looking for regulatory best practices on a global scale, for example in passenger rights or carbon emissions, or is it best to allow national and regional approaches to continue to prevail?
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Aviation In 2044 - 100 Years After The Chicago Convention
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Chairman’s closing remarks
Monday, 22 September 2014
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Refreshments
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Panel Discussion: Ensuring Efficient Flow of Passengers at Airports
Many initiatives to improve security are launched by ICAO (Traveller Identification Programme (ICAO TRIP), IATA and ACI (Smart Security (SmartS)) and States (TSA Secure Flight program). How can we ensure that all security and airport processing programmes are harmonized, effective, efficient and pleasant for the passenger?
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Africa – The next frontier for growth
MEC Economic Development & Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal
Michael Mabuyakhulu, MEC Economic Development & Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal
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Networking Break
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The Passenger and Cargo Components to Air Service Development
Each airline approaches new route development slightly differently. Passenger data analyses are critical, but cargo comprises a part of the air service development decision. What factors in route decisions are deemed most critical today? How much does cargo influence route decisions? What do airlines need to have from airports to help feed that decision? How is Big Data influencing decisions today?
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Lunch Break
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Panel Discussion: "New Planes, New Range, New Routes"
As new aircraft are introduced with improved operating characteristics, longer range, and new options for airlines, there is a window of opportunity for carriers and communities to connect new cities with nonstop flights like never before. Already the Boeing 787 has helped launch routes such as London-Austin and Tokyo-Boston. What global connections are now efficiently possible? How will the Airbus A350 and Bombardier C-Series change route planning? Where will we see the the most use of newer aircraft? Will these developments bypass traditional airport hubs or enhance them?
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Panel Discussion: "What Passengers Want On The Ground"
What are passengers' needs on the ground and while they travel? How is technology evolving to reach passengers at every point in the travel experience? Which airlines and airports are innovative about the information offered to passengers on the ground? Where should this segment of the industry be in 10 years?
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Networking Break
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Panel Discussion: A Multi-Dimensional View on Sustainability in Aviation
The aviation industry remains concerned about the dependence on oil, the volatility of prices, and declining supply, and remains committed to searching for new ways. How can the industry balance economic, labour, and environmental factors in addressing the important issue of sustainability?
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Preliminary conclusions from the Summit
* Please note like all events, the programme is subject to change.
Speakers
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Sir Tim Clark
President & CEO, Emirates -
Kevin Knight
Chief Strategy Officer, Etihad Airways -
Aaron Heslehurst
News Anchor & Presenter, BBC World News -
Rosemarie Andolino
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation -
Scott Kirby
President, American Airlines -
Jim Compton
Vice Chairman and Chief Revenue Officer, United Airlines