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 AVIATION
INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN
STOCKHOLM FOR INAUGURAL ROUTES
LEADERS FORUM
Executive
level speakers and delegates to
address major air transport
issues and advance industry
cooperation.
About
the Routes Leaders Forum
www.routesleadersforum.com
About Routes www.routesonline.com
Over
250 senior industry leaders
representing airlines, airports,
governmental authorities,
research bodies, banking and
investment houses, aerospace
industries and service providers
will attend the inaugural Routes
Leaders Forum at
-
International Fairs, Stockholm,
23-25
September
- to discuss key trends and
challenges affecting air
transport and to strengthen
industry partnerships and
cooperation.
The
Routes Leaders Forum, titled
'Airlines and Airports - Towards
a Common Vision', will focus on
four important topics: EU/US open
skies, the dynamic growth of
China and India, aviation and the
environment, and the imminent
move of the low-cost carriers
into the long-haul sector.
It is co-located with Routes, the
World Route Development Forum,
which this year is expected to
attract over 2000 air service
development professionals to
discuss and plan new air service
opportunities.
Commenting
on the catalyst for launching the
forum, Mike Howarth, Chairman of
Routes, said: 'Routes is now in
its 13th year and the Leaders
Forum will provide it with an
important new dimension. Although
many of the airlines and airports
at the event are in competition
with each other they are also in
the same industry, sharing the
same threats and opportunities.
So while the network planners and
the airport marketers meet and
plan their new services at Routes
itself, their CEO's and other
industry decision makers at the
Leaders Forum will try to
influence the industry framework
as a whole, ensuring profitable
and sustainable growth into the
future.'
 Moderated
by Professor Rigas Doganis and Ms
Marie Ehrling, the Routes Leaders
Forum will feature such
distinguished speakers
as:
Professor
Fariba Alamdari, Vice President
Market & Value Analysis,
Boeing Commercial
Airplanes
Mr.
Alex Cruz, Chief Executive
Officer, clickair
Mr.
Tim Clark, President, Emirates
Airline & Managing Director
of Sri Lankan
Airlines
Mr.
Wu Fan, Director General, Office
of Civil Aviation Leadership
Group, Yunan Provincial People's
Government and Chairman, Yunan
Provincial Airports Group,
Kunming Wujaba International
Airport
Mr.
Gilles Gantelet, Deputy Head
Internal Market, Aviation
Agreements and Multilateral
Relations of the Directorate
General for Energy and Transport
at the European
Commission
Dr.
Duncan Garrood, Commercial
Director, BAA Ltd.
Mr.
Roger Gardner, Chief Executive
Omega
Mr.
Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Managing
Director, GMR Hyderabad
International
Airport
Mr.
Paul Gretch, Director of the
Office of International Aviation
at the U.S. Department of
Transportation
Mr.
John Hanlon, Secretary General
European Low Fares Airline
Association
Mr.
Alex Hendriks, Acting Director
CEATS, Deputy Director ATM
Strategies,
Eurocontrol
Mr.
Paul Luijten, Senior Director
Corporate Affairs, Schiphol
Group
Mrs.
Anita Mehra Homayoun, Vice
President Marketing &
Corporate Communications
Department of Civil Aviation /
Dubai International
Airport
Dato'
Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid,
Managing Director, Malaysia
Airports Holdings
Berhad
Ms.
Kerrie Mather, CEO, Macquarie
Airports & Executive Director
Macquarie Bank
Mr.
Azran Osman-Rani, Chief Executive
Officer AirAsia X
Mr.
David Stroud, RDG Director &
Managing Director
ASM
Mr.
Justin Symonds, Global Head of
Transportation & Logistics
Sector Advisory, ABN
AMRO
Ms.
Asa Torstensson, Swedish Minister
of Infrastructure
Mr.
Willie Walsh, Chief
Executive, British Airways
Plc
Mr.
Rong Hua Wang, Director General
of the Department of Air
Transportation of the General
Administration of Civil Aviation
of China
For
the full Leaders Forum programme
please see:
http://www.routesleadersforum.com/
The
Routes Leaders Forum will take
place alongside the 13th World
Route Development Forum, the
annual event that brings together
airlines, airports and suppliers
to discuss and plan new air
services worldwide. This year's
event, hosted by
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and the
City of Stockholm, is forecasted
to attract over delegates from
650 airports, 350 airlines,
tourism authorities, European
Union Airport Coordinators and
economic development agencies
spanning more than 120
countries.
Routes
organises and operates
world-renowned airline and
airport networking events through
its Regional and World Route
Development Forums. It is now
part of the Route Development
Group (RDG), a family of
inter-related companies,
strategic partners and associates
that is the leading global force
in the strategically important
'route development' sector of air
transport.
www.routedevgroup.com
The
13th World Route Development
Forum 2007 will take place in
Stockholm, Sweden, 23-25
September. Previous World Route
Development Forums occurred in
Cannes, Abu Dhabi, Oslo, London,
Rome, Amsterdam, Dublin, Athens,
Edinburgh, Madrid, Copenhagen and
Dubai. The 2008 and 2009 events
will be held in Kuala Lumpur and
Beijing respectively and bidding
is already underway to host the
2010 event.
Region-specific
events are: Routes Regional
Europe, Routes Regional Asia,
Routes Regional Africa and Routes
Regional Americas.
For
information, images, or to
register to attend the Routes
Leaders Forum please
contact:
Michele
Lewis
Routes
Leaders Forum
Communications
Director
T:
+44 (0)161 234 2730
M:
+44 (0)7729 501 369
E:
michele.lewis@routesonline.com
ROUTES
LIMITED WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR
ENTERPRISE
Manchester-based
company global force in
international aviation route
development
Routes
has won the prestigious Queen's
Award for Enterprise:
International Trade 2007.
The award, for outstanding
business performance and
commercial success, recognises
Routes' sustained contribution to
aviation route development
through its innovative Regional
and World Route Development
Forums.
Since
1995, Routes' annual forums have
directly shaped the world's
future air networks by providing
a platform for airlines, airports
and suppliers to meet, plan, and
formalise aviation route
agreements. The company's main
market is in South East Asia,
followed by Europe, the Middle
East and the
Americas.
"We
are honoured and delighted to
receive the Queen's Award for
Enterprise. It is a testament to
the company's pioneering concept
and approach in facilitating
strategic air route development
and acting as a catalyst for
regional economic growth" says
Mike Howarth, Chairman of Routes.
"The efforts of our dedicated
team, continual research to
inform improvements to the events
and delegate support from across
the aviation industry sectors are
fundamental to our
success."
The
year-on-year growth of the forums
reflects the ever increasing
importance of the route
development industry. From
its inception in 1995, the annual
World Route Development Forum has
achieved over a 20 fold increase
in delegate attendance and the
outlook for the industry and
Routes is one of continued
expansion. This year's
event, hosted by
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and the
City of Stockholm, is forecasted
to attract 2350 delegates from
650 airports, 350 airlines,
tourism authorities, European
Union Airport Coordinators and
economic development agencies
spanning more than 120
countries.
The
2008 and 2009 events will be held
in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing
respectively and bidding is
already underway to host the 2010
event.
The
Queen's Awards for Enterprise are
presented every year to UK
businesses that have demonstrated
outstanding achievement in one of
three categories: international
trade, innovation and sustainable
development. The awards are
made by the Queen on the
recommendation of the Prime
Minister, who is assisted by a
specialist Advisory Committee
comprised of representatives from
Government, trade and industry
and trade unions. Routes is
entitled to the award until
2012.
About
Routes www.routesonline.com
Routes
Limited organises and operates
world-renowned airline and
airport networking events through
its Regional and World Route
Development Forums. The company
was founded in 1995 by Mike
Howarth. It is now a subsidiary
of the Route Development Group
(RDG), a family of inter-related
companies, strategic partners and
associates that is the leading
global force in the strategically
important 'route development'
sector of air transport.
www.routedevgroup.com
The
13th World Route Development
Forum 2007 will take place in
Stockholm, Sweden, 23-25
September. Previous World Route
Development Forums occurred in
Cannes, Abu Dhabi, Oslo, London,
Rome, Amsterdam, Dublin, Athens,
Edinburgh, Madrid, Copenhagen and
Dubai.
Region-specific
events are: Routes Regional
Europe, Routes Regional Asia,
Routes Regional Africa and Routes
Regional Americas.
Queen's
Awards www.queensawards.org.uk
The
Queen's Awards for Enterprise are
the UK's most prestigious awards
for business performance. They
recognise and reward outstanding
achievements by UK
companies.
For
further information or images
please contact:
Michele
Lewis
Event
Communications
Director
Routes
T:
+44 (0)161 234 2730
M:
+44 (0)7729 501 369
E:
michele.lewis@routesonline.com
Steve
J. Chandler
Group
Marketing Director
The
Route Development
Group
T:
+44 (0)161 234 2711
M:
+44 (0)7773 351262
E:
steve@routedevgroup.com
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