The 16th World Route Development Forum will see over 250 airlines represented with 450 airline delegates from across the globe. The Hub lists the carriers and some of the key airline personnel that will be present.
The low-cost sector will be strongly represented, with Canada's leading low-cost carrier, Wesjet represented by John Macleod, Vice President of Network and Strategy. This news should be of interest to the markets in the Caribbean as WestJet's international flights now represent 15% of its total network. In Europe, the Managing Director of Jet2.com, Ian Doubtfire will be present. oneworld's latest member Air Berlin will be able to outline their strategy and how its network will be affected by its joining of the oneworld alliance; Senior Vice President of Strategy, Stephan Nagel will be one of two Air Berlin delegates, whilst Europe's second largest low-cost carrier easyJet will be looking for new opportunities from its 19 bases represented by Catherine Lynn, Network and Planning Director, whilst Procurement Director, Warwick Brady will join the easyJet delegation. The world's largest LCC, Southwest Airlines will be led by lead delegate Lee Lipton, Director Network Strategic Planning.
With airline consolidation one of the major themes of 2010 we have a good attendance from the large Full Service Carriers involved in the large mergers who will be able update on their teams and the impact on their respective networks.
Robert Boyle, Director Strategy and Business Units of British Airways with Iberia represented by Juan Alberto Martin Mora (long haul) and Gonzalo Tello Alonso (Short Haul). Whilst the world's largest airline merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines will see United represented by Andrew Buchanan, Manager International Planning and Brian Znotins, Director International Planning of CO in attendance.
From Africa, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Girma Wake, who is also President of African Airlines association (AFRAA) is attending the GASS conference and will be on hand to discuss the Star Alliance members network and possible further developments within Africa to follow ASKY, the carrier set up in Lome, Tongo, but owned by Ethiopian.
We have a strong representation from the Chinese airlines for example, SkyTeam operator China Southern represented by Vice President Mr De Zhi Zhang, Vice President and Taipei based, China Airlines' Assistant Vice President Corporate Development, Jeremy Chang.
Of much interest to tourism destinations will be the presence of Thomas Cook owned Condor Airlines, one of the largest charter operators in the world will be represented by their Head of Planning, Eric Oberhuber
With cargo on the rebound, we have more cargo airline delegates than ever before, with many key carriers having their cargo Director ttending. Emirates Airlines Senior Vice President of Cargo Ram Menon will take meetings for the Dubai based operators freight division.
Worldwide airline alliances are well represented, particularly the Star Alliance where Horst Findeisen, Vice President of Business Development will be present with oneworld Commercial Director, Michael Blunt in attendance.
Full Airline Attendee List: (as of 16.09.2010)
ACD - Aiport Coordination Denmark & Iceland |
ACL - Airport Coordination UK |
Adria Airways |
Aegean Airlines |
Aeromexico |
Aeromexico Connect |
Aerorepublica Columbia |
Aerosur |
Aerosvit |
Afriqiyah Airlines |
Afriqiyah Cargo |
Air Algerie |
Air Astana |
Air Atlanta |
Air Baltic |
Air Berlin |
Air Bridge Cargo |
Air Canada |
Air Canada Jazz |
Air China |
Air China Cargo |
Air Dolomiti |
Air France |
Air India |
Air India Express |
Air Ivoire |
Air Malta |
Air New Zealand |
Air Nostrum |
Air One |
Air Philippines |
Air Tahiti Niu |
Air Transat |
Air Zimbabwe |
AirAsia |
AirAsiaX |
AirTran |
Alaska Airlines |
Alitalia |
All Nippon Airways |
Allegiant Air |
American Airlines |
American Eagle |
Amerijet International |
Anhui Airlines |
Antonov Design Bureau |
Arik Air |
Astraeus Airlines |
Astral Aviation |
Augsburg Airways |
Austrian Airlines |
Avion Express |
Avro |
AZAL |
Aztec Airways |
B&H Airlines |
BA Cityflyer |
Bahamasair |
Bangkok Airways |
Beijing Capital Airlines |
Bird Travel Pvt. Ltd |
Blackcomb Aviation |
Blue 1 |
British Airways |
BVI Airways |
Cathay Pacific |
Cayman Airways |
Cebu Pacific Air |
Changan Airlines |
China Airlines |
China Eastern Airlines |
China Southern |
China West Air |
Cityjet |
Colette Vacations |
Condor Airlines |
Continental Airlines |
Copa Airlines |
Cosmos |
CSA Czech Airlines |
CVC Viagens |
Dalmatian.hr |
Delta Air Lines |
Dragon Air |
Easyjet |
Egyptair |
El Al Isreal Airlines |
Emirates |
Ethiopian Airlines |
Etihad |
Etihad Crystal Cargo |
Eurojetair Ltd |
EuroLot |
Eurowings |
Exp.Air Cargo |
Expo Aviation |
Fars Air Qeshm |
Feel Air |
Finnair Mainline |
First Air |
First Choice |
Fly Montserat |
FreeBird |
Frontier Airlines |
Georgian International Airlines |
Germanwings |
Girag Air Cargo |
Global Aviation Holdings |
GOL |
Goldfield Ghanaian Airways |
Grand China Airlines |
Gulf Air |
Haibao Airlines |
Haier Air |
Hainan Airlines |
Hawaiian Airlines |
Henan Airlines |
Hong Kong Airlines |
Hong Kong Express |
Horizon Air |
Hungarocontroll |
Iberia |
Icelandair |
IndiGo |
Indonesia AirAsia |
Indus Travels |
Insel Air |
Iraqi Airways |
Jade Cargo |
Japan Airlines |
Jat Airways |
Jet Air |
Jet Airways |
Jet Vision Airlines |
Jet2.com |
Jetairfly |
JetBlue |
Jetstar Airways |
Jetstar Asia |
Jiangsu Airlines |
Kenya Airways |
Kingfisher |
KLM |
KLM Cityhopper |
Kunming Airlines |
LAN Airlines |
Lan Argentina |
LAN Cargo |
Lan Chile |
Lan Ecuador |
Lan Express |
Lan Peru |
LIAT |
LOT Charter |
LOT Polish Airlines |
Lucky Air |
Lufthansa |
Lufthansa Cityline |
Lufthansa Italia |
Mahan Airlines |
Mahan Airlines Cargo |
Malaysia Airlines |
Malaysia Airlines Cargo |
Malev Hungarian Airlines |
Malmo Aviation |
Middle East Airlines |
MNG Airlines |
Monarch Airlines |
Moonlight Air |
North American Airlines |
Norwegian.com |
Oman Air |
Omni Air International |
One Time Airlines |
Pakistan International Airlines |
Palestimian Airlines |
Perm Airlines |
Philippine Airlines |
Polar Air Cargo |
Polet Airlines |
Porter Airlines |
PTL Airlines |
Qantas Airways Limited |
Qatar Airlines |
RAK Airways |
Regional Cargo |
Royal Air Maroc |
Royal Brunei Airlines |
Ruslan International Airlines |
Ryanair |
Sahil Airlines |
Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy (SAT) |
SAS |
SEAIR |
Shaheen Air International |
Shantao Airlines |
Shenzhen Airlines |
Silkway |
Sky Airlines |
Sky Wing |
Slot Coordination Czech republic |
Smartlynx |
Smartlynx Italia |
South African Airways |
Southwest Airlines |
Spanair |
Spirit Airlines |
Star Alliance |
Swiss International Airlines |
TAM Linhas Aereas |
TAM Paraguay |
TAME Linea Aerea de Ecuador |
TAP Air Portugal |
Tarom |
Thai Air Asia |
Thai Airways International |
Thai Tiger |
Thomson Airways |
Tianjin Airlines |
Tiger Airways |
Tiger Airways Australia |
Trade Global marketing Tours |
Transaero |
Travel & Transport |
Tui Travel |
Turkish Airlines |
Turkmenistan Airlines |
Ukraine International Airlines |
United Airlines |
UPS |
US Airways |
Varig |
Vietjet AirAsia |
Vietnam Airlines |
Vision Airlines |
Vladavia |
Volga - Dnepr Airlines |
Vueling |
Westjet |
White Airways |
Win Air |
Windrose Aviation |
Winnjet |
Wolf Global Air |
World Airways |
Wuhan Airlines |
Xiamen Airlines |
Yunnan Airlines |
Zenith Airways |