The Australasian aviation market has been one of the most profitable in the world, and this has attracted the entry of new carriers both domestically and from overseas. However, intensifying competition and soaring fuel prices have impacted airline profits, and many in the industry fear that the aviation industry will enter a downcycle.
In these trying times there is an opportunity for the aviation industry to shed excess capacity and undergo consolidation. Come and hear from the key airlines on how to manage risks and tackle challenges on the most pressing issues facing them.
On the investor side, pension and superannuation funds are active investors in the growing Australasian aviation market as well as on the international stage. Gain insight into their investing strategies in the current market at Airfinance Journal and Euromoney Seminars’ Inaugural Australasia Airfinance Conference - the forum that brings together the aviation industry’s leading experts.
Key issues to be discussed include:
• Fuel: High costs and the hedging imperative
• Export credit and the Australasian market
• What is the outlook for the Australasian regional aircraft market?
• Developments in the Australasian operating leasing market
• An advisor’s perspective of the anatomy of Australasian aircraft finance transactions
• Is it a good time to invest in aviation?
...and much more. Don’t miss the chance to network with and hear firsthand from the region’s leading arrangers, airlines, lessors, investors and lawyers on the latest trends and developments in the Australasian aviation industry.
Featuring the following key speakers:
Tony Davis, CEO, Tiger Airways
Richard Richards, Group General Manager – Business Separation & Fleet, Qantas
Richard Thomson, General Manager, Corporate Finance, Air New Zealand
Vipula Gunatilleka, CFO, Sri Lankan Airlines
Jeff Chatfield, Chairman, SkyWest Airlines
Craig Saddler, President, Boeing Australia & South Pacific Region
Colin Stuart, Vice President Marketing, Airbus
Orlando Jose Ferreira Neto, Managing Director, Embraer Asia Pacific
Laurent Negre, Sales Director, Austrlasia & South Pacific, ATR