Highlights include:
• The Big Debate: Riding the capacity wave – How does Americas aviation capitalise on stellar demand while dealing with a deepening skills crisis?
North and Latin American markets have seen like-for-like traffic soar by 50% or more as the region experiences resurgent air travel demand. But, do operations have the people and processes in place to rise to the challenge of the rebound? This session will hear from leading stakeholders on how they are meeting the capacity challenge. Panellists include: Rafael Echevarne, Director General, ACI LAC; Jared Azcuy, CEO, Alliance Ground International; Olivier Arrindell, CEO, Ava Airways; Raul Barrera, Senior Vice President – Commercial and Business Development, Menzies Aviation.
• Skills Shortages: Convincing non-aviation people to join us at the airport – stakeholder case studies
An entire generation of operatives, pushback drivers and passenger service personnel left us during the pandemic never to return. So, how are we reaching a new audience segments that will be so essential to servicing escalating demand? This session invites stakeholders to share their stories. Panellists include: Gautam Thakkar, CEO, Unifi Service; Frederico Melim, VP Ground Operations, Arajet
• Market trends: Mergers, acquisitions and consolidation in ground handling: does bigger mean better?
The Americas ground handling market has seen a wave of acquisitions in the aftermath of the Covid crisis. This session will ask why and how far will this trend of consolidation will go? We’ll also debate what mergers mean for the range, quality and cost of ground handling services being offered to airline customers in the region.
• Sustainability: Green hydrogen – the aviation fuel of the future?
Electric is the sustainable equipment option of choice among today’s operators who are looking to embrace more environmentally friendly equipment within their fleets. However, does green hydrogen power offer a smarter and more sustainable long-term solution not just for the ramp, but aircraft and inside the terminal buildings too?
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We look forward to welcoming you to Punta Cana this June.
