Middle Eastern Airline CEOs Flock to World Routes

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MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 5 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

CEOs of Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways & Etihad Airways confirm participation

at World Routes Strategy Summit

The World Routes Strategy Summit, taking place at World Routes in Chicago,

20-23 September 2014, will see speakers from all three major Middle East

airlines, as well as many other senior airline leaders. Middle East speakers

include Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways; James Hogan, CEO of Etihad

Airways and Sir Tim Clark, President & CEO of Emirates.

Mr Hogan will give a keynote address; Mr Al Baker will take part in a panel

discussion on Critical Issues in Air Transport Today whilst Sir Tim Clark will

be interviewed one-to-one during the Summit. In addition, major airline

speakers at the event will include Scott Kirby, President of American Airlines,

Jim Compton, Vice Chairman of United Airlines, Vitaly Savelyev, CEO of Aeroflot

and Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.

Occurring on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September, the World Routes Strategy

Summit is open to all attending World Routes delegates and will open the 20th

World Route Development Forum in Chicago, Illinois, USA co-hosted by the City

of Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Choose Chicago, the city's tourism

organisation.

"World Routes is where the industry meets, and where critical issues in

aviation, travel and tourism are debated to advance the industry. We have a

great set of executive speakers this year in Chicago," said Mike Miller, Head

of Content and Industry Relations for Routes.

The Strategy Summit is the only forum where senior leaders and key stakeholders

from aviation, tourism authorities and governments come together to participate

in discussions that will set the commercial and political agenda for the

industry. The event will bring these industry thought leaders under one roof to

participate in a number of discussions covering topics affecting the industry

today such as route development, infrastructure, airport processing and

security, sustainability and how new aircraft will alter route planning.

The 20th anniversary World Routes event will be held at Chicago's McCormick

Place, the largest convention facility in the Western Hemisphere.  With the

most diverse economy in the United States, and home to several of the aviation

industry's leading companies, Chicago makes the perfect home for the 20th World

Route Development Forum.

For more information and to register for World Routes in Chicago visit

http://www.routesonline.com

Notes to Editors

About Routes

- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events

through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is

one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas

and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a

consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.

http://www.asm-global.com. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live division of

UBM plc.

- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five

continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,

promote their brands and expand their markets.  Through premiere brands such as

MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes

portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,

conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and

certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies

across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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