World Routes Strategy Summit 2013 Findings Published

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MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 26 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     Conference White Paper produced outlining the discussions and conclusions

of the aviation industry's top executives

    Aaron Heslehurst, News Anchor and Presenter for BBC World Television, who

chaired the Summit and Shruti Vijayakumar, Air Transport Specialist at The

World Bank have produced a conference white paper reporting the findings of the

World Routes Strategy Summit 2013, which took place 6-7 October in Las Vegas,

Nevada, alongside the 19th World Route Development Forum.

    The Summit, which was held in partnership with ICAO and The World Bank and

sponsored by Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), brought together senior

leaders and key stakeholders from aviation, tourism and cargo to participate in

discussions that will set the commercial and political agenda for the industry.

The event attracted airline and airport CEOs, Ministers of Tourism and leaders

of industry associations worldwide.

    Dr. Charles E. Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist at The World

Bank Group who moderated the panel discussion entitled A Sustainable Future for

Aviation says of the Summit: "The World Routes Strategy Summit is the annual 'D

Check' or 'Heavy Maintenance Visit' of the air transport industry. During two

days each year, top airline and airport executives, aviation authorities, and

officials of international organisations gather during the World Routes Forum

to discuss, dismantle, and analyse every part of our fascinating air transport

system. Their insight and conclusions are outlined in a White Paper, which can

be seen as health bill of the industry!"

    "The World Routes Strategy Summit is the only forum where senior executives

from airlines, airports, tourism authorities and governments gather to discuss

the issues and thrash out the solutions facing the aviation and tourism

industry," adds Nigel Mayes, Commercial & Relationships Director for Routes,

UBM Live continuing: "We had over 1,000 executives play their part in this

year's conference, making it our largest summit ever."

    The report details the conclusions from each of the sessions which took

place over the two-day event which covered many aspects of the industry. Points

raised include the fact that collaboration across the airline, airport and

tourism sectors is key to adapting to a challenging market environment whilst

governments also play a key role to success. This was the finding from The

Golden Triangle - Airports, Airlines and Tourism session and speakers during

this insightful session also raised the need to improve connectivity across the

US to promote domestic travel to international visitors.

    The Addressing CO2 Emissions session found that the decision which was made

at the 38th ICAO assembly to commit the organisation's 198 member states to

develop a global market-based mechanism (MBM) to address international aviation

emissions by 2016 was hailed by the EU but viewed by others as a missed

opportunity. The session found that the industry remains committed to carbon

neutral growth whilst highlighting the need for the industry to remain

involved. The State of the Industry session saw panellists emphasising that

whilst the industry remains fragile, growing collaboration with stakeholders is

a positive sign for the future and that there is a need to open the lines of

communication with passengers to improve service, particularly in view of the

expected growth in demand for air transport in the rising middle classes and

emerging markets.

    The World Routes Strategy Summit Conference White Paper, which includes

more detail on the above sessions and more, is available to view online for all

registered Routesonline users at:

http://www.routesonline.com/suppliers/2355/routes/80/latest-developments/#latest-developmentsContent

    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 were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August

2010. From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and

Exhibition become 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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