2013 Airlines in Transition Highlights

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Throughout the 2013 event, CAPA also produced the following articles and briefs:

CAPA Airlines in Transition report, Part 1: The natural history of airline alliances
Airlines in Transition part 2: Where are smaller airlines in the new partnership world?
Airlines in Transition part 3: How full service airlines are reshaping models to be more competitive
Airlines in Transition part 4: Bridging the gap between full service and low-cost or hybrid airlines
Airlines in Transition part 5: Lighting Candles: Innovating to make profits: Big Data, Advanced Analytics
Airlines in Transition part 6: Working with airlines & consumers (and Charlie Sheen?) to enhance revenues
Airlines in Transition part 7: What keeps CEOs awake at night?
Airlines in Transition: Ancillaries come to the GDS, but websites still hold retail advantage
Airlines in Transition: Willie Walsh's view of the world of global airline alliances


The conference also featured CAPA's Airlines in Transition roundtable dinner


The Roundtable Dinner discussion topic was lead by Richard Quest (Anchor, CNN) and explored the following topics - 'Regulators out of control. The obsessive urge to control everything from denied boarding to charging for seat allocation. What's the point? Do consumers really benefit?'

Top table participants:

  • Derek Sharp, Group Vice President and Managing Director, Global Distribution Sales and Services, Travelport
  • Kevin Toland, CEO, Dublin Airport Authority
  • Christoph Mueller, CEO, Aer Lingus
  • Montie Brewer, Former CEO, Air Canada
  • Catherine Lynn, Group Commercial Director, easyJet
  • Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO, Ethiopian Airlines
  • Matthew Baldwin, Director Air Aviation and International Transport Affairs, European Commission
  • Jeffrey Shane, General Counsel, IATA
  • Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group
  • David Barger, CEO, JetBlue
  • Alex Cruz, CEO, Vueling