Dear Colleagues
The programme for the 4th European Aviation Conference being held at Cranfield on 18-20th November is now published (see below). We have some fantastic speakers and a great programme. Please share with any interested colleagues and considering coming along to participate in this great event.
Location Cranfield University, UK.
Conference Fees
£350 (2 days) including Gala Dinner
£250 (1 day) including Gala Dinner
A special reduced fee is applicable for members of GARS:
£ 225 including Gala Dinner
A limited number of student places are also available:
£150 (2 days) including Gala Dinner
(NB: A £50 discount is given to any delegate choosing not to attend the Gala Dinner)
To register, go to: www.cranfield.ac.uk/EAC2015<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/EAC2015>
Programme - Restricting the Skies: The End of Airline Liberalisation?
Wednesday, 18th November 2015
19:30 Welcome Reception, Mitchell Hall, Cranfield University
Sponsored by Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Thursday, 19th November 2015
08:00 Welcome Coffee and Conference Registration
Sponsored by Frontier Economics
09:00 Session 1 Opening and Welcome
Chair: Keith Mason, Cranfield University
Speakers: Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines
Steve Perkins, OECD
10:15 Coffee Break - Sponsored by Frontier Economics
10:15 Session 2 Economics and Politics of Liberalisation: Past and Present
The conference starts with an analysis of key experiences and outcomes of airline liberalisation. The discussions will cover the gains from liberalization. How these gains are measured - whether they are usually over- or underestimated, and what effects liberalisation has had on tourism and trade? Furthermore, the role of the different stakeholders will be taken into account.
Chair: Kostas Iatrou, Managing Director & VP PR, ATRS
Speakers: Charles Schlumberger, World Bank
Tae Oum, UBC, Sauder School of Business
Dan Elliott, Frontier Economics
TBC
12:30 Lunch - Sponsored by InterVISTAS
13:30 Session 3: Level Playing Field – The Core Issues
Everybody talks about level playing fields, but how can they be identified? Which dimensions need to be levelled and which differences are comparative advantages rather than competitive distortions? A special focus will be given to 6th freedom traffic.
Chair: Guillaume Burghouwt, SEO Amsterdam Economics
Speakers: Mike Tretheway, InterVISTAS
Laurent Timsit, Air France-KLM
Martin Biesel, Air Berlin
James Lee Phillips, German Pilots Association
Roger Maynard, Advisor to IAG
15:00 Key Address
Paul Kehoe, CEO Birmingham Airport
15:30 Coffee Break Sponsored by Frontier Economics
15:45 Session 4: Liberalisation, Competition Policy and Ownership of Airlines
Many questions are linked to the ownership issue: Is government ownership a problem in liberalized markets? Are ownership restrictions out of date? What is the role for competition policy? Are competition concerns being used as an excuse for protection? Do Gulf airlines’ investments affect government policies?
Chair Tuba Toru, Istanbul Technical University
Speakers: Volodymyr Bilotkach, Newcastle University
John Balfour, Clyde & Co
TBC
16:30 Key Address: Good and bad Liberalisation
Cathal Guiomard, Former Commissioner for Aviation Regulation, Dublin, Ireland
17:00 Coffee Break Sponsored by Frontier Economics
17:30 Session 5: The Debate: Do Gulf Carriers distort the Level Playing Field?
Our conference program always includes a debate on a critical issue between two opposing views, this year’s debate refers to the Gulf carriers’ growth and their supposed preferred treatment by the respective governments.
Chair: Nicole Adler, Hebrew University
Debaters: Jaap de Wit, Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis
Ian Douglas, University of New South Wales
Andreas Wittmer, University of St. Gallen
TBC
18:30 Close
19:30 Gala Dinner: The Sculpture Gallery, Woburn Abbey
Friday, 20th November 2015
08:30 Welcome Coffee Sponsored by Frontier Economics
09:00 Key Address: Welcome to Cranfield University
Sir Peter Gregson, VC & CEO of Cranfield University
09:30 Review of Previous Day’s Proceedings
Speakers: Michael Tretheway, InterVISTAS
Hans-Martin Niemeier, University of Applied Sciences Bremen
09:45 Session 6: Martin Kunz Memorial Lecture: Twenty Years of Low-Cost Carrier Research (or How I Personally Benefited From Liberalisation)
Sponsored by SEO Economic Research
This is the 12th year where we will recognise an outstanding researcher or public policy commentator. This year the lecture will be given by Professor Martin Dresner, Robert H. Smith School of Business, Maryland University, and President of the Air Transport Research Society.
10:30 Coffee Break Sponsored by Frontier Economics
11:00 Session 7: Subsidies – Do they tilt the Playing Field?
There are many controversies, which kind of government intervention or framework should be considered a subsidy. Moreover, if one country assists its flag carrier, what is the appropriate answer – countervailing duties, restrictions on market access or other measures?
Chair: Rigas Doganis, Cranfield University
Speakers: Peter Forsyth, Monash University
Hans de Jong, former head of bilateral negotiations, The Netherlands
Frankie O’Connell, Cranfield University
Will Lofberg,Emirates
Geoffrey Weston, Bain & Company
12:30 Coffee Break Sponsored by Frontier Economics
12:45 Session 8 What is the Future of Liberalisation?
This final session will not only provide a summary but also discuss potential future developments for airline liberalisation as well as policy recommendations.
Chair: TBC
Speakers: Pieter Cornelisse, KLM
Brian Pearce, IATA
Barry Humphreys, British Air Transport Association
Klaus Geil, European Commission
14:00 Lunch
Close
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Come to the 4th European Aviation Conference, held at Cranfield 18th-20th November 2015
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/EAC2015
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Dr Keith Mason
Head, Centre for Air Transport Management
Cranfield University
Martell House
MK43 0TR
01234 754233
twitter: keithjmason
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