FOLLOWING the success of the Doha Aviation Summit in 2009, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) and naseba are hosting the 2010 edition from October 30 to November 1 gathering influential international and regional decision makers from across the industry to discuss and decide on the future of aviation.
The three-day summit is held under the patronage of QCAA chairman Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi and will be attended by more than 200 representatives from leading global airports, airlines, civil aviation authorities and government bodies.
Al Noaimi said: “The aviation world has changed significantly over the past few months. With the worst of the economic crisis behind us, now is the perfect time to look to the future. Continuing the theme ‘vision for limitless skies’, this year’s summit will concentrate on opening up opportunities for growth between the Arab states and the international aviation market.”
Nicholas Watson, global sales director for naseba, added: “The Doha Aviation Summit will draw on the wealth of the Middle East as an aviation superpower moving to the forefront of the industry. We have been working with the QCAA for some time now and once again it’s an absolute privilege to bring together the aviation veterans from across the region to discuss and shape the future of the industry.”
The summit will investigate the volcanic ash disruption and its impact on aviation organisations outside of Europe. Additional highlights include:
• The formulation and implementation of a sustainable regulatory framework as we approach COP16
• ATC route management in sync with the Middle East airport expansion projects through hub growth
• The human resource challenge in the Arab world
• Financial risks and management challenges and
• Effective integration of alternative fuel re search and implementation for mass transport in line with international reforms and rising fuel costs.
Some of the aviation experts who will be discussing these key issues include:
• Luis A Fonseca de Almeida, chairman, Por- tugal Civil Aviation Authority and presi dent, ECAC
• Graham Lake, director general, CANSO
• Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar Airways
• Dr Tidu Maini, executive chairman, Qatar Science And Technology Park , Qatar Foun- dation
• Patrick Ky, executive director, Sesar Joint Undertaking
• Aaron Heslehurst, news anchor and pre senter, BBC World Television
• Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia
• Stefan Pichler, CEO, Jazeera Airways
• Abdul Wahab Teffaha, secretary general, AACO
• Dr Sani Sener, CEO, TAV Group
• Dr Temel Kotil, president and CEO, Turkish Airlines
• Dr Majdi Sabri, vice president – Mena, IATA
• Dr Othman Al Khoury, general manager, Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies – ADAC
• Curtis Grad, CEO, Airport International Group, Jordan
• Capt Chris Schroder, head corporate social responsibility, energy and environment, Qatar Airways
Main sponsors for the event are Bechtel, Selex Sistemi Integrati, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, Thales Group, Sky Oryx JV TAV Group and Taisei Corporation, Northrop Grumman Park Air System, Doha Sky Services, Bombardier, Honeywell Airport Systems, Ekin Proje, Vanderlande, Vaisala, Rizon Jet, Simcore, ILF Consulting Engineers and Travelport.