{"id":1159,"date":"2023-12-29T22:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T22:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationforum.aero\/?page_id=1159"},"modified":"2025-06-06T21:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T21:05:45","slug":"2024-summer-aviation-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aviationforum.aero\/?page_id=1159","title":{"rendered":"2024 Summer Aviation Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aviation and Tourism: Challenges and opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n

Tuesday 18 June 2024 – Greece<\/p>\n<\/div>

Air transport and tourism and structurally interdependent; the demand for air transport is of derived nature essentially depending on leisure, business and other tourism activities taking place in situ.\u00a0Tourism collapsed during COVID-19 but it is now strongly rebounding: 2024 is expected to be a record year in many European Mediterranean countries at least.\u00a0Sustainability and resilience prove of major importance for tourism destinations and this is also inevitably related to air transport strategies and operations.\u00a0 This year\u2019s Summer Aviation Forum will bring together leaders of the aviation sector to discuss the future of air transport and tourism in the new era and how to navigate emerging geopolitical and economic uncertainties.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Welcome Address<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr Kostas Iatrou, CEO, ATN \u2013 Air Transport News & Director General, Hermes \u2013 Air Transport Organisation<\/p>\n

Keynote Address<\/b><\/p>\n

Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director, A4E<\/p>\n

2024 Aviation & Tourism Award Ceremony<\/b><\/p>\n

-Connectivity Award – Jet2.com<\/p>\n

-Corporate Award – Aegean Airlines<\/p>\n

-Organisation Award – A4E<\/p>\n

-Leader Award – Carlos Munoz, CEO, Volotea<\/p>\n

Airlines & Industry panel<\/b><\/p>\n

Moderator: Moderator: Dr Michael Kerkloh, Board Member, Lufthansa<\/p>\n

-Carlos Munoz, CEO, Volotea<\/p>\n

-Michalis Kouveliotis, CFO, Aegean Airlines & CEO, Olympic Air<\/p>\n

-Angelos Astrinidis, CEO, aviBright<\/p>\n

Keynote Address<\/b><\/p>\n

Alexander Zinell, CEO, Fraport Greece<\/p>\n

Aviation <\/b>& Tourism panel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moderator: Prof Andreas Papatheodorou, President, Hellenic Aviation Society<\/p>\n

-Jordi Estevan, Head of Ground Operations Delivery Overseas, Jet2.com<\/p>\n

-Nikos Sofiadis, Deputy Managing Director, Goldair Airline Services<\/p>\n

-Michal Nowak, VP, Embraer<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Kostas Iatrou, CEO, ATN \u2013 Air Transport News & Director General, Hermes \u2013 Air Transport Organisation<\/p>\n<\/div>

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