Project Coordinator: Olga Rybak
E-mail: orybak@ato.ru
Mobile: +7 (495) 797-7528
Phone: +7 (495) 626-5329
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Russia's airlines – like the whole world’s air transport – are undergoing dramatic transformations driven by long-term trends of consolidation and recently boosted by world’s financial crisis and economics recession.
New economical and financial reality dictate new approach to airline business development based upon significantly expanded international commercial cooperation, integration and merger of airlines around the globe. However neighboring countries of European Union and Russia are still divided by a number of barriers. They will be removed. The question is how and when.
EU – Russia: Airlines Cooperation conference was designed to be a follow-up to the massively successful EU-Russia: Airline Dialogue conference held last May in Brussels.
Regardless many political difficulties and differences, the EU and Russia airlines are moving forward with a diversified and comprehensive package of partnership agreements. Regulatory authorities as well as airlines are aiming to develop EU - Russia aviation relations in line with international norms. If they get it right this has the potential to yield huge economic benefits. The EU – Russia: Airlines Cooperation conference will bring together key market players to help drive the necessary advances.
Who should attend:
- EU and Russian Airlines
- EU and Russian Airports
- Aircraft and Equipment Manufacturers
- Industry Product Suppliers and Service Providers
- Regulators
- Infrastructure Providers
By attending the EU – Russia: Airlines Cooperation conference you will meet and hear from: CEOs of leading airlines, government aviation officials, experts from trade associations, market analysts, and specialized media from the EU and Russia, all prepared for open and informal dialogue.
Key Issues of the Conference
- Outlook for EU-Russia Air Travel Development: Opportunities and Threats
- Aviation Finance in Crisis Environment: Global Challenge
- Fleet Renovation: Searching the Optimum Solutions
- Flight Safety and Security: Common Challenges for Russia and the EU
- Russian Airport Infrastructure Development Plans: International Partnership Welcome
- Russian Airlines Membership in Global Alliances
Austrian Airlines - official conference carrier - offers for the participants of conference the "Congress Fare", a tariff-reduction of 15% on all applicable published fares valid on Austrian Airlines Group routes/flights. For more information please visit Flight Booking.
Participants had said about the 2008 conference:
“The conference was “spot on”. A wonderful opportunity to meet the key players of the European market. Great organization”.Mikhail Baskov, Development director, KD avia
“For now, this conference was a monologue on the problems of Russian airlines that caused courteous interest of European carriers”Denis Ilyin, AirBridge Cargo
“The first try was a success, but there still is work to do. This was a great start!”Alexey Fomin, Ural Airlines
“A wonderfully organized conference with interesting presentations”Maria Abramova, Gates and Partners
“We got access to a great deal of useful information. I am sure that this will help us in the initiation of a constructive dialogue between Russian and European airlines. It’s a pity, though, that the presentations of some of the participants were just a declaration of their business development plans.”Anna Gadalina, Kommersant
“I consider the event to have been a great success and thank you for such professional organization.”Alistair Giles Thursfield, Lufthansa Systems
“Participation in the event was a useful experience for both Russian and EU airlines. Russian carriers got the opportunity to share their experience in solving problems that occurred when they decided to expand international activity. In turn, European colleagues recommended possible ways of industry development in the framework of EU - Russia cooperation. The event was a wonderful opportunity of establishing an informal dialogue between Russian and European carriers.”Taras Gerasimov, Utair Aviation
“This conference was a very welcome contribution to the developing ties between Europe and Russia. It is vital that the voice of Russian business is heard in Brussels in order to bring the two biggest trading partners on the continent closer together. I was proud to participate in the conference and look forward to closer relations in the future.”Timothy Kirkhope, MEP, Committee for Transport, European Parliament
Among Conference Delegates in 2008:
 Timothy Kirkhope, European Parliament |
 Lev Koshlyakov, Aeroflot – Russian Airlines |
 Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Mission to EU |
 Vladislav Filev, S7 Airlines |
 Ulrich Rueger, Lufthansa Sky Chefs |
 Peter Wilding, European Parliament |
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