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Hear from Lufthansa Cargo, easyJet, Volotea and more.
Aviation Week's Air Transport Community Forum has been designed to bring the global commercial aviation industry together to support the critical need for information exchange.
With polls and live Q&As, you can share your views and ask your burning industry questions to the experts in the fireside webinars below. |
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| March 22 | 9:00 EDT / 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET | | Germany-based Eurowings, the low-cost carrier brand of Lufthansa Group, is poised to launch a long-haul brand, Eurowings Discover. This and the airline’s view of how the leisure travel market recovery is shaping up—the challenges and opportunities—will be discussion points with Jens Bischof, a highly-respected and innovative executive with a strong track record at the Lufthansa Group. |
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| | | Karen Walker Editor-in-Chief ATW |
| | | Jens Bischof Chairman and CEO Eurowings |
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| Fireside Chat With Dorothea Von Boxberg, Lufthansa Cargo CEO | March 23 | 11:00 EDT / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET
Lufthansa Cargo is one of the largest cargo airlines globally. The carrier, like much of the sector, is facing a complex set of circumstances in the COVID-19 pandemic, managing relatively high demand and scarce capacity.
Navigating the airline through the crisis is at the top of Dorothea von Boxberg’s challenging agenda as she takes the CEO position on March 1. In the upcoming webinar Von Boxberg will discuss not only the challenges Lufthansa Cargo faces, but what entire industry faces. |
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| | | Jens Flottau Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation Aviation Week Network |
| | | Dorothea Von Boxberg CEO Lufthansa Cargo |
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| Fireside Chat With Johan Lundgren, EasyJet CEO & Incoming A4E Chair | March 25 | 11:15 EDT / 15:15 GMT / 16:15 CET
UK-based low-cost carrier easyJet is a major force in European air travel. CEO Johan Lundgren will provide his insights into how the market has been re-shaped by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.
The discussion will take place on the day Lundgren also takes up the post of Airlines For Europe Chair, providing a platform for him to share viewpoints on industry-wide issues such as sustainability and carbon reduction and aviation taxation. |
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| | | Karen Walker Editor-in-Chief ATW |
| | | Johan Lundgren EasyJet CEO & Incoming A4E Chair |
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| Fireside Chat With Carlos Munoz, Volotea CEO | March 26 | 6:00 EDT / 10:00 GMT / 11:00 CET
Barcelona-headquartered Volotea is proof of the flexibility and adaptability of low-cost carriers that has served them well through the pandemic-driven downturn. Volotea, founded in 2012, has expanded its fleet to become an all-Airbus narrowbody operator and now serves some 90 European cities.
Co-founder and CEO Carlos Munoz is a recognized expert in LCC operations having founded Spanish budget carrier Vueling, now one of Europe’s largest LCCs, before turning to the creation of Volotea. |
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| | | Victoria Moores European Bureau Chief ATW |
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| Fireside Chat With Alexandre De Juniac, IATA Director General | March 26 | 10:00 EDT / 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
Under the leadership of CEO Alexandre de Juniac, IATA has led the charge to adapt the global airline industry to the devastating effects of the pandemic.
De Juniac, a former Air France-KLM Group CEO, has worked tirelessly to persuade governments of the critical need for financial assistance and to adopt workable hygiene and border practices that can best enable air travel recovery. As he nears the end of his IATA term, he discusses the challenges ahead. |
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| | | Karen Walker Editor-in-Chief ATW |
| | | Alexandre De Juniac Director General IATA |
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