Middle Eastern Airline CEOs Flock to World Routes

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

CEOs of Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways & Etihad Airways confirm
participation at World Routes Strategy Summit

The World Routes Strategy Summit, taking place at World Routes in
Chicago, 20-23 September 2014, will see speakers from all three major
Middle East airlines, as well as many other senior airline leaders.
Middle East speakers include Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways;
James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways and Sir Tim Clark, President & CEO
of Emirates.

Mr Hogan will give a keynote address; Mr Al Baker will take part
in a panel discussion on Critical Issues in Air Transport Today
whilst Sir Tim Clark will be interviewed one-to-one during the
Summit. In addition, major airline speakers at the event will include
Scott Kirby, President of American Airlines, Jim Compton, Vice
Chairman of United Airlines, Vitaly Savelyev, CEO of Aeroflot and
Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.

Occurring on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September, the World
Routes Strategy Summit is open to all attending World Routes
delegates and will open the 20th World Route Development Forum in
Chicago, Illinois, USA co-hosted by the City of Chicago Department of
Aviation (CDA) and Choose Chicago, the city's tourism organisation.

"World Routes is where the industry meets, and where critical
issues in aviation, travel and tourism are debated to advance the
industry. We have a great set of executive speakers this year in
Chicago," said Mike Miller, Head of Content and Industry Relations
for Routes.

The Strategy Summit is the only forum where senior leaders and key
stakeholders from aviation, tourism authorities and governments come
together to participate in discussions that will set the commercial
and political agenda for the industry. The event will bring these
industry thought leaders under one roof to participate in a number of
discussions covering topics affecting the industry today such as
route development, infrastructure, airport processing and security,
sustainability and how new aircraft will alter route planning.

The 20th anniversary World Routes event will be held at Chicago's
McCormick Place, the largest convention facility in the Western
Hemisphere. With the most diverse economy in the United States, and
home to several of the aviation industry's leading companies, Chicago
makes the perfect home for the 20th World Route Development Forum.

For more information and to register for World Routes in Chicago
visit http://www.routesonline.com

Notes to Editors

About Routes

- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events
through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one
global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS
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- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a
consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
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publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of
the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
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