Department of Transport Studies

SEMINAR PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY 24^th JUNE

0900-0930

Registration and Coffee

0930-0945

Welcome

0945-1030

OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW REGIONAL AIR SERVICES
Dr Nigel Dennis, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster.

1030-1100

Coffee

1100-1145

ALLIANCES, CODE-SHARES AND FRANCHISES: A RELATIONSHIP TO SUIT?
Lewis Scard, Air Transport Consultant (formerly General Manager Franchising, British Airways).

1145-1230

SETTING UP A LOW-COST AIRLINE IN AFRICA
Lewis Scard, Air Transport Consultant (formerly General Manager Franchising, British Airways).

1230-1415

Lunch

1415-1500

NEW AIR SERVICES AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Professor Brian Graham, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster.

1500-1545

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGIONAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY IN THE US AND EUROPE
Ken Stevens, Director Airport Affairs, Horizon Air.

1545-1600

Tea

1600-1645

LOW-COST CARRIERS AND SECONDARY AIRPORTS
Dr Nigel Dennis, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster.

1645-1715

POTENTIAL FOR A LOW-COST LONG-HAUL AIRLINE
Dr Nigel Dennis, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster.

1930

Tour of London Pubs

THURSDAY 25^th JUNE

0845-0900

Coffee

0900-0945

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALLER AIRPORTS
Dr Anne Graham, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster.

0945-1030

AIR-RAIL INTEGRATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Dr Moshe Givoni, Senior Researcher, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford.

1030-1100

Coffee

1100-1145

THE MARKET IMPACT OF THE LOW-COST CARRIERS AND THE RESPONSES OF THE NETWORK CARRIERS
Julia Hillenbrand, Marketing and Sales, Lufthansa .

1145-1230

REGULATORY ISSUES FACING REGIONAL AIRLINES
Andrew Clarke, Director Air Transport Policy, European Regions Airline Association.

1230-1415

Lunch

1415-1500

NEW ROUTE EVALUATION FROM REGIONAL AND SECONDARY AIRPORTS
John Strickland, Director JLS Consulting.

1500-1515

Tea

1515-1615

HOW TO RECOGNISE WHEN FAILURE IS INEVITABLE
Dr Nicholas Small, Aviation Strategist,
Dr Richard Lewin, Investment Strategist.

1930

Theatre Visit

FRIDAY 26^th JUNE

0810

Meet at London St Pancras main line station (domestic platforms)

0825

Depart London St Pancras Station by train for East Midlands Airport

1015-1030

Arrive East Midlands Airport - Coffee (Conference Room - Building 34)

1030-1145

PRESENTATION ON EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT

1145-1230

VIEW PASSENGER TERMINAL

1230-1315

Lunch

1315-1430

TOUR OF THE AIRPORT by minibus

1430-1445

Tea

1500

Depart East Midlands Airport for train to London St Pancras

1707

Arrive London St Pancras Station

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