Leaders of Europe’s air transportation industry will meet with high-ranking European politicians in mid-April at the European Aviation Summit 2007. Organized within the framework of…
Leaders of Europe’s air transportation industry will meet with high-ranking European politicians in mid-April at the European Aviation Summit 2007. Organized within the framework of Germany’s EU Presidency, the European Aviation Summit will be held on April 16 at Frankfurt am Main’s Alte Oper historic opera house.
More than 300 participants – including top decision makers from airports, airlines, industry associations and institutions – are expected to attend this summit, which is being organized by the German Air Transport Initiative in cooperation with Germany’s
Ministry of Transport.
Dr. Wilhelm Bender, Fraport AG’s executive board chairman, will deliver the welcome address and Germany’s transport minister, Wolfgang Tiefensee, the opening address. Further speakers will include Jacques Barrot, vice president of the EU Commission, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, executive board chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Roland Berger of Roland Berger Consulting, and Dr. Matthias Ruete, the European Commission’s general director in Brussels.
Three panel discussions will focus on current issues facing European air transport policy, such as unification of European air traffic control (Single European Sky), capacity expansion and security. Furthermore, attention will be given to environmental issues and the compatibility of economy and ecology against the background of intensive competition in global air transportation. Jorg Hennerkes, state secretary at Germany’s federal transport ministry, will present the closing statement. Hesse Prime Minister Roland Koch will speak at a special evening reception for the European Aviation Summit 2007 delegates.
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