CAPA-Iran Aviation Finance Summit opens in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: CAPA-Iran Aviation Finance Summit 2016 opened here Sunday morning with the participation of 150 representatives from 20 countries.

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18 September 2016

Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi is also taking part in the two-day gathering which is the world’s largest aviation meeting co-organized by the Center for Asia-Pacific Aviation (CAPA), according to IRNA.
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The event will explore major issues including ways to overcome banking obstacles in aviation industries, expansion of national and international airline networks, development of airports as well as hiring or purchasing airplanes.

Some 150 foreign investors from such big names as the Airbus, Bombardier business aircraft and Embraer are present in the forum.

The focal point of the event is to explore ways of financing and absorbing investments in the Iranian aviation industries.

The CAPA Managing Director Peter Harbison along with representative of aviation companies from the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Brazil and China are present in the summit.

Writing about the summit, the official CAPA website said “following the success of the historic CAPA Iran Aviation Summit shortly after sanctions were lifted in Jan-2016, Iran’s aviation authorities have invited CAPA back to hold a unique follow-up event, combining an Aviation Finance Summit and small onsite exhibition.

The CAPA Iran Finance Summit brings together airlines, aircraft manufacturers, lessors, banks, export credit agencies, regulators and law firms, along with airport operators and investors, and infrastructure developers for panel discussions and networking sessions to identify financing solutions for transactions related to aircraft acquisition, leasing and infrastructure development.

This is a seminal event, opening Iran's marketplace to the world for the first time in four decades. The Summit will be held at the Novotel Imam Khomeini International Airport.”

According to the website, “the first CAPA Iran Aviation Summit in Jan-2016 provided a valuable opportunity for the Iranian and international aviation communities to reintroduce themselves to each other after almost 40 years. This second event seeks to move the industry forward – from the initial familiarization to creating a foundation to move ahead.

With the strong cooperation of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization, the Iran Airports Company and Imam Khomeini Airport City Company, the event will bring together more than 200 of the most influential executives in Iranian aviation and travel, with an expected gathering of 200 international delegates.

In addition to the Finance Summit, this occasion will also incorporate a small exhibition, offering a unique opportunity for best-in-class international suppliers from across the aviation and travel sectors to exhibit their products and services to the most influential decision makers and buyers from across Iran’s aviation industry.

The heads of all the Iranian airlines and starts-up will be present, along with key government officials. CAPA will also invite airlines and key players from neighbouring countries including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and nations of Central Asia.”