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 look back at 2009
  • 300 Aviation participants
  • 150 Airlines executives
  • 40 Top speakers
  • 14 Hours of peer-to-peer interaction
  • 3 Days of thought provoking discussions
  • 1  Strategic platform
 

 


Mr Koustav M. Dhar, speaking at Low Cost Airline World Asia Pacific 2010

Mr Koustav M. Dhar,
Chief Executive Officer
Jagson Airlines

Koustav M.Dhar is the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of India’s only Full Service Low Fare Regional Schedule carrier- MDLR Airlines . Being the founder member of the Airline he had held previous Management has considerable experience in providing high quality and bespoke services to Asian commercial aviation business having launched new companies and services in the Commercial aviation, Hospitality space and luxury markets. Till 2006, Koustav, was based in Singapore managing Air Sahara as Vice President/ General Manager-South East Asia and had been with the Airlines since 2001- managing a varied Aviation portfolio. This included Heading the Indian Carriers Western and Eastern Indian Operations. Sales & Marketing and then subsequently Heading Asia Pacific operations for the 24 Aircraft-Air Sahara operation, before it was merged with Jet Airways in 2006. He also did a quick stint as Senior Vice President with Jagson Airlines in India. Prior to that since 1992 Koustav have held several International Top and Middle Management positions with Luxury and Hospitality Brands like ITC Welcomgroup-Fortune Park Hotels, RCI Worldwide, HHI-Kolkata ( as F & B Manager ), The Park Hotels and Kempinski Hotels worldwide. He had won the youngest F & B Manager award in 1997 and has been a Trained chef. A resident of Singapore , he holds Doctorate degree ( PhD ) in Aviation Management, MBA in Marketing & Human Resources, Diploma from IATA, Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management and has been Aviation consultant to Top global consulting firms, and also writes columns for Aviation journals
Appearing:
Conference Day One- 28 January 2010
3.50pm

Aviation Finance Panel: What are the opportunities and risks in capital management, hedging and financing?

  • Assessing investors’ appetite for equity infusion in LCCs – when is the right time for investments?
  • How has the recent economic climate affected LCCs aircraft financing options? Is leasing or purchasing more attractive at this point?
  • What are the aircraft options LCCs looking at in their near-future expansion strategy in the regional market?
  • Managing fuel costs through hedging – will this be viable for the next 6 months? When is the right time to hedge?Hedging aside, how can airlines manage or deploy a fleet that is fuel efficient and cost effective?

General Manager, Sales ASEAN & Pacific,
ATR
President Director,
Mandala Airlines
Mr Hansley See,
Vice President - Corporate Finance and Legal Affairs,
Cebu Pacific
Chief Executive Officer,
Jagson Airlines
Chief Executive Officer,
Viva Macau
Executive Chairman,
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
4.30pm

MRO Showcase: Strategies to improve cost and operational efficiencies in airline engineering and maintenance

  • When will airlines decide to outsource their MRO operations to service providers?
  • How can MRO service providers help airlines become more cost effective and operationally efficient? 
  • What are airlines looking to improve within their operations now and within the next 6 months?
  • How to ensure an optimal working relationship between airline operators and MRO service providers?
Chief Executive Officer,
Jagson Airlines
Head of Engineering,
Jetstar Asia
Vice President, Engineering & Maintenance,
Kingfisher Airlines
Executive Chairman,
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation

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2010 confirmed speakers
 
Azran Osman Rani
CEO
AirAsia X
 
 
 
 
Bruce Buchanan
CEO
Jetstar
 
 
 
 
Reg Macdonald
CEO
Viva Macau

 
 
 
Stefan Pichler
CEO
Jazeera Airways
 
 
 
 
Garry Kingshott
Chief Executive Adviser
Cebu Pacific
 
 

Virender Pal
Chief Technology Officer
SpiceJet

 
 
 
Anurag Jain
Head of Revenue Optimisation
SpiceJet

 
 
 
Sanjay Kumar
Chief Commercial Officer
IndiGo

 
 

 

2009 participating airlines


conference details
Pre-conference Summit
27 Jan 2010
 
Conference Day 1
28 Jan 2010
Conference Day 2
29 Jan 2010

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