Hear how tech solutions can help airlines and passengers liaise with health authorities and testing labs to facilitate effecient and safe air travel.

• How are new tech solutions helping passengers share vaccine and test results between carriers and comply with restrictions?

• How is the IATA Travel Pass Initiative trial with Emirates, Qatar and Etihad going? 

• If successful, how quickly could this be universally adopted? 

A brief look at how the aviation industry has fared in 2021 for the region.

• Looking at the global and regional economic growth outlook
• What are the passenger demand and seat capacity trends in 2021? 
• How are government travel restrictions affecting this?
• What percentage of fleets are airlines utilising?
• Examining consumer confidence in air travel. Are travellers less willing to transfer flights?
• How much more state support is needed from governments until airlines return to a positive cash flows?

With an end to the crisis in sight, hear how airlines should be repositioning themselves to expand their business when air travel returns.

• Out of survival mode - understanding airlines’ post-covid growth strategies

• What are fleet strategies going forward? Will airlines plan to trim fleets further? 

• How big a factor is sustainability on final fleet selection? 

• How can increasing debt burdens be managed?

• Can states support in non-monetary ways? 

Following the global bank heads discussing their lending appetite at Ishka Financing Summit 2021, this panel will explore the banking sentiment on the ground across MENA.

• What lending appetite is there beyond core aviation clients?

• What deals are in the pipeline? How much bank funding is available?

• How much more can local banks support their airlines?

• What sort of pricing for debt is available?

• Is sustainability still an important issue for regional lenders?

• Is the Etihad sukuk bond a model for other airlines? 

Understand what deals and trades lessors have appetite for this year.

• How have risk appetites changed towards new deals? 

• What is the current state of deferral requests from airlines?

• Which assets are getting a better reception in the aircraft trading market?

• Will there be a shift in business models for lessors in the region?

With global aviation having taken a dramatic downturn in 2020, how are the finance hubs that host the industry coping?

· What will be the long term impact of COVID-19 on Qatar Financial Centre and other aviation finance clusters?

· How can lessors decide which jurisdiction is most suitable to set up shop in? Have considerations changed? 

· What is being done to support and attract new businesses?

Hear what these industry leading valuations experts make of twin-aisle aircraft values in 2021.

• Which twin-aisle aircraft are best retaining value so far in 2021? 

• What is the near-term outlook for 777s and A330s values and lease rates?

• Should we expect further widebody aircraft valuations discounts in the next six months?

• Have aircraft valuations fully taken into account all of the current airline restructurings or is there more short-term pain for widebodies in 2021?

• Is the lack of financing a problem for the widebody secondary trading market and is that impacting values?