Session 1, 13:30-14:30
The Air Charter Market – is Air Charter growing or shrinking?

Moderator: Chris Mace, MACE Aero
Introduction: Richard Koe, Managing Director, WINGX
Panel: Andy Jurd, SVP, Private Jets, Air Partner; Matthieu Dardenne, Director of Sales, FLYINGGROUP; Roberto Zapatero, Commercial & Business Development Director, Gestair; Alex Durand, Chief Executive Officer, SaxonAir Charter.

The ACA will host this panel session providing an overview of the statistics and a panel discussion with operator and air charter broker representatives to review the current market.

The air charter market, a vital segment of the aviation industry, has experienced dynamic shifts in recent years. These changes have been driven by various factors and this panel session will look at current trends and challenges. Is the charter market growing or in decline?

Session 2, 14:30-15:15
What does an Air Charter Broker do? Is it still an important role in the industry?

Moderator: Jules Black, Manager, Executive Aviation, Hunt & Palmer
Panel: Tomas Camprubi, Managing Director UK, LunaJets; Yann-Guillaume Jaccard, CEO & Co-Founder, Simply Jet; James Shotton, Co-Founder, Skytime; Robert Plhak, CEO, Partner, VOO.

The ACA will host this panel session of experienced air charter broker representatives.

The role of the Air Charter Broker as an advisor is often hidden and as technology has developed to simplify access to charter aircraft some have said the Air Charter Broker will not be needed in the future. Our panel will look at what an air charter broker really does. What is the true value of using a broker to arrange flights and are brokers at risk of being replaced by technology?

Session 3, 15:30-16:15
Air Charter Training – join us for an interactive quiz to test your air charter industry knowledge – win a prize and industry kudos!

Hosts: Glenn Hogben, CEO & Julie Ellis, Training Manager, The Air Charter Association

The ACA provides training to its member companies and has a firm belief that personal knowledge is fundamental to the professional skill and service provided by charter brokers.

Do you think you know your Freedoms of the Air and Gulfstreams from Embraer? Come and put your knowledge to the test against our interactive quiz session and find out more about our training courses. There will be a prize for the winner including two tickets to our prestigious Air Charter Excellence Awards gala dinner.