AVIACENTER NEWS

On 19 September 2018 the Fifth International Conference "Regional Airports Development – 2018" will take place in Moscow.

"Regional Airports Development - 2018" is the main professional industry event, during which the key issues of financing the development of regional airports, raising capital for airport infrastructure, implementing PPP projects are discussed on the level of state and business.

The Conference will be attended by the heads and staff of the federal and regional executive public authorities, heads of strategic development, economics and finance departments of regional airports, representatives of investment groups and financial organizations, representatives of suppliers of aircraft and equipment, innovative solutions and airport industry products, heads of industry associations.

Main topics of the Conference:

-       State policy regarding the development of regional airports. Changes and trends in the airport sector.

-       Federal target programs in Russia. Status. Changes. Prospects.

-       Review of airport network development. Peculiarities of development programs. Current trends.

-       Projects of the development of low-cost airports. Impact on regional airports.

-       Developing routes from regional and commuter airports through state subsidization of air transport. Changes in subsidy programs.

-       International experience of attracting investment to developing regional airports.

-       Raising capital for the development of regional airports in Russia. Investments from Asia: market reality and prospects.

-       Additional sources of funding for aerodrome facilities in Russia.

-       Best practices of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in raising capital for regional airports development.

-       Investments of airport groups and other institutional investors into development of regional airports.

-       Participation of international investors in developing airport business.

-       Airport infrastructure investment opportunities for financial institutions.

-       The experience of regional airports development in the form of federal state-owned enterprises (FSOE).

-       Professional usage of PPP mechanisms for developing regional and large international airports.

-       And many other topics.

As part of the Conference a workshop for the heads of regional air transport complex will be held by the leading Russian and international experts. The workshop will be devoted to the professional preparation of PPP projects in airport business. The workshop will also include AVIACENTER's practical experience in professional preparation of PPP projects, new project cases will be considered.

The Conference will also boast an exhibition of innovative products and solutions, used for airport activity. Suppliers of cutting-edge solutions and equipment for airports are invited to participate.

The host of the Conference is the Center for Strategic Development in Civil Aviation (AVIACENTER).

Title media partner: the official newspaper of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Transport of Russia.

To order a brochure of the Fifth International Conference "Regional Airport Development - 2018", register for participation and speaking at the conference and get detailed information about the event, visit the AVIACENTER website www.aviacenter.events, or call the organizing committee: +7(495) 225 99 57 (multichannel, ext.5) or email events@aviacenter.org.

The Conference is combined with the key annual regional air transport development event, the Seventh International Conference "Regional Aviation of Russia and the CIS – 2018" that will take place on 20-21 September 2018.

Until 1 September special participation terms are available for the participants of the two conferences.