MIU Events - Conferences and Exhibitions for the Aviation Industry

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Look East, Young Man

The popular adage when I was a lad was, "Look West, Young Man".

Nowadays, the wise advice seems to be to look to the East, certainly if you fancy a career in aviation. This week news came in suggesting that Middle East carriers were likely to require 80,000 pilots, cabin staff and support personnel over the next decade. The staff are required to operate new aircraft already on order and any additional aircraft orders likely to come out of Farnborough next week.

In the wake of the global financial meltdown the aviation industry has taken one heck of a beating but IATA revealed last month that Middle East carriers were expected to post a profit of $100 million this year against an original forecast of a $400 million loss. The good news was down to 4.3% regional growth in GDP.

Just to the East of the Gulf, India is also seeing strong growth and is busy buying up aviation manufacturers in Australia and elsewhere. Embraer expects to generate $1 billion worth of business over the next 10 years from India and at this year's IBAE conference we were told that Indian airports will handle over 600 million passengers annually by 2027 and huge infrastructure and new aircraft acquisition was required to meet demand.

Whilst the West continues to struggle with debt, the emerging and debt free economies to the East are no longer practising taxi manoeuvres on the ground, they're airborne and will soon be flying faster and further than established markets in Europe and the US.

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Central Europe Private Aviation The Central Europe Private Aviation (CEPA) conference was held in Prague from 22-23 April, 2010 .
The event was an opportunity for those involved with private and business aviation in Central and Eastern Europe to set the agenda for the industry and to agree best practice and an operating structure for the association.
Although the association was only founded last November there has been tremendous support from the industry and CEPA membership continues to grow as industry players see the economies of the CEE region outpacing those of established Western markets. The video above provides a flavour of CEPA 2010. To learn more about the CEPA Expo in 2011 please access the link at: http://www.miuevents.com/cepa-2011 or contact us in the UK at adp@miuevents.com telephone: +44 208 332 2211 or in Czech Republic at info@cepaexpo.com telephone +420 235 090 050 in Prague.

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"I am happy to announce that we will launch the CEPA Expo next year, 2011, where we will showcase many companies operating and working in Central Europe" - Dagmar Grossmann, Founder - Central Europe Private Aviation Association, speaking at CEPA/MIU's April, 2010 event in Prague.

"The Eastern European countires are forecast to recover faster than Western countires. Czech, Hungary and Russia are estimated to show the highest economic growth during 2010" - Martin Schaefer, VP Business Development, DC Aviation, speaking at CEPA/MIU's April 2010 event in Prague.

"The non-scheduled business jet fleet is relatively young, with more than 40% less than 5 years old..........vast bulk of fleet have a seat capacity of 6-10 passengers. This profile is expected to change with the introduction of VLJs. The range profile of jets in India is more evenly distributed, but with the 3000-6000km range being most common" - Kapil Kaul, CEO, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, speaking at MIU's February, IBAE 2010 Expo in Delhi.

Emerging markets lead the way at Farnborough

UK taxpayers commit to $8 billion in new jets

Farnborough tops $28 billion by Day 3

Embraer eyes $1 billion business from India

UAE carriers to hire 80,000 staff

M&M to build 5 seater

Mahindra and Mahindra expand aerospace activity

Al Maktoum airport , "World's largest global gateway" opens for business

MIU - Our events

MIU Events run aviation events and training seminars. We specialise in executive flight infrastructure, business aviation and finance solutions for aviation as a whole. We run a number of events focusing on the development of the Very Light Jet in regional markets. Our events are designed to cater for senior managers, charter/air taxi operators, high net worth individuals/entrepreneurs, owner pilots and those who shape the future of the aviation and aerospace industries. We concentrate on providing hard to access information and the exchange of ideas, knowledge and innovative thinking. An overview of the year ahead is provided below.

2010-11 Event Schedule

Light Jets Europe 2010 (LJE) – 4th annual meeting

Venue: London Oxford Airport, UK – 23-24 September, 2010

Since the early euphoria about VLJs, the industry has now settled down and operators now have a better understanding of how light jets are accepted by customers and pilots.
It will be the role of Light Jets Europe 2010 (4th annual event) to examine how Light Jets are being deployed around Europe and to provide a platform for the operators to provide their assessment of how the market is unfolding. You will also hear from Government, regulatory, legal, insurance, taxation, finance and funding agencies, entrepreneurs, HNW customers, industry associations and broking interests on how they view the market. Additionally, we'll hear from the OEMs themselves, the pilots, training institutions, airworthiness, efficiency and aircraft management specialists and those that supply and support the efficient rotation of Light Jets throughout Europe. The event is fully supported by GAMA and the BBGA.

Indian Business Aviation Expo 2011 (IBAE) – 2nd annual meeting

Venue: Taj Palace Hotel, Delhi, India – 21-23 February, 2011

India is developing into a major aviation centre with the growth of an affluent and aspirational middle class. The high end corporate traveller and HNWI are now seeking alternatives to the established scheduled carriers and there is an increasing demand to access sites and airports off the regular scheduled routes. The market in India is limitless, but first the administrators and Government departments which set policy need to address infrastructure and development issues. Business aviation in India has a way to go but there is little doubt that over the next 10 to 20 years India will become a huge market for OEMs, equipment, support and service organizations and all those who appreciate the potential for the market. It will be the role of Indian Business Aviation (IBAE) 2011 to continue the debate started at the first event in Delhi during February 2010, and to set the agenda for business aviation in this vast and vibrant land.
The event this year will be broadened to include a static display of aircraft and an exhibition of those supplying products and services to the business aviation industry in India.

Central Europe Private Aviation EXPO (CEPA Expo)

Venue: Vodochody Airport, Prague – 29 September – 1 October, 2011

The CEPA Expo will celebrate the growth of private and business aviation in Central Europe and provides a platform for the Association to bring together all the parties having an interest in how the industry will develop in Central and Eastern Europe. The event follows the launch of the CEPA Association in November 2009 and the staging of the first dedicated CEPA conference in April, 2010. This major new event will address the issues and particular needs of those operating in the emerging markets of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, together with those serving more established markets in Western Europe.
The Expo will be held over three days from 29 September to 1 October, 2011 at Vodochody airfield, Prague, Czech Republic. The event will feature sponsored events, a covered exhibition and a static park. The second CEPA conference will run concurrently.

For those interested in speaker presentations and information on the agenda please contact Alan Perry at: adp@miuevents.com
For those interested in sponsorship and exhibition opportunities please contact Jane Wilson at:
jw@miuevents.com

Alternatively contact the UK office at: 20 Layton Place, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3PP, tel: +44 208 332 2211, www.miuevents.com

or CEPA at Dedinska 29, 161 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic, Tel: +420 235 090 050, www.cepa.aero