3rd Annual MIT Airline Industry - Washington DC Conference :
"Winds of Change: The Airline Industry in 2004"

Thursday, April 15, 2004
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 6th Floor
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C.

Hosted by:
MIT Global Airline Industry Program
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Introduction

• Conference Agenda
• Introduction
  Prof. Cynthia Barnhart (MIT)
• Keynote Address
  Jeffrey N. Shane (Under Secretary for Policy, US Department of Transportation)

The Changing Industry Environment

Chair: Dr. Peter Belobaba (MIT)

• Highlights of Recent Industry Trends
  John Hansman (MIT)
• Overview of the Low-Cost Carrier Market Worldwide
  Drew Magill (Director Market Analysis, Boeing Commerical Airlines)
• Low Cost Carriers in the US: Shifting Strategies Required for the Next Growth Phase
  Bill Swelbar (President, ECLAT Consulting)

The Response of Legacy Carriers

Chair: Prof Nancy Rose (MIT)

• The Four Billion Dollar Question: How Does A Legacy Carrier Get Cost Competitive?
  Scott Nason (VP-Revenue Management, American Airlines)
• Network Productivity Improvements
  Christoph Klingenberg (EVP-Future European Operations, Luftansa German Airlines)
• The Evolution of Airline Marketing
  Joanne Smith (VP-Marketing, Song)
• Moving Towards Customer-Centric Pricing
  Montie Brewer (EVP- Commerical, Air Canada)
• Featured Speaker:
  Donald J. Carty (Retired Chairman and CEO, American Airlines)

Labor and Employee Relations - Good News, Bad News

Chair: Prof. Robert McKersie (MIT)

• Report on Labor-Management Working Group
  Prof. Tom Kochan (MIT)
• Panel Discussion:
  -Jerry Glass (SVP, Employee Relations, US Airways)
  -Pat Friend (President, Association of Flight Attendants)
  -Don Treichler (Director, Airline Division, International Brotherhood of Teamsters)
  -Harry Rissetto (Partner, Law Firm of Morgan Lewis)

Air Transportation Systemt Financing Issues

Chair: Jane Garvey (MIT, Former FAA Administrator)

• Air Transportation Taxes and Fees
  Prof. Joakim Karlsson (Daniel Webster College)
• The Airline/Airport Relationship
  David Plavin, President (Airports Council International-North America)
• The Cost of Aviation Security
  Prof. Arnold Barnett (MIT)
• Airline Financing Challenges
  Thomas Cahill (Morgan Stanlety)