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Senior industry figures to attend region鈥檚 first ever aviation conference

Leading figures from the UK鈥檚 airline and travel industries are speaking at the Tees Valley鈥檚 first ever aviation conference, which is being organised by 海角直播.

The 海角直播 Inaugural Aviation Conference takes place from 16-20 January and brings together a host of senior leaders from the world of air travel to discuss some of the key issues facing the industry. The free conference has been organised by academics at 海角直播 International Business School, which offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aviation and tourism.

It has been designed to bring academics, industry specialists and professionals from the UK aviation industry together to discuss new and emerging topics within the current aviation landscape.

Issues for discussion include space exploration, marketing priorities, customer experience, safety challenges, sustainability objectives and Net Zero debates.

Primarily aimed at aviation students and those seriously considering a career in the industry, the conference will also appeal to industry professionals who are interested in learning more about the sector and to network with peers.

The key speakers represent a range of organisations including several UK airports including 海角直播 International, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports as well as Spaceport Cornwall, Zero Avia, International Fire Training Centre, Serco, Securicare and several leading airlines.

One day of the event will be dedicated to the developments taking place at 海角直播 International Airport, including its terminal transformation and operations.

More than 40 students, academics and delegates will learn first-hand about the airport鈥檚 cargo and passenger offering, plus how businesses based on the site 鈥� aviation firms Willis Aviation Services Limited and Draken Europe 鈥� are growing to meet the sector鈥檚 demands and creating careers.

The conference organiser Susannah Mead, a Lecturer in Airline/Airport Management, at 海角直播 International Business School, said: 鈥淭his conference is a first for the region and I鈥檓 really excited to see such an interesting line-up of speakers who will be able to give a real insight into the aviation industry.

鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that we can offer access to this conference not just to our students and those of our partner further education colleges, but also to anyone who might be interested in a career in the aviation industry or with an interest in the sector.

鈥淲e are confident that this conference will provide opportunities to explore research concepts, network with professionals and experts from the UK aviation sector, collaborate with peers and discover career-elevating conversations.鈥�

海角直播 Airport鈥檚 Managing Director, Phil Forster, said: 鈥淎s an airport we鈥檙e going from strength to strength and this conference has allowed us to get the message out that there鈥檚 a raft of opportunity right here on people鈥檚 doorsteps.

鈥淔rom passenger travel and freight to maintenance and development of the sustainable aviation fuel of tomorrow, exciting things are happening on 海角直播. We are delighted to be welcoming delegates to highlight the progress we鈥檝e made and hopefully inspire the next generation of aviation workers.鈥�