Key topics discussed included:

• Impact of consolidation on business and fleet strategy: Can consolidation lead to the cost savings that are needed? What are the benefits of mergers?
• A summation of global aviation financing trends, an industry outlook and market update: Where is the value? Where should investment be made?
• Considering the potential implications of inflation: What should standard escalation be? What role do commodity prices play?
• Financing strategies and fleet plans for airlines: Will more aircraft go into storage next year? Is Middle Eastern interest in European carriers a major concern?
• Questioning whether finance can be found on the capital markets: When will capital markets open to non US borrowers? Is the investor appetite there?
• Where is the new financing for the leasing world?: Creative financing alternatives and emerging markets
• Who will provide relief to the threat of sustained high fuel prices? Where is competition hotting up?