
CAPA Airline Leader Summit World 2026
A senior aviation summit focused on strategy, operations and investment for airlines, airports, manufacturers, investors and technology partners.
CAPA Airline Leader Summit World 2026 is the global closing event of CAPA's annual summit series, held in Milan, Italy, for senior decision-makers, policymakers and industry managers across the international air transport ecosystem, centred on airline leadership and global aviation strategy.
This edition is themed "Future Flight Paths: Navigating the Rebalance." Over the past decade, aviation leaders have contended with the pandemic, geopolitical instability, supply chain disruption, labour shortages, sustainability requirements and shifting customer expectations; entering the second half of the decade, the industry's challenge has moved from how to recover to how to rebalance.
Agenda topics include fleet strategies adjusted for aircraft delivery delays, the collision between sustainability targets and economic reality, rising customer demand alongside greater price sensitivity, the transformative opportunities and competitive risks of technology, and how regulators balance growth, competition and environmental responsibility; airline management must also prepare for different futures while remaining profitable.
Through a series of management dialogues, the summit brings together airlines, regulators, airports, manufacturers, investors and technology innovators to explore where aviation is heading over the next decade, which assumptions are being revisited and which strategic choices will prove decisive. The programme draws on CAPA's global aviation research and analysis, emphasising high-level exchange and business connections.
The event is held in Milan alongside GAD World and the ATW Airline Awards, creating a cross-sector setting that spans airports, operators, investors, developers and airline executives, making it easier for decision-makers from different segments to collaborate and do business.

CAPA Airline Leader Summit World 2026
A senior aviation summit focused on strategy, operations and investment for airlines, airports, manufacturers, investors and technology partners.
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CAPA Airline Leader Summit World 2026 is the global closing event of CAPA's annual summit series, held in Milan, Italy, for senior decision-makers, policymakers and industry managers across the international air transport ecosystem, centred on airline leadership and global aviation strategy.
This edition is themed "Future Flight Paths: Navigating the Rebalance." Over the past decade, aviation leaders have contended with the pandemic, geopolitical instability, supply chain disruption, labour shortages, sustainability requirements and shifting customer expectations; entering the second half of the decade, the industry's challenge has moved from how to recover to how to rebalance.
Agenda topics include fleet strategies adjusted for aircraft delivery delays, the collision between sustainability targets and economic reality, rising customer demand alongside greater price sensitivity, the transformative opportunities and competitive risks of technology, and how regulators balance growth, competition and environmental responsibility; airline management must also prepare for different futures while remaining profitable.
Through a series of management dialogues, the summit brings together airlines, regulators, airports, manufacturers, investors and technology innovators to explore where aviation is heading over the next decade, which assumptions are being revisited and which strategic choices will prove decisive. The programme draws on CAPA's global aviation research and analysis, emphasising high-level exchange and business connections.
The event is held in Milan alongside GAD World and the ATW Airline Awards, creating a cross-sector setting that spans airports, operators, investors, developers and airline executives, making it easier for decision-makers from different segments to collaborate and do business.
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Exhibitors
Visitors