Learning Lab Recording

Drawing on their own experiences of professional changes and transitions, Pam Hendry, vice president and treasurer at United Airlines, and Shani Smith Fisher, business attorney at Fisher Legal P.C. and counsel at Smith, Gabrell and Russell LLP, discuss how to prepare for, and thrive in the midst of, professional, personal and industry change.

Discover best practices for managing working capital when liquidity is scarce, fixed costs are high and revenue is low with Christine Rovelli, vice president group treasurer at Finnair.

This session, featuring Dean Gerber, general counsel at Orix Aviation, considers default provisions, insolvency and bankruptcy regimes, reorganizations, liquidation and creditors' rights in the context of a COVID-19 environment. 

Join two Italian (American) industry veterans Christine Rovelli and Bryson Monteleone, chair of the ISTAT Appraisers Program, as they celebrate their Italian heritage. They cook up some risotto while sharing stories and advice, most of which will be aviation-related.

Neil Cloughley, managing director at Faradair Aerospace Limited, is a pioneer of hybrid electric aircraft and shares his views on the market, the benefits that this aircraft type can bring in an ever-conscious environmental world and the opportunities that exist for an aircraft of this type post COVID-19.

This session, featuring Kostya Zolotusky, managing partner at iFLI, looks at how existing backlogs, production rates, current products, product strategies and new aircraft pricing are going to be impacted by the COVID pandemic.

Take a deeper look into various scenarios for how the COVID-19 cycle could impact traffic growth, the impact on airlines and aircraft values by comparing to previous cycles and why the cycle will eventually recover with Nils Hallerstrom, former president of PK AirFinance.

Bryson Monteleone, senior advisor for aviation finance advisory services at PwC Ireland, takes a closer look at aircraft value concepts, market price discovery, comparables, discounted cash flow analysis, price transparency, availability of price data, data pool and transparency – all with a focus on the implications of the current crisis on long-term values.

Pete Seidlitz, president of Bristol Associates, and Gerry Laderman, executive vice president and chief financial officer at United Airlines, have been shaping aircraft trading, finance and investment for over three decades. Watch a conversation with these two colorful industry wizards as they reflect on their past adventures, current challenges and how they see our future.

Gain a better understanding of what the airline landscape might look like after COVID-19 during this in-depth look into the future with Dick Forsberg, external senior advisor at PwC.

Peter Barrett, CEO of SMBC Aviation Capital, and Conor McCarthy, founder and CEO of PlaneConsult and Dublin Aerospace, have known each other for 20 years. They are both recognized as leaders in the aviation sector and provide insights into the aviation industry, running globally competitive businesses and how commercial aviation has developed over the past 30 years, through the critical issues that are currently faced by airlines, leasing companies and manufacturers.