What are industry experts anticipating seeing through the end of this year and into 2021 in terms of recovery in passenger numbers and restoration of the grounded fleet? Where will the capacity gaps be, region by region, and where will capacity outstrip demand, lowering yields? Which aircraft types will most quickly return to service and which will be permanently retired? What are the lessons airlines can learn from the crisis as they restore networks and fleets?

COVID-19 has turned the pilot market on its head: a severe shortage of qualified pilots in some markets turned into a massive oversupply with thousands losing their jobs. How are airlines handling the situation and what are flight schools and other institutions are doing to support cadets. 

For the first time in its history, IATA’s annual AGM and gathering of the world’s airline most senior executives will be a virtual event. This panel will be held on the eve of the opening of the IATA AGM and will involve a discussion by Aviation Week Network editors who have attended many AGMs in cities worldwide. They will discuss the 2020 AGM agenda and how it has been drastically changed by the pandemic, IATA’s priorities for 2021, and take a lookback on the most memorable moments of previous AGMs

With regulators in the U.S. and Europe about to poised to unground the 737 MAX, Boeing’s 18-month nightmare is finally coming to an end. But how long will it take for airlines to get grounded and undelivered aircraft back into service? What kind of pilot training is required? And how quickly will Boeing ramp up production, given the COVID-induced slump in demand for new airplanes? Join us as award-winning Aviation Week editors answer those questions and more about the MAX saga and Boeing’s future.