Guyana to host CAPA Airline Leader Summit on Sept 9-10

See full statement from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport:

Guyana has officially been selected to host the CAPA Airline Leader Summit – Americas, scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10, 2027. The announcement was made during the ongoing CAPA summit in Panama City, marking a defining moment in Guyana’s trajectory toward becoming a major regional aviation, commercial, and tourism hub.

𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

Following the announcement, Aviation Minister Deodat Indar expressed deep appreciation to the CAPA – Centre for Aviation team for their trust and confidence in selecting Guyana to host the 2027 event.
“𝐎𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐀 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗–𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕,” Minister Indar stated.
He added, “𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐀𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.”

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧

The CAPA Airline Leader Summits are recognized globally as premier strategic gatherings for civil aviation decision-makers. The summit in Georgetown is expected to bring together hundreds of senior industry representatives, including delegates from dozens of international airlines, civil aviation regulators, airport developers, and financial institutions:

• 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The conference typically gathers executives from major international and regional carriers to discuss route economics, fleet planning, and market access.
• 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Participants include aircraft manufacturers, leasing firms, air navigation service providers, and travel technology innovators.
• 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚: Key discussions will focus on sustainable aviation policy, expanding regional route networks, infrastructure financing, and cross-border partnerships.
𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

Hosting the event in September 2027 highlights Guyana’s major infrastructure developments, including upgrades at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and strategic initiatives designed to link South America directly with North America, Europe, and the Caribbean.
The two-day summit will give international delegates a front-row view of Guyana’s rapidly developing infrastructure, energy sector, eco-tourism industry, and investment-friendly environment.