The 'Avram Iancu' International Airport in Cluj-Napoca and its General Manager David Ciceo received the Regional Air Transport Conference 2025 award for their extraordinary results in terms of annual passenger traffic growth.
The award was presented to the recipients during the Regional Air Transport Conference organized on Monday at the Cluj airport.
"The 'Avram Iancu' Cluj International Airport hosted on September 8 the fourth edition of the Regional Air Transport Conference - Regional developments and geopolitical challenges, in collaboration with the Air Transport News platform, which specializes in organizing prestigious aviation conferences on a European level. The event brought together renowned experts from the international civil aviation industry, representatives of relevant national authorities and directors of European and Romanian airlines and airports. The speakers at the event included Michael Harrington - Airlines Association of Europe President and CEO, Catalin Radu - Executive Director, EACAC & CEO and General Manager - Aviation Government Compliance Network, Costin Iordache - TAROM General Manager, Petros Kavassalis - Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of the Aegean, David Ciceo - General Manager, Cluj International Airport, as well as Kostas Iatrou - CEO, Air Transport News," the Cluj-based airport said in a statement.
The main topics debated during the conference were related to the challenges and opportunities in regional air transport, such as: geopolitical challenges and their impact on regional aviation, modernization and expansion of regional airports to support economic growth and connectivity, sustainability in regional aviation, innovative technologies for reducing emissions and fuel consumption, and addressing the impact of economic crises on the regional aviation industry and adaptation strategies.
A ceremony to award the Regional Air Transport Conference distinctions for 2025 also took place during the conference.
The Regional Air Transport Conference 2025 - Organization award was offered to AIRE for its essential role in supporting the aviation industry at regulatory level, facilitating its members' access to European and international landmark institutions in the field and for its unique status as the oldest airline association in Europe. The award was handed to AIRE President and CEO Michael Harrington.
General Manager David Ciceo and the entire team of Cluj International Airport received the Regional Air Transport Conference 2025 - Corporate award for the extraordinary results achieved in terms of annual passenger traffic growth, for correlating Romania's access to the Schengen Airspace with the expansion of the departures passenger terminal, as well as for constantly attracting new airlines and destinations to the airport's route network.
TAROM CEO Costin Iordache was presented with the Regional Air Transport Conference 2025 - Individual award for his results-oriented mandate as general manager, for his leadership qualities capable of achieving performance through the very good management of coordinated teams, for his excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as for his status as a trusted partner of top executives in the aviation industry.
The Regional Air Transport Conference represents an essential platform for debates on the future of air transport, focusing on improving connectivity and regional development in Central and Eastern Europe, the cited release notes.
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