Blue Grass Airport Prepares to Welcome Aviation Leaders for the 14th Annual Boyd...

Blue Grass Airport Prepares to Welcome Aviation Leaders for the 14th Annual
Boyd Group Aviation Forecast Conference

LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Grass Airport and the Lexington
Convention and Visitors Bureau will soon welcome aviation leaders from across
the country to Lexington, Kentucky for the 14th Annual Boyd Group Aviation
Forecast Conference in 2009. The Boyd Group International, a leading aviation
research and consulting firm, announced at its 2008 aviation conference in
Aspen, Colorado that Lexington, Kentucky had been selected as the 2009
conference venue. More than 300 industry leaders are expected to attend this
conference to learn about trends in the airline industry and forecast data of
what to expect in the year ahead.
"It will be a privilege to host this aviation summit in Lexington," said Eric
Frankl, interim executive director at Blue Grass Airport. "Boyd Group
International is considered one of the industries best known sources for
aviation forecasting and its conference will undoubtedly attract leaders from
across the aviation spectrum. We look forward to welcoming airline and airport
representatives to our community."
The Boyd Group Aviation Forecast Conference will be held October 4-6, 2009 at
the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort. The conference agenda will include forecasts
covering air traffic and airport enplanement projections, global airliner
demand and fleet shifts, cap and trade legislation fallout and new techniques
in air service recruitment and retention. Pre-conference workshops will be
offered on Sunday, October 4th and will include topics such as branding your
airport, economic impact studies and air service planning during challenging
times.
"Lexington is the perfect venue for the 14th Annual Aviation Forecast Summit.
It typifies the new emerging role of America's mid-size communities as part of
the expanding global economy," said Michael Boyd, President of Boyd Group
International. "In October, as we discuss the future, we'll be doing it in a
community and a state that are prime examples for the rest of the nation to
follow. We are pleased to have been invited by Blue Grass Airport and the
Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and look forward to another
successful Summit."
"We are honored the Boyd Group International chose Lexington as their meeting
destination and look forward to welcoming this prestigious group to
Lexington," said David Lord, president of the Lexington Convention and
Visitors Bureau. "We are thrilled to have an opportunity to showcase the
unique natural beauty of Lexington's Bluegrass Region to this group of
aviation professionals."

Scheduled aviation leaders who will be presenting during the conference
include:

Airbus -- Brent McBratney, Director Airline Marketing
AirTran -- Kevin Healy, Sr. Vice President Market Planning
American Airlines -- Will Ris, Sr. Vice President Government Affairs
ATH Group -- Captain Michael Baiada, CEO
ATR -- Mark Neely, Vice President Sales
Boeing -- Drew Magill, Director of Marketing
Bombardier -- Chuck Evans, Director Market Development
Cape Air -- Dan Wolf, CEO
Continental Airlines -- Jim Compton, Executive Vice President Marketing
Delta Air Lines -- Don Bornhorst, Sr. Vice President Delta Connection
ICAO -- Narjess Teyssier, Chief of Economic Analysis
General Electric Aviation -- Andrew Chuang, Forecasting & Analysis Leader
Great Lakes Aviation -- Chuck Howell, CEO
MIT -- William Swelbar, Research Engineer International Center for Air
Transportation
Oil Price Information Service -- Ben Brockwell, Director Data
Republic Airways -- Bryan Bedford, CEO
Southwest Airlines -- Bob Jordan, Executive Vice President Strategy & Planning
US Airways -- Andrew Nocella, Senior Vice President Planning/Scheduling
United Airlines -- Speaker to be Announced

About Boyd Group International
Boyd Group International provides strategic planning and tactical solutions
for aviation-related clients, including forecasting, research and consulting.
It also produces Airports:USA(R) - a comprehensive suite of aviation
information and strategic decision tools, including Aviation DataMiner(TM),
the most advanced analytical information source available today. Airports:USA
is also the only source of independent enplanement forecasts accomplished in
the private sector, covering 146 of the nation's airports, representing over
95% of all passengers. Boyd Group International is headquartered in Evergreen,
Colorado, just west of Denver. For more information on the firm, visit
www.aviationplanning.com.

About Blue Grass Airport
Blue Grass Airport, the Official Airport of the 2010 World Equestrian Games,
is served by six major airline brands providing convenient non-stop service to
11 major hub cities with connecting service to hundreds of destinations
worldwide.

SOURCE Blue Grass Airport

Brian Ellestad, Deputy Director, Air Service & Community Relations, Blue Grass
Airport, +1-859-425-3105, bellestad@bluegrassairport.com; or Marian Boyd,
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, The Boyd Group
International, +1-303-674-2000, marian@aviationplanning.com