ACI-NA’s JumpStart® Air Service Development Conference is North America’s premier air service development conference. The 2025 JumpStart® Conference will take place in Indianapolis, IN from June 9 – 11. The event will begin with a full day of educational sessions, followed by two days of airport-airline meetings.
Who Should Attend
Any professional interested in learning about aviation trends or meeting industry leaders, including:
Airports looking to add new airlines and routes to their facilities
Airlines looking to add new service routes to their portfolio
Educational Content
There will be a dedicated day of educational sessions, tailored for air service development attendees. These sessions will provide in-depth knowledge on industry trends and air service, allowing you to expand your expertise when meeting with airlines.
Increased Networking Opportunities
These social events will be invaluable as they allow you to have greater exposure to airlines and further expand your industry contacts. You will have greater opportunity of networking under less formal conditions than your JumpStart meetings.
Personalized Schedules
Your JumpStart schedule will be made to suit your preferences and time constraints as best as possible. We will work with your consultants directly to ensure they don’t have any meeting conflicts, ensuring you have a seamless JumpStart experience.
ACI-NA Member:
Early Bird Registration
(Until May 7)
$1,300
Regular Registration
(After May 7)
$1,750
Consultant Member:
Early Bird Registration
(Until May 7)
$1,700
Regular Registration
(After May 7)
$2,150
Non-Member:
Early Bird Registration
(Until May 7)
$1,900
Regular Registration
(After May 7)
$2,350
*Consultants are charged a premium registration fee when representing airport clients. ACI-NA staff work with consultants to ensure that meeting schedules are maintained, updated and that they avoid airport-airline meeting scheduling conflicts.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be sent to meetings@airportscouncil.org no later than May 7, 2025. Registration fees are refundable but subject to a $100 administrative fee. Refunds will be credited back to the original payment method within 14 business days. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received after May 7, 2025.
Hotel Information
JW Marriott Indianapolis
10 S West Street
Indianapolis, IN, 46204
ACI-NA has reserved rooms at the JW Marriott Indianapolis. The discounted hotel rate for the traditional room type is $249 USD for single/double occupancy per night plus applicable taxes. Other category/view room types are available at a higher rate.
The last day to reserve your room at the discounted rate is Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Rooms may sell out at the discounted rate before the booking deadline. We encourage you to reserve your room early.
Guarantee & Cancellation Policy: All reservations will be guaranteed for the first night’s room and tax. Cancellations made prior to 24 hours of arrival will not be charged.
The schedule at a glance is now available. Please keep checking back for updates.
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2025 JumpStart® Air Service Development Conference. The deadline to secure sponsorship is Friday, May 9, 2025.
Please contact Karynna Baresel at sponsorship@airportscouncil.org for additional details.
