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Conference Documentation: Aircraft Maintenance - Critical Management Challenges

Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd

Published: Feb. 7, 2005


Table of Contents


Day 1

8.20 Registration & Coffee


9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks


Mr Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


9.10 KEY MRO MARKET TRENDS


Their implications for suppliers

The market statistics and what is really going on

Key trends in MRO development and strategy

The implications for market participants

Mr David Stewart, Principal, AeroStrategy Ltd.


9.45 HOW TO STAY AHEAD OF THE FIELD WITHIN A DYNAMIC INDUSTRY


An airline’s perspective on PMAs, maintenance training in the future and expanding within the low cost market

Utilising technology within future maintenance strategy and cost reducing

The capabilities and potentials of PMAs

The success of the low cost carrier - the effect on engineers and operators

Implications of advanced technology on training

Challenges facing the AM workplace and workforce in the future

Ms Lillian Dukes, Vice President, Maintenance, Independance Air.


10.20 PROMOTING EXCELLENCE FROM WITHIN


Controlling the variables within aircraft maintenance

Coping with business expansion - the impact of additional aircraft and services

The expansion within the Eastern European market

Promoting and ensuring excellence within the workplace and workforce

The importance of a trained workforce - how to promote continued learning and stop information decay

The impact of new policy upon strategy - keeping on top of certification issues

Mr Vanja Roller, Executive Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering, Croatia Airlines.


10.55 Morning Coffee


11.25 APPLYING RISK ASSESSMENT TO QUALITY MANAGEMENT


Building risk assessment into your quality programs to enhance total quality

Understanding the ‘Risk Assessment Matrix’ and the ‘Pyramid of Risk’

Identifying the high risk areas to ensure appropriate focus

Comparing vendor quality to airline maintenance quality

How vendors can remain competitive with airline quality expectations without losing a competitive advantage

Mr Gary Merrill, Director, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, U S Airways.


12.00 PRIME MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS


The current and future global response to total service/support - where does FLS Aerospace fit in?

Will integration of services ‘dominate’ the aviation markets in the future - are PMOs the answer to consistent high quality service/support

Why integrated service/support is primarily established in Europe

Can integrated services take off in the US and Asia-Pacific markets - the potential for the global use of integrated services?

The full benefits of PMOs to both the customer and within the market place

Is there a winning strategy? Understanding and reacting to the MRO market

Mr Mike Humphreys, Chief Executive Officer, FLS Aerospace UK (An SR Technics Group company).


12.35 Networking Lunch


2.05 SERVICE INTEGRATION AND CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS


Total service/support

Mr Paul Vonk, Marketing Manager, KLM Engineering & Maintenance.


2.40 THE FUTURE WITHIN ICELANDAIR TECHNICAL SERVICES (ITS)


Maintaining an optimum equilibrium between high quality technical service/support and total cost reduction

Incorporating technical issues into global MRO strategy

Utilising ITS - the benefits for the parent airline

Maintaining a balance of in-house and outsourced aircraft maintenance

Overcoming the challenges of cost reduction while retaining quality

Ensuring flexibility, reliability and excellence in technical services

Aircraft maintenance - the future for Icelandair and ITS

Mr Valdimar Saemundsson, Managing Director, I T S Technical Services Icelandair.


3.15 Afternoon Tea


3.45 MEETING THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP CHALLENGE


Reshaping the business to meet lowest life cycle cost

Managing the total engine life cycle cost (LCC)

Optimising workscopes to meet operational need

New service developments aimed at increasing asset utilisation

Operational improvements aimed at increasing efficiency

Total Care delivering the lowest LCC

Mr James Barry, Head of Marketing, Rolls-Royce Aero Repair and Overhaul.

Mr Douglas Smith, International Operations Improvement Manager, Rolls-Royce Aero Repair and Overhaul.


4.20 GOING LIVE WITH A NEW MRO IT SYSTEM


erations for selection and implementation

Many airlines continue to use legacy IT systems for MRO

Systems are becoming increasingly expensive to support, and lack the flexibility to adapt to new business practices

Aviation organizations that are seeking to modernize MRO IT systems

This presentation will help to answer questions such as:

what IT options are available?

what considerations should be looked at for product selection?

what are the main issues for implementing a commercial product?

Mr Matthew Tobin, Vice President, MXI Technologies.


5.05 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One


Mr Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


5.15 DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSORED BY Mxi




Day 2

8.20 Registration & Coffee


8.50 Chairman's Opening Remarks


Mr Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


9.00 CURRENT LEGAL IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE


What businesses must consider in the future

Risk allocation in aircraft maintenance contracts - insurance/indemnity/disclaimer

Key point summary of the above issues which are often the most legally contentious in relevant contracts

To what extent can liability be excluded

What does "as is - where is" really mean

Power by the hour - legal risks and issues to cover

Protecting the interests of an operating lessor

Mr Paul Briggs, Joint Head, International Aviation and Aerospace Group,, Bird & Bird.


9.35 OPERATING LEASES


The complexities and the future challenges arising from aircraft which are not owned

A changing need of the aviation industry

Aircraft return conditions; lessor and lessee positions

Current ‘battles’ in the marketplace

Deficiencies in the return condition, what are the practical ramifications?

Should there be a third party agreement to the traditional operating lease?

Mr Phil Seymour, Managing Director, I B A Group Ltd.


10.10 FUTURE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES AFFECTING CONTINENTAL


Adapting to change - what we must prepare for and how

The importance of strategic purchasing within engineering and MRO

Adapting to the US market - current challenges

Aircraft maintenance and operations - the future for Continental within the US and international markets

What issues will Continental, and the aviation industry as a whole, have to prepare themselves for?

Mr Manny Naeem, Senior Director of Technical Planning and Operations , Continental Airlines.


10.45 Morning Coffee


11.10 SPECIAL ADDRESS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY


Details TBC

Sir Roy McNulty CBE, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Civil Aviation Authority.


11.45 THE FUTURE OF THE COMPONENT MARKET


Staying dynamic within an evolving field

The importance of relationships with airlines/organisations (parent company, regional and international airlines)

Ensuring high quality, fast and effective turn time

Implementing technological advancements into the logistic chain (supply chain management)

The benefits and success of Free2Fly

Maintaining and expanding the capabilities

Mr Per Boll, Chief Executive Officer, SAS Component.


12.20 Networking Lunch


1.50 THE LOW COST CARRIERS WITHIN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE


The explosion of the low cost market - where does SkyEurope ‘fit in’?

The central European market and the role of SkyEurope

The key factors in operating a successful low cost carrier

Low cost means high quality - finding efficiency and adding value

SkyEurope’s strategy towards MRO and suppliers

The future potential of the low cost carrier and the implications for the future

Mr Graham Williamson, Chief Operating Officer, SkyEurope Airlines.


2.25 MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTSOURCED MRO AND AVIATION MODIFICATION


Delivering the solutions

Responsibilities of the contracted business

Maintaining an edge over in-house solutions - meeting the customer’s needs and requirements

The potential of outsourced MRO

Strategical and technical components in delivering the correct solutions

Applying the components - integration and interoperability

Mr Jack Arehart, Senior Vice President, Business Development, TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc..


3.00 CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS


Experiences of Cathay Pacific and Ultramain implementation

CX IT systems - Ultramain

The challenges

Successes and failures

Mr John Hirst, Ultramain Project Manager, Cathay Pacific.

Mr Lawrence Chan, Ultramain Project Team Leader, Cathay Pacific.


3.35 Afternoon Tea


3.55 MAINTENANCE COST MANAGEMENT


The real cost of in-house maintenance and how it can be optimized

Maintenance, a chance of efficiency for an Airline

The main features within maintenance costs

Maintenance cost computing and forecasting

Maintenance cost management and control

Strategies for maintenance cost optimization

Mr Fouad Attar, International Sales Director, Air France Industries.

Mr Joël Billard, Head, Marketing and Development, Heavy Maintenance Directorate, Air France Industries.


4.30 FUTURE FIELDS OF COST REDUCTION


Can more costs be squeezed out of the running systems? Or is it time for new ideas?

Major fields to reduce airline cost

Is MRO the only cost issue to be influenced?

Which cost parameter does have essential influence?

Future programs to reduce MRO-cost drivers

Which breakthrough technologies are in sight to be implemented?

Mr Robert Gaag, Director, Sales, Europe, Lufthansa Technik AG.


5.05 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


Mr Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


Abstract

With the expansion of the MRO market place and the continuing forecast of its forthcoming growth there has been much debate as to the future of Aircraft Maintenance. In order to maintain a market lead, companies are turning to reducing costs and streamlining operations to ensure maximum efficiency and reducing down time.

This conference will consist of special presentations regarding MRO strategy, current and future fields of MRO cost reduction, IT innovation and implementation, third party service provision, legal implications, PMAs, PMOs, and the need for total support/service. This year we have assembled another world class line up of speakers in what promises to be one of the most comprehensive MRO conferences ever seen.

Keynote Speakers participating in Aircraft Maintenance - Critical Management Challenges include:
  • Sir Roy McNulty CBE, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) UK
  • Dante Marzetta, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and Purchasing, Continental Airlines
  • Gary Merrill, Director, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, US Airways
  • Mike Humphreys, Chief Executive Officer, FLS Aerospace UK (SR Technics)
  • Lillian Dukes, Vice President, Maintenance, Independence Air
  • Per Boll, Chief Executive Officer, SAS Component


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