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Conference Documentation: Future MRO in Civil Aviation (2007)

Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd

Published: Jan. 1, 2007


Table of Contents


DAY 1


8.30 Registration & Coffee




9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks

Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.




9.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS CURRENT POSITION


Where are we now?

Future MRO goals

Key MRO challenges

Future aviation regulations

Safety issues in MRO

Bruce Hunter, General Manager Operations Maintenance, British Airways .




9.50 EVOLVING MRO MARKET

Fresh challenges for OEMs and suppliers


MRO market outlook and critical issues for 2007

Market and supply chain trends

Implications for market participants

David Stewart, Principal, Aero Strategy Ltd.




10.30 Morning Coffee




11.00 THE LOW COST MODEL

Engineering for future growth


What issues face the larger low cost fleets?

How should the MRO industry position itself to serve this new market?

Will outsourcing continue to be viable for Europe’s low cost “megafleets”?

What are the limits of “Total Care” support from MRO Providers and OEMs?

How is easyJet preparing for its future growth plans?




Peter Ellison, Technical Director, Engineering, easyJet.




11.40 EMERGING TRENDS

Airline fleet management & maintenance program support


In the beginning

The legacy of the legacy carriers

The Low Cost Solution

Military applications for civil program management

The OEM's changing role

Are the regulators ready?




Senior Representative, , AirCanada Technical Services.


Ron Elvidge, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Air Canada Technical Services.




12.20 Networking Lunch




1.30 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COMMON RULES IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL AVIATION

Overview of the continuing airworthiness world

The industry’s responsibility to ensure compliance



Mike McMenemy, Senior Airworthiness Surveyor, U K Civil Aviation Authority.




2.10 CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS IN PARTS MANUFACTURER APPROVAL (PMA)

Continued Operational Safety (COS) Responsibilities of PMA Holders


Regulatory requirements

COS Review in the PMA process

COS plan fundamentals

Use of original instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA)

Supplemental ICA

John Milewski, Aerospace Engineer, National Policy Manager, PMA, Aircraft Certification Procedures Branch (AIR-110), Federal Aviation Administration.




2.50 Afternoon Tea




3.10 PANEL DISCUSSION FURTHER COST CUTTING


Costs and benefits

How can the OEM's assist in reducing maintenance costs?

How can automation reduce maintenance costs?

Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


Robert Avery, Vice President 787 Services and Support, 787 Program, Commercial Aorplanes, The Boeing Company.


Matt Tobin, Vice President, MXI Technologies.


Peter van de Pas, Senior Vice President, KLM Engineering & Maintenance.


Steve Morris, Director of Civil Aviation , MXI Technologies.




3.50 LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP

Benefits & Problems


Our experience

Long-term partnership - why?

What are the advantages of such co-operation?

Are there any threats?

How to get out of it

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




4.30 IN-HOUSE VS OUTSOURCING OF MAINTENANCE

Which direction to take?


Deciding what to outsource

Vendor selection

Implementing change

Managing performance

Bill Norman, Senior Vice President, United Services, United Airlines .




5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC.


DAY 2

8.30 Re-Registration & Coffee




9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks

Ian Harbison, Editor, MRO Management.




9.10 GUARANTEEING SERVICE LEVELS FOR COMPREHENSIVE LIFECYCLE SUPPORT

Boeing's 787 GoldCare Program


Centrally managed maintenance advantage

Improving customer service with accessible airplane information

Building fleet-wide efficiencies for individual operators

Robert Avery, Vice President 787 Services and Support, 787 Program, Commercial Aorplanes, The Boeing Company.




9.50 LOW COST MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS IN EUROPE

East European market overview

Regional market share

Key market trends

Outsourcing drivers/concerns

Conclusions

Adrian Ionascu, Manager, Technical Contracts and Administration, Tarom Romania Air Transport.




10.30 Morning Coffee




10.50 EVOLVING MAINTENANCE ISSUES

Emerging Market on MRO, Turkey, Middle East, CIS

The steps for meeting the expectations of Airlines

Evolving from an In house MRO to an Independent MRO

Maintenance issues to improve the service level

Maintenance projects

Sukru Can, Aircraft Maintenance Director, Turkish Technic.




11.30 AIRLINE MAINTENANCE COSTS

Drivers, benchmarking and reporting


Key cost drivers and trends

Challenges in defining and allocating costs

Benchmarking costs; caution needed

The role of different business approaches

IATA’s cost reduction initiatives

Chris Markou, Assistant Director, IATA Operations.




12.10 KEEPING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL STATUS USING INTERNET BASED TOOLS

Always up to date

User friendly

Keep it simple

Beyond Technical Operations

Anders Engstrom, Director of Technical Operatons, Nova Airlines.




12.50 Networking Lunch




1.50 THE "PERFECT STORM" OF CHANGE IN MRO AND ITS EFFECTS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Upheaval and changes taking place in the airline industry


New business models

Increased accounting scrutiny

The digital airplane

New maintenance approaches

New technological capabilities


Matt Tobin, Vice President, MXI Technologies.


Steve Morris, Director of Civil Aviation , MXI Technologies.




2.30 PROCESS REVOLUTION

Lean and six sigma initiatives


How can companies adapt to lean?

Lean and six sigma initiatives objectives

Operational transformation

Lean MRO process

Quality and improvements

Successes and failures

Peter Somers, Executive Vice President, KLM Engineering & Maintenance.


Johan Bank, , Six Sigma Black Belt, KLM Engineering & Maintenance.




3.10 Afternoon Tea




3.30 HOW COMPANIES ADAPT TO LEAN MRO

Operational transformation


MRO Outlook

MRO Strategies past and present

MRO big giants focus

Lean applications for faster TATs and lesser costs.

Market repute gains

Amir Ali, Chief Engineer, Engineering Business Development, PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES.




4.10 HUMAN FACTORS

Process safety and risk management


The human factors of maintenance processes

Monitoring and managing process improvement

Developing an integrated human factors programme

New maintenance technologies

Managing risk and improving safety

Human factors in European regulation

Nick McDonald, Aerospace Psychology Research Group, Trinity College Dublin.




4.50 LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING

Past, present and future of Human Factors Training

Psychology vs. Engineering in HF Training - Where is the balance?

Trends in HF and Maintenance Fields

Tuning HF to Industry needs

Leading HF training into the future

Christine Frederick-Recascino, Associate Provost, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.


Dr Albert Boquet, Department Chair, Human Factors and Systems, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.




5.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Abstract

Now in its 7th year Future MRO in Civil Aviation will address the critical issues that will impact on future MRO including, policies and regulations, partnerships and outsourcing, lean and six sigma operations and human factors.

Again we have brought together speakers of the very highest calibre to ensure that each presentation is of the highest standard and relevance. This is an excellent opportunity to become a part of a very successful well-established conference and an ideal occasion to network with the key personnel in the industry.

The distinguished speaker line up includes:
  • Bruce Hunter, General Manager Operations Maintenance, British Airways
  • Mike McMenemy, Senior Airworthiness Surveyor, Chief Surveyors Office, Civil Aviation Authority
  • Peter Somers, Executive Vice President, KLM Engineering & Maintenance
  • Robert Avery, Vice President 787 Services and Support, 787 Program, Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company
  • Bernie Adamache, Senior Director, Regulatory Compliance, AirCanada Technical Services
  • Bill Norman, Senior Vice President, United Services, United Airlines
  • Vanja Roller, Executive Vice President, Maintenance & Engineering, Croatia Airlines, Technical Services
  • Amir Ali, Chief Engineer, Engineering Business Development, Pakistan International Airlines
  • David Stewart, Principal, AeroStrategy
  • Anders Engstrom, Director of Technical Operations, Nova Airlines
  • John Milewski, Aerospace Engineer, National Policy Manager, PMA, Aircraft Certification Procedures Branch (AIR-110), Federal Aviation Administration
  • Adrian Ionascu, Manager, Technical Contracts and Administration, Tarom Romanian Air Transport
  • Peter Ellison, Technical Director, easyJet
  • Sukru Can, Aircraft Maintenance Director, Turkish Technic
  • Altug Sokeli, Technical Marketing and Sales Manager, Turkish Technic
  • Dr Nick McDonald, Professor, Aerospace Psychology Research Group, Trinity College Dublin
  • Christina Frederick-Recascino, Associate Provost, Embry Riddle Aeronaoutical University
  • Chris Markou, Assistant Director, IATA Operations Matt Tobin, Vice President, Mxi Technologies
Chaired by:
  • Steffen Harpoth, President, SHC
  • Ian Harbison, Editor, MRO Management
Benefits of attending Future MRO in Civil Aviation
  • GAIN a fresh insight into the MRO operations of many key airlines
  • IDENTIFY future trends in the MRO industry
  • REVIEW the benefits to partnerships and outsourcing
  • EXAMINE the new rules and regulations in civil aviation maintenance
  • DEVELOP your knowledge of lean and six sigma initiatives


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