16-17 September 2008
Bangkok, Thailand

THEME: TRAINING FOR SAFETY IN A COMMERCIAL WORLD
This year’s Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium is scheduled for September 16-17 in Bangkok. This is an increasingly significant event in our calendar and for the region it represents. Chris Long gives a quick preview of what’s in store.

We all share the same airspace and implicitly trust that those in the air around us all have the same high level of competences. But as demand for pilots steadily grows, led by shortages in Asia and the Middle East, it can be tempting to deliver only the minimum amount of training required by regulators, which may not necessarily provide the full level of competence needed in the demanding modern airline operating environment.

The Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) provides an opportunity to share best practice in training, and this year the event focuses on ensuring that training is sufficiently thorough to significantly enhance safety. This does not necessarily mean longer training courses, but could identify new equipment and methodologies, which improve the effectiveness of training without imposing unrealistic costs.

In the keynote speech IATA will introduce the theme of quality and will feature its Training and Qualification Initiative (ITQI), which illustrates industry concerns and proposals for the structures to be put into place to address them. Speakers from the Hong Kong CAD, Dragonair and Gulf Air will show how a safety culture must be fostered across airline operations to reinforce safety awareness.

New training initiatives will be revealed by Alteon and, separately, by the Civil Aviation Safety Administration of Australia. Cathay Pacific Airlines will suggest how to manage and assess competency based training.

The implementation of MPL, with its potential to better train new pilots for their airline careers, is now up and running – different approaches from China, Thailand and Singapore will be discussed, as will a Singapore Airlines view of cadet pilot selection. Silkair will reveal an alternative to MPL for ab initio training.

Aviation English standards are still a challenge; ICAO will update the conference on progress, and testing mechanisms for the qualification will be covered by RMIT from Australia. The University of Putra Malaysia will discuss the problems of communication when talking to air traffic control.

The New Zealand base of CTC will present a vertically integrated approach to training and from Hong Kong, Oxford Aviation Academy will present on maintaining quality throughout the training system. There will be an update on the work of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s international working group on flight synthetic flight training devices.
A session on new training technology will also have its place in the conference, where there will be an opportunity to hear about the latest and future development of training devices. A select team of experts from the industry will each present for five minutes on “The single most important change in pilot training technology”, after which delegates can discuss these ideas with the panel in a Q&A session. There will also be a chance for delegates to register for this topic in advance of the conference by visiting the Halldale website.

APATS is a dynamic event – provoking debate through stimulating presentations and outstanding networking opportunities. It provides an exciting chance to share experiences and to question regional and global experts in the pilot training business – a “must do” for those serious about airline pilot training from either a global or regional perspective.
For more information and updates, go to: http://www.halldale.com/APATS.aspx


If you are interested in exhibiting at APATS 2008 contact our sales team for more information:

To view the current floorplan please click here.

North America: Andy Smith
Email: andy@halldale.com
Tel: +1 407 322 5605
RoW: Jeremy Humphreys
Email: jeremy@halldale.com
Tel: +44 (0)1252 532009

Venue Information
Following our enormously successful APATS 2007, we will return to the splendid Shangri La Hotel, Bangkok for APATS 2008. For 2008 we will have twice the floor area allowing the conference and exhibition to comfortably accommodate the 200 plus training professionals expected to attend.

Venue
Shangri La Hotel
89 Soi Wat Suan Plu
New Road, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Thailand
Tel +66 2 236 7777
Fax +66 236 8579

The Shangri La Bangkok is a 5 star hotel and one of the finest hotel and spa locations in Thailand. Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in the heart of the central business and shopping districts and only 30 minutes from the airport. It is the preferred choice of business travellers.

Consistently voted one of the best hotels in the world, the Shangri La offers unrivalled business services in an elegant exotic setting.

Discounted room only rates for APATS 08 attendees (available until 12/8/08):-
Single room occupancy - USD 155
Double room occupancy - USD 165
Please quote the following booking code GCA150908 when making your reservation.

APATS News

In the run up to the show we produce a monthly newsletter which gives you the latest show news, announcements of speaker confirmations and details of the social networking opportunities.  To receive a copy of APATS news please subscribe by clicking here

APATS 2008 Sponsors

Qantas - Alteon - Aviation Australia - Bangkok Airways - CAE - FTSI - Aerosim - Opinicus - Sim Industries. Organised by CAT Magazine. Supported by RAes.       

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