For the first time APATS @ Asian Aerospace will be divided into two separate conference streams with days 1 and 2 dedicated to pilot training and day 3 focusing on maintenance training issues. The show's four moderators, Graeme Ogilvie (Global Training Solutions), Capt. Sutas Dejkunjorn (Thai Airways International), Petri Louhivuori (Finnair) and Paul Bredereck (Aviation Australia) will guide proceedings throughout the event.

“Man and Machine - Supporting Human Skills”

DAY 1 - MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2007

11.00-11.30  Refreshment Break

11.30-12.00  KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

Mr. Norman Lo, Director-General, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department
The Role of Training in a Time of Rapid Growth in Aviation

12.00-13.00  SESSION 1: A Regulatory Review

• Captain Yim Gill-Soon, Inspector, Korean Civil Aviation Safety Authority
A View on Effective use of Simulators

•  David Tse, (ATC) Air Traffic Management Standards & Claudia Wan, Senior Operations Officer, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department
Implementation of ICAO Aviation Language Proficiency Requirements in Hong Kong

13.00-14.00  Refreshment Break

14.00-15.30  SESSION 2: Command/Instructor Selection & Training

• Captain Alan Wilson, Manager Flying Training, Cathay Pacific Airways
Selection and Training of Instructors on Line Experience Operations

• Captain Hugo Perez, Airbus
Training Type Rating Instructors

• Captain Brad Thomann, Alteon
Selecting and Training for Command/Instructional Roles

15.30-16.00  Refreshment Break

16.00-17.30 SESSION 3: Aviation English

• Dr. Wen-ling Tsai, Shih Chien University
The Impact and Limitations of ICAO Aviation English Requirements as a Way to Reduce Miscommunication

• Karen Mak, Assistant Manager Language and Communication Development, Cathay Pacific
Implementing Aviation English Requirements within a Major Carrier

• Michael Kelly, Chief Advisor ICAO English Language Requirement Group, Japan Airlines
Challenges in Implementing ICAO English Language Requirement

DAY 2 - TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2007

11.00-11.30  Refreshment Break

11.30-13.00  SESSION 4: Recruiting & Retaining Pilots

• Dr. Dan Harrison, Harrison Assessments
Selecting Flight Crews for Specific Roles
(Introduction by Graham Barkus, Manager Learning & Development Group, Cathay Pacific Airways)

• Captain Mohammed Ahmed, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Air Arabia
Recruiting and Retaining Pilots in a Low Cost Carrier Operation

• Captain Gordon Young, Director of Flight Operations, Loganair
Managing the Flow of Pilots through a Regional Carrier

13.00-14.00  Refreshment Break

14.00-15.30  SESSION 5: Multi Crew Pilot Licence

• Captain Pat Murray, Group General Manager, Air Transport Operation Group, CASA
The Australian MPL Trial  - the CASA Perspective

• Captain John Bent, Dragonair
How an airline might benefit from MPL

• Keith Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Flight Training Adelaide
MPL - the ATO perspective

15.30-16.00  Refreshment Break

16.00-17.30  SESSION 6: Distance Learning

• Sanjay Mukherjee, Learning Consultant, Brainvisa
Employing E-Learning to Best Effect

• Alan Glen, Manager Ground Training, Cathay Pacific
Embedding E-Learning in Corporate Structure

• Professor Paul Clark, Director, IATA International Training and Development Institute
Designing Distance Learning to Match the Market

17.30  Networking Reception in the Simulation & Training Pavilion

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2007

11.00-11.30  Refreshment Break

11.30-13.00  SESSION 7: Regulatory Issues Part 66 & 147

• Steven Ng,  Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department
HKAR-147 from Launching to Sailing

• Hondo Gratton, CASA
Australian EASA Like licences

• Ralph Kaeding, Lufthansa Technical Training
Part 66 Training Manpower and Qualification to Meet the Civil Aviation Demand in Asia

13.00-14.00  Refreshment Break

14.00-15.30  SESSION 8: Recruitment Issues

• Paul Niles, Alteon
Recruitment Strategies

• WC Wong, HAECO
Recruitment & Retention - an MRO Perspective

• Lennart Hergel, Corporate Oxygen
Optimisation of Maintenance Resources

15.30-16.00  Refreshment Break

16.00-17.30  SESSION 9: New Technology Training

• Paul Bredereck, Aviation Australia
New Training Methodologies for Generation Y & Z

• David Whittley, Produce Manager, CAE
Training for New Generation Aircraft and Training Curriculums for a New Century

• Captain Hugo Perez, Airbus Training Centre Beijing
Airbus Active Learning & Competence Focused Training and the Virtual Aircraft

• Alan Glen, Cathay Pacific
Maintenance Training at Cathay Pacific - Technology Supporting Competency

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