DAY 1
TUESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2008

09:00-10:00 Session 1 - Combined Stream (pilot and maintenance)

Keynote Addresses
1) Dr. Peter Malanik, COO, Austrian Airlines
2) Brian Simpson, Group Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Aviation Academy

10:00-10:45 Coffee/Tea  Sponsored by FSC

10:45-12:15 Session 2 – Combined Stream (pilot and maintenance)
Staying Safe and Green

1) Peter Richards, Non-Executive Director, UK Flight Safety Committee
“Learning from Incidents”
2) Dr. Gerhard Huttig, Managing Director, ZFB Berlin
“Environment and Aviation”
3) David Learmount, Operations and Safety Editor, Flight International

12:15-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session 3 – Pilot Stream
Perspectives on European Regulatory Environment

1) Michaela Verissimo, EASA Rulemaking Directorate
“New Regulations for Flight Crew Licensing”
2) Anthony Petteford, Managing Director, Ab-Initio Training, OAA
“The FTO Perspective on the New Proposed EASA Regulations”
3) Bob van Balen, FSC
“The TRTO Perspective on the New Proposed EASA Regulations”

15:00-15:30 Tea/Coffee

15:30-17:00 Session 4 – Pilot Stream
Facing the Pilot Supply and Demand Issues

1) Ole Lynggaard, Head of FCL, Danish CAA
“The Introduction of MPL from a Regulator’s Perspective”
2) Dieter Harms, IATA
“MPL Today”
3) Mike Varney, Airbus Industries Training
“Training for Safety"

17.00  Evening Reception and Networking Event Sponsored by Frasca and CAT Magazine

DAY 2
WEDNESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2008

09:00-10:30 Session 5 – Pilot Stream
Training for the New Aircraft Technologies

1) Captain Ian Cheese, Chief Pilot, FlyBe.
“Training for the Resurgence of the Turbo-prop”
2) Marc Kegelaers,  Ben Air Flight Academy
“Glass Cockpit in Basic Training – An Experience”
3) Lou Nemeth, VP Training Services, CAE Inc.
“Delivering Indispensable Training for VLJ Pilots”

10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea   Sponsored by EPST

11:00-12:30 Session 6 – Pilot Stream
Continuing Developments

1) Michaela Verissimo, EASA Rulemaking Directorate
“Proposed New EASA Flight Operations Regulations”
2) TBD, Eurocontrol
“Proposals for a Single European Sky”
3) Chris Clarke, CTC Aviation Group
"The Credit Crunch - its affect on Aircrew Training"


12:30-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:00 Session 7 – Pilot Stream
Simulation and Training Update 

1) Stephane Clement, Co-chair, RAeS IWG
“ICAO Simulator Panel Report”
2) Captain Torbjorn Wischer, Head of Training, OAA – Stockholm
“Applying Educational and Instructional Principles in Crew Training”
3) Captain Mark Sawyer, Aerosim Technologies
“Mastering Complex Flight Procedures for Ultra High Technology Aircraft Training with Simulation-Based Courseware in a Desktop and Distance Learning Environment”

15:00-15:30 Coffee/Tea

15:30-17:00 Session 8 – Combined Stream (pilot and maintenance) Simulation and Training Technologies

 1) Captain Herbert Schwarz, Austrian Airlines
“Tomorrow’s Classroom”
2) TBD, Mechtronix
3) Hans-Joerg Lotter, infoWERK
"Is Europe Developing Centers of Excellence for the Aviation Industry in Regards to the Paradigm Change in Education"

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