Halldale: EATS Conference

2009 Pilot Conference

Pre-EATS: MONDAY 9th November 2009

Expo Build-Up – 10.00 until 22.00

IATA Training and Quality Initiative (ITQI) Briefing 13.00 until 15.00 (Nadir / Zenit rooms) - Open to all

EATS Heads of Training Meeting: 16.00 until 17.30 (Nadir / Zenit rooms) - Invitation Only

Welcome Reception: EATS Registration Area 17.30 until 19.00.

EATS 2009: Conference DAY 1
TUESDAY 10th November 2009

09:00-10:00 Session 1 - Opening Remarks and Keynote Addresses

1) Mr. Milos Kvapil, Head of Air Crew Training, Czech Airlines
2) Mr. Jean-Marc Cluzeau, EASA

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

10:45-12:15 Session 2 - European Operational Issues

1) Mr. Per de la Motte, Oxford Aviation Academy
“Greener Training for Greener Operations”
2) Mr. Jan Klas, Director General, Air Navigation Services (ANS), Czech Republic
“Single European Sky - A Common Approach for Common Benefits for ATM, Cockpit and Airport”
3) Professor Galyna Suslova, ICAO Training Institute, Ukraine
“ICAO and European Standards and Regulations in Training Aviation Specialists”

12:15-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session 3 - Evolving European Regulatory Environment

1) Mr. Jean-Marc Cluzeau, EASA
“Evolving European Regulatory Environment”
2) Mr. Vladimir Horak, Czech CAA
Michal Markovic, Czech CAA
"Transition of the Czech Republic from national aeronautical legislation to JAA JARs and EU legislation since the middle nineties till now"
3) Dr. Jiri Sulc MD.PhD, Institute of Aviation Medicine, Prague
"Evolution of Aeromedical Disposition Assessment"

1500-15:30 Tea/Coffee - Sponsored by EPST

15:30-17:00 Session 4 - European Pilot Supply/ Demand and New Training Regimes

1) Dieter Harms, IATA
“MPL-Global Status”
2) Anthony Petteford, Oxford Aviation Academy
“MPL in Europe”
3) Brian Watt, Head of Crew Training, Flybe
“An Airline View of MPL”
4) Norman Macleod, Turboteams
“ATQP Developments in Europe”

Gala Networking Reception hosted by Czech Airlines – open to all registered attendees
17.00 to 23.00. Buses to CSA Czech Training Centre leave from hotel registration 17.15.

EATS 2009: Conference DAY 2
WEDNESDAY 11th November 2009

0900-10:30 Session 5 - Safe Skies

1) Pascal Lhoest, Director Training, Netjets Europe
“Raising the Standards in a Complex Training Environment”
2) Francis Fagegaltier, Consultant
“Engine Failure Training”
3) Randy Stone, Airclass
“Pilot Language Training and Testing for ICAO Compliance: Balancing Operations with Effective Implementation”

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

11:00-12:30 Session 6 - Training Perspectives

1) Captain Miro Rieser, Head of Training, CST Berlin
“Training for Proficiency: Operator SOPs in Type-Rating Training – Challenges and Benefits”
2) Captain Marc Altenscheidt, Chief Boeing Fleet, Air Berlin
“GBAS – The Future on Approach”
3) Captain Christof Kemeny, Senior Training Captain for CRJ/EMJ, Lufthansa CityLine
“Operation and Training of Dual HGS Configuration on E195”

12:30-13:45 Lunch - Sponsored by Frasca

13:45-15:00 Session 7 - Simulation and Training Technology Update

1) Stephane Clement, CAE
“Simulator International Working Group (IWG) – Results and Industry Adoption Issues”
2) Lou Nemeth, Chief Safety Officer, CAE
"New Aviation Technologies and Challenges in Training"
3) Mr. Mark Sawyer, Aerosim
Captain Igor Petyashin, Air Astana
“Efficiency in Training through Evolving Technology and Cost-Effectiveness”
4) Captain Herbert Schwarz, Austrian Airlines
“The Role of the AICC”

15:00-15:30 Coffee/Tea - Sponsored by FSC