October 14-16, 2008
Singapore SUNTEC International Conference & Exhibition Centre
program
Tuesday- October 14
9:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
9:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Set Up (until 9:00 p.m.)
1:00 p.m.
Welcome
Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
1:05 p.m.
William Goh, President, SIAE
1:10pm
S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
1:15 p.m.
Keynote Address - Singapore - A vibrant hub for MRO
William Tan, CEO, SIA Engineering Company
1:35 p.m.
MRO Asia Awards Presentation
Best Asian Airline MRO Operation
Best Non-Airline MRO Provider in Asia
1.50-2.15pm
Coffee Break
2:15 p.m.
Forecast & Trends Asia/2008-2018
Leading industry forecast organizations present their views on where Asian MRO is heading and how it will shake out in coming years. Each will provide a focused look at primary trends in Asia, ranging from emerging regional jets markets, Asian fleet trends, new markets, supply chain trends, staffing to the future of Asia as a global location for MRO.
Moderator: Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
Mike McBride, VP & Partner, TeamSAI
David Stewart, Principal, AeroStrategy Ltd.
Torbjorn Karlsson, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Orlando Ferreira Neto, Managing Director, Embraer Asia
3:45 p.m.
Conference Adjourns for the Day
7:00 p.m.
MRO Reception
Chimjes
30 Victoria Street
Singapore
Wednesday- October 15
7:30 a.m.
Registration Desk Open
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Ed Hazelwood, Editor-in-Chief, Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
9:10 a.m.
Keynote Address
The Airline Wish List - Addressing present challenges
Chow Kok Wah, Divisional VP Engineering (Operations), SIA
9:30 a.m.
Reducing Cost of Ownership
Engine maintenance, landing gears and braking systems account for a significant portion of the Total Ownership Cost of an airline fleet. As does regional safety in a growing Asian aviation market that has a direct relation to avoidance of cost outflow. The present scenario warrants reduction in time to service aircraft engines and ensure best practice procedures. How can a full shop visit be delayed or prevented? How does an OEM differentiate its support offerings? What are the most innovative ways engine turn-around times can be reduced?
Moderator: Terry Tooley, Solution Architect Director Maintenance, Oracle Corp.
Martin Eran-Tasker, Technical Director, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
Felix Haertsch, VP Business Development, Engine Services, SR Technics
Paul Teboul, VP Support and Services EAST Technical Director, Eurocopter
* William Montanile, Director of Sales, P&W Global Service Partners
10:30 a.m.
Exhibition Hall Opens
10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 a.m.
India- Tapping Opportunities (Moderator Run Round-table)
India is the new mantra in aviation. How are things shaping up with aviation growing faster than infrastructure? What are the trials and tribulations faced by the industry? How is it coping? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? The session includes leaders from the industry.
Moderator: Bharat Malkani, CEO, MaxAerospace
CS Tomar, VP-Engineering and Maintenance, Kingfisher Airlines
Ross Nicholls, GM – Engineering, Interglobe Aviation
Nick White, Deputy COO–Technical, Air Deccan
S.K. Bansal, GM Engineering, Indigo Airlines
Reshma Singh, Head of Logistics & Procurements, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd-Deccan
12:00 p.m.
Airlines Need an Outsourcing Strategy
An interactive session designed to address trends to outsource HM from Europe and US to Asia. Who are the major players? What relationship do airlines want with vendors? How do you want to manage planning? Is it even outsourceable?
Moderator: Robert T. Francis, EVP, Farragut International
Brian Thomas Hogan, Senior Advisor, Operations, Cebu Air
Patrick Neo, Chief Engineer, Jetstar Asia
Nick White, Deputy COO –Technical, Air Deccan
Roger Stropes, Director, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, The Boeing Company
1:00 p.m.
Conference Adjourns for the day
1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
5:30 p.m.
Exhibition Hall Closes
Thursday- October 16
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Conference Summary
Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
9:05 a.m.
Into the Future- Technology Trends and MRO
As new aircraft models join inventories, what MRO practices need to change to accommodate the new technologies? For instance, what are some of the practical lessons Singapore Airlines learned regarding operations and maintenance when it deployed the Airbus A380? What are the next carriers in-line to deploy the A380 doing to help them on the maintenance and operations side?
Moderator - Jim Guiliano VP of Business Development, P&W Global Service Partners
David Edwards, GM New Aircraft Readiness, Qantas Airways Limited
Lau Hwa Peng, VP Technical Services, SIA
Philippe Gourdon, Senior Director A380 Program, Airbus Customer Services
9:30 a.m.
Exhibition Hall Opens
9:45 a.m.
Singapore, a Technology hub
Yash Gupta, Director, SERC Aerospace Program
10:00 a.m.
Improving efficiencies -Logistics of Components and Materials Distribution
With increasing cost pressures on the airlines, there is a need to explore sound MRO strategies to minimise aircraft downtime and cost.
As MRO activity escalates in Asia, there is also a need for movement of qualified materials across the globe that poses special challenges. Strategies to ensure material availability and to minimize inventory costs are necessary. There also is a need for a statistical model to stock limited shelf life materials. This session will deliver practical solutions for logistics and material management and practical maintenance methods to improve aircraft performance.
Moderator: Dan da Silva, Vice President, Commercial Aviation Services, The Boeing Company
Rahul Shah, Managing Director AAR International, Inc., Singapore
Goh Yong Kiat, VP/GM, ST Aerospace Engineering
Ryan Flugel, VP, Global Sales and Marketing, Argosy International
11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:15 a.m.
PMAs- Facing Reality
Expect more OEMs to follow Pratt & Whitney’s example and get into PMA production. This session unravels the processes of PMA approval from a user point of view and spotlights an airline case study on PMAs to show how the wheel is moving in changing times.
David Garrison, Director of Engine & Component Maintenance, DELTA TechOps
Kent Whitmer, President Engineering, Wencor
Andre Powell,CFO, P&W’s Global Material Solutions
12:00 p.m.
General Session- Interactive -- Growing Asian markets
The moderator-driven participative session will address state of the industry. Where is the MRO business going? Are partnerships the need of the hour? Are staff shortages adding to cost woes? Is skilled and technical labor difficult to source? Leasing and airline parts. Investments into MRO from global players? Are airlines increasingly outsourcing services?
Moderator- Patrick Neo, Chief Engineer, Jetstar Asia
Andreas Meisel, GM, Ameco Beijing
Ian Wolfe, CCO, Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies
1:00 p.m.
Conference Close
Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
