THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2011
09:30 Chairman’s opening remarks
09:35 Establishing effective Maintenance Programme Optimisation techniques to minimise maintenance expenditure
• Exploring effective strategies such as the development of competitive maintenance intervals in order to reduce aircraft downtime
• Understanding the principles of LEAN and how these can be applied to your organization in order to maximise the maintenance planning process
• Discovering the key factors to consider when developing a new maintenance programme
• Discussing the economies of scale in relation to component pooling and associated benefits and shortfalls – what is the best option for your organisation?
Karl-Georg Echtler, Director Strategy & Product Management, Maintenance Management Services, Lufthansa Technik AG
10:15 Cost saving through effective inventory planning and optimisation
• Addressing inefficiencies in the supply chain and the impact of ineffective inventory management on stakeholder cash flow
• Understanding the expenditure on inventory and how inventory optimisation can reduce expenditure
• Establishing best practice within your organisation to provide effective solutions to over-spending on inventory
Micheál Armstrong, CEO, Armac Systems
Graham Tuffin, Project Manager, Global Services, International Airlines Group
Stephen Alcock, Customer Business Director - CIS, Middle East, Africa and India, Honeywell
10:55 Refreshments and networking
11:15 Exploring the new technologies available to airlines and MRO providers that will positively affect future maintenance costs
• Clarifying the requirements of the end user and how new technologies have been adopted by the end users to overcome their challenges
• Discussing the experiences of the end user and analyzing the cost benefit of these implementations?
• Understanding the ROI and the savings provided by these new systems
Chris Reed, Managing Director, TRAX
Nick Godwin, Managing Director, Commsoft
Martin Otten, Sales Director, EMEA Mxi Technologies
Berry Braster, Sales & Marketing Director, Tedopres International
12:00 Getting the most out of your maintenance contract through effective negotiations
• Understanding the common pitfalls that airlines fall into when organising their maintenance contracts and how these can be avoided
• Examining the cost reductions that can be made through effective maintenance contract negotiation
• Effective management of your maintenance contract and the maintenance organization
• Assessing the benefits that can be gained through successfully managing warranty claims
Gerd Ockerman, Technical Manager, SGI Aviation
12:40 Lunch and networking
14.00 An OEM's drive to lower maintenance cost on a single aisle airplane
• How 737NG is designed for a low maintenance cost
• What continuous improvements are being made in the airplane and in services to further reduce cost
• How Boeing assists airlines in reducing maintenance and operating costs
Khwaja M. Ali, Director – Maintenance Economics
Airline Economics, Boeing
14:45 Assessing the impact of composite materials on maintenance costs and the implications for airlines and MRO providers
• Discussing the reparability of composite materials and forecasted costs relative to traditional airframes
• Understanding the long term maintenance costs of composite aircraft
• Considering the challenges composite materials pose MRO providers and the overall impact on the aviation market – how will MROs and airlines adapt their maintenance workshops and schedules to cope with mixed fleets?
• Composite repairs and leased aircraft – what will lessors consider to be suitable repairs on composite airframes for end of lease aircraft and will this impact end of lease costs?
James R. Epperson, Senior Engineering Composite Repair Specialist, Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Customer Support
John M. Welch, Technical Fellow, Composite Structures, Spirit AeroSystems
15:30 Closing remarks from the Chair
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