conference program

IATA Aircraft Taxiing Systems Conference
PROGRAM
www.iata.org/taxiing2015
February 3-4, 2015
The Biltmore Miami - 1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL | USA
DAY ONE Tuesday, 3 February
8:00 - 8:30
Registration
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
Sponsored by
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome Coffee & Introductory Remarks
Dr. Chris MARKOU
Assistant Director, Operations - IATA
9:00 - 9:30
Keynote Address
Mr. Peter CERDA
Regional Vice President, The Americas - IATA
13:30 - 15:00 EGTS Taxiing System
Team EGTS
Honeywell & Safran
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break
Sponsored by
9:30 - 10:15 Deriving Benefits from Alternative
Aircraft-Taxi Systems
Mr. Damon FORDHAM/Dr. Hazel PEACE
Principal, Sustainable Transportation Practice The Cadmus Group
10:15 - 10:45 Morning Coffee Break
Sponsored by
15:30 - 17:00 TaxiBot Taxiing System
Team TaxiBot
IAI
17:30 - 20:00 Evening Cocktail
Biltmore Courtyard
10:45 - 12:15 WheelTug Taxiing System
Team WheelTug
WheelTug
DAY TWO Wednesday, 4 February
8:30 - 8:45
Introductory Remarks
Dr. Chris MARKOU
Assistant Director, Operations - IATA
8:45 - 9:45
Discussion Panel 1 - Alternative Taxiing
from 35,000 feet "A Top Down Look"
Moderator: Mr. Damon FORDHAM
Principal, Sustainable Transportation Practice The Cadmus Group
Dr. Yoon Chul Jung
Technical Lead, Airport Surface Research - NASA
Ames Research Cente
Mr. Ted Elliff
Senior Associate - ENVISA
Why alternative taxiing and why now?
Who are the major stakeholders involved
and how are they responding?
9:45 - 10:15 Morning Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:45 Discussion Panel 2 - Validating
Alternative Taxiing "What's In It For Me"
Moderator: Mr. Xavier OH
Senior Manager Environmental Protection - ACI
Mr. Isaiah Cox
CEO - WheelTug
Mr. Jim Ganopulos
General Manager Single Aisle Fleet Engineering Delta Air Lines
Mr. Libor Kurzweil
Director of Quality, Safety and Processes
Management - Prague Airport
Mr. Peter Unger
CEO - Lufthansa LEOS
What are overall benefits to an airline,
airport, and other stakeholders?
Which are the most important facets
of savings; fuel savings, time
(operational) savings, etc. How about
the value of environmental benefits
or increased airports' capacities?
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DAY TWO Wednesday, 4 February (cont.)
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
Sponsored by
13:00 - 14:15 Discussion Panel 3 - Technology
Readiness and Regulatory Approval
Moderator: Mr. Dragos BUDEANU
Manager, Operations - IATA
Mr. Ran Braier
TaxiBot Program Director - IAI
Mr. Guy Defresne
Airport Operations Environmental Manager - Airbus
SAS
Mr. David Paisley
Environmental Integration Technical Fellow - Boeing
Mr. Hans Weber
Consultant - Aircraft Propulsion Technologies, LLC
Which are key technologies available?
What are their Technology Readiness
Levels (TRL)? How about emerging
technologies of innovative taxiing
concepts?
14:15 - 14:45 Afternoon Coffee Break
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14:45 - 16:15 Discussion Panel 4 - Impact on
Operations and Regulatory Specificities
Moderator: Mrs. Sarah PORALLA
Airport Regulations Officer - EASA
Mr. Jens Berlinson
Head of flight operations department - SnecmaSafran
Mr. Robert Fletcher
Vice President - Fletcher Aviation Consulting
Mr. Libor Kurzweil
Director of Quality, Safety and Processes
Management - Prague Airport
Mr. Bernhard Weiss
Project Manager TaxiBot - Lufthansa LEOS
What is the impact on operational
procedures? Who are the stakeholders
involved? How do we handle
irregularities? What are the greatest
regulatory challenges? How are
certification authorities reacting to new
taxiing technologies and procedures?
16:15 - 16:30 Short Break
16:30 - 17:15 Discussion Panel 5 - Way Forward
Moderator: Dr. Chris MARKOU
Assistant Director, Operations - IATA
Mr. Joseph Bogosian
Senior Vice President Certification - Safran
Mr. Ran Braier
TaxiBot Program Director - IAI
Mr. Isaiah Cox
CEO - WheelTug
Mrs. Sarah PORALLA
Airport Regulations Officer - EASA
Mr. Paul Sichko
Assistant Director of MSP Operations, Metropolitan
Airports Commission
What are the greatest impediments to
the implementation of alternative taxiing
systems? How should they be
addressed?
17:15 - 17:30 Summary and Closing Remarks
Dr. Chris MARKOU
Assistant Director, Operations - IATA
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