Conference Day Two: 26th May, 2010

08.30 Registration And Coffee

09.00 Chairman’s Welcome

Baudouin Heuninckx
Former A400M Logistics Support Officer OCCAR-EA
University of Nottingham

09.10 MoD’s Defence Aviation Error Management System (DAEMS) Initiative

An address on the new initiative from the British MoD about using a system that applies EMS methodologies to maintainers as well as aircrew, ground crew, air traffi ckers.

Major Chris Evans
Directorate of Aviation Regulation & Safety
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence

09.50 Detection Of Fatigue Cracks At Fastener Holes In Aircraft Fuselages

  • Motivation and problem
  • Conventional non-destructive measurement methods
  • Novel method using high frequency guided waves

Dr. Paul Fromme
Mechanical Engineering
University College London

10.30 Coffee And Networking

11:00 Applying Pilot Improvement Procedures To Maintenance And Technician Personnel

  • How to integrate policy into military procedure without great cost to organizations
  • Applying concepts through total military integration, including maintainers, air traffi c controllers, ground crew, and air crew
  • Looking at applications and success stories

Björn ‘Psycho’ Persson
Air Combat Training School
Swedish Armed Forces

11:40 Italian Case Study: Moving Into Operation

  • A fresh look at through life management
  • Facing challenges on the battlefi eld
  • Aircrafts as changing platforms

Lt. Colonel Ruggero Valerio
Head of Tornado Tech.-Logistics Department
Italian Air Force

Lt. Colonel Roberto Farris
Fighters Jet Logistics & Maintenance
Italian Air Force

12.20 Networking Lunch

13.30 Continuous Improvement Within The Royal Air Force: Maintenance And Repair

  • The importance in using a streamlined approach
  • Reductions in wasted time, energy and money
  • Case studies with the Royal Air Force

Wing Commander Martin Gibson
Continuous Improvement Team, Management Consultancy Services, HQ AIR
Royal Air Force

14.10 Current OCCAR-EA Projects And Maintenance Procedures

  • New design and technique
  • Studies and success through use in the OCCAR-EA
  • Future plans for aircrafts

Bruno Delanoy
A400M Programme Manager
OCCAR-EA

Uwe Gebauer
TIGER Programme Manager
OCCA-EA

14.50 Coffee And Networking

15:20 Maintenance Solutions For The Eurofi Ghter Typhoon: Studies From The German Air Force

  • Countering combat wear and tear
  • Options and use in Air Force Methods
  • Mistake reduction and overall mission success

Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Kothe
German Air Force

16.40 Sustainment of Electronic Parts

  • Reactive mitigation of electronic part life cycle issues
  • Strategic solutions for obsolescence management
  • Counterfeit parts management

Dr. Peter Sandborn
Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland

16.50 Chairman’s Summation

17.10 End Of Day Two

[ Register Now ]