agenda

DAY ONE – Wednesday, March 18, 2009
8:00 am Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:45 am Welcome and Opening Remarks from Forum Chairperson
9:00 am Opening Keynote Address
DEPLOYING INTELLIGENCE: Leveraging Data to Drive Top-Level Performance & Bottom-Line Results
In this powerful opening keynote address, Federico Genoese-Zerbi from The Boeing Company will set aside traditional data approaches and inspire changes to shift towards a more algorithmic logic-based strategies for business and operations. He’ll share how to leverage data to deploy intelligent fact-based decisions for cost-cutting effectiveness and performance.
  • Federico Genoese-Zerbi, VP IT Business Partners, The Boeing Company
10:00 am General Session #1
DELTA’S JOURNEY ON DATA EVOLUTION & INTEGRATION
Experience the journey of Delta’s Technical Procedures department as they evolved from a paper world to a 100% online process for all technical aircraft manuals. Hear how this strategy allowed them to gain major efficiencies in the manual revision process. This presentation will proved insight on the process, hurdles that were encountered, the ROI, and even some unexpected benefits that were realized during the journey.
  • James Griffie, Manager - Technical Procedures, Delta Air Lines
11:00 am Networking Coffee Break
11:30 am General Session #2
AIRLINE & MANUFACTURER COLLABORATION
AirTran Airways and Boeing come together to present the technical data requirements and the resulting maintenance program benefits of the In-Service Data Program (ISDP). Automating delivery of in-service data through ATA Spec2000 format enables airlines to benefit from world-wide fleet information. This session will touch upon critical issues such as data sharing, standardization, forecasting maintenance and other areas in which they are working together.
  • Jim Buckalew, Director, Maintenance, Planning, Publications & Technology, AirTran Airways
  • Farshad Doulatshahi, Special Projects, Commercial Aircraft, The Boeing Company
12:30 pm Networking Luncheon
2:00 pm General Session #3
OPTIMIZING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
Hear how Continental Airlines applies their own technologies to provide real time aircraft info, documents, history and much more on the finger tips of mechanics and control center. They have been able to streamline their operations management and consolidate available data in paperless and wireless environments, to put it in use in real-time events and provide their employees with maximum intelligence.
  • Barry Beacher, Managing Director-Line Maintenance Planning, Continental Airlines, Inc.
  • Munum (Manny) Naeem, Staff VP Technical Operations Planning, Continental Airlines, Inc.
  • Larry Strykowski, Managing Director, Technical Information Systems, Continental Airlines, Inc.
2:45 pm General Session #4 (Panel)
TURNING DATA INTO ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS
The challenge is not in getting data, but in knowing what to do with it. Leading operators share strategies on innovating their aircraft maintenance processes with improved analytics that is leading to accurate forecasting and planning.
  • Noel Christen, VP Quality Operations, AAR Corp
  • Allen McReynolds, SVP Technical Operations & Engineering, Mesa Air Group
  • Teri Short, Sr. Director of Engineering & Planning, Frontier Airlines
3:45 pm Networking Coffee Break
4:00 pm General Session #5
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
In addition to managing what part is where, configuration management data also plays a key part in obtaining the necessary data to recognize aircraft reliability and operational problems, along with the elements to quickly identify root cause. The basic configuration management data provides the means for a bottom-up approach to problem resolution that is more efficient and pragmatic than the traditional top-down methodology. This session will highlight the shortcomings of traditional analysis processes, and will outline the basic steps for utilizing configuration management data for streamlined root cause determination and resolution for aircraft system and component performance issues.
  • Thomas Carroll, Director of Maintenance Technical Services, NetJets, Inc.
5:00 pm Day One Closing Comments

DAY TWO – Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:00 am Networking Breakfast
9:00 am Day Two Opening Keynote
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TRANSFORMATION
This compelling keynote will share how UPS has transformed their business intelligence strategies, leveraging one version of the truth to gain strategic insights faster enterprise-wide and improve reliability. Technology and business approaches and collaboration will be discussed, as well as operational drivers and key success factors.
  • Dick Deats, Project Manager, Maintenance & Engineering Group, UPS Airlines
  • Ken Finnerty, Airline Systems Manager, UPS Airlines
10:00 am Networking Coffee Break
10:15 am General Session #6
DATA STRATEGIES FOR UNSCHEDULED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
How can airlines and MRO shops prepare for the unexpected? This session will discuss how to leverage data for unscheduled maintenance planning and execution.
  • David Hopkins, Managing Director, M&E ITS, American Airlines
11:15 am Day Two Closing Session
TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS
Many modern aircraft data systems facilitate better maintenance reporting, both for efficiency and to reduce flight disruptions. In this session, David Haapala will explore recent advances in airplane health management systems, EFB (electronic flight bag) applications, the use of various gatelink innovations and much more.
  • David Haapala, President, Air Economics Group
12:00 pm 2009 Aircraft Data Forum Concludes