35th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference
Agenda and Presentations
"Looking Ahead in Aviation: Rational Rebound or Irrational Instability?"
Day One: Plenary Session — Tuesday March 9, 2010
| Time |
Event |
| 8:30 am – 8:35 am |
FAA Welcome – Gary O'Toole, Deputy Director, Office of Aviation Policy and Plans, Federal Aviation Administration |
| 8:35 am – 8:40 am |
AAAE Welcome – Charles Barclay, President, American Association of Airport Executives |
| 8:40 am – 9:15 am |
FAA Aviation Forecasts – Nan Shellabarger, Director, Aviation Policy and Plans, Federal Aviation Administration — Video |
| 9:15 am – 10:40 am |
Panel 1 "Will recovery in aviation lead to a transformed industry?" — Video
Moderator: Tom Costello, NBC News
Panelists:
- Bryan Bedford, President and CEO, Republic Airways
- Scott Kirby, President, US Airways
- Gary Chase, Managing Director, Barclays plc
- Robert Wilson, President, Business & General Aviation – Honeywell Aerospace
- Tom Buffenbarger, President, International Association of Machinists
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| 10:40 am – 11:00 am |
Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:20 pm |
Panel 2 "Operating in an On-Time World" — Video
Moderator: Scott McCartney, Wall Street Journal
Panelists:
- Jim May, President, Air Transport Association
- James M. Crites, Executive Vice President Operations, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Robert Poole, Reason Foundation
- Roger Dow, President of U.S. Travel Association
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| 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm |
"Government Initiatives"
- Ray H. LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation — Video
- J. Randolph Babbitt, FAA Administrator — Video
|
| 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
Keynote Luncheon Address – Gerard J. Arpey, Chairman, President and CEO, American Airlines — Presentation (PDF) |
| 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
Panel 3 "International Aviation Outlook" — Video
Moderator: Andrew Watterson, Oliver Wyman
Panelists:
- Edmond Rose, Director of Commercial and Revenue Planning, Virgin Atlantic
- John Byerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Paul Steele, Director of Aviation Environment, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
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| 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm |
Break |
| 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm |
Panel 4 "What will aviation look like 35 years from now" — Video
Moderator: John Hughes, Bloomberg Business News
Panelists:
- Richard Gilbert, Advisor, Post Carbon Institute
- Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President, AVITAS
- The Hon. Robert S. Walker, Executive Chairman, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates
- Chuck Evans, Director, Market Development, Bombardier
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Day Two: Breakout Sessions — Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Airlines
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Forecasting Air Travel In an Uncertain Environment
- John Ingram, Director, Revenue Forecasting and Analysis, Continental Airlines — Presentation (PDF)
- Hsin-Kung Andrew Chuang, Forecasting and Analysis Leader, GE Aviation — Presentation (PDF)
- Amos Khim, Managing Director,Corporate Forecasting, United Airlines — Presentation (PDF)
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
New Decade.......Dawn or Dusk for Regional Carriers?
- George Hamlin, Hamlin Transportation Consulting — Presentation (PDF)
- Roger Cohen, President, Regional Airline Association — Presentation (PDF)
- William Swelbar, Research Engineer, International Center for Air Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Presentation (PDF)
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Airports/Infrastructure
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00AM – 10:00AM |
Strategic Environmental Iniatives, Intermodalism, and Sustainability
- Jessica Steinhilber, Senior Director, Environmental Affairs Airports Council International-North America — Presentation (PDF)
- Matthew A. Coogan, Director, New England Transportation Institute
- Emmanuelle Humblet, Project Manager / Sustainability & Adaptation Planner, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. — Presentation (PDF)
- Gene Peters, Director, Ricondo Associates — Presentation (PDF)
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| 10:30AM - 12:00PM |
Perspectives on Airport Planning and Investment Analysis
- Michael Cheyne, Director of Planning, City of Atlanta – Department of Aviation — Presentation (PDF)
- Barbara Fritsche, Senior Vice President, Wilbur Smith Associates — Presentation (PDF)
- Elliott Black, Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation Administration Airports — Presentation (PDF)
- Tom Tomczyk, Airport Planner, PENNDOT Bureau of Aviation — Presentation (PDF)
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General Aviation/Business Aviation
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00AM – 10:00AM |
Business Aviation
- Michael D. Chase, President, Chase & Associates — Presentation (PDF)
- Robert Ellis, Director, Product & Systems Marketing, Rockwell Collins — Presentation (PDF)
- Rolland Vincent, President, Rolland Vincent Associates, LLC — Presentation (PDF)
- Ed Bolen, President & CEO, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
|
| 10:30AM – 12:00PM |
US Pilot Population
- Jim Higgins, Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, School of Aerospace Sciences — Presentation (PDF)
- Kent Lovelace, Professor and Chair, University of North Dakota, School of Aerospace Sciences
- Robert P. Coffman, Chairman, Government Affairs, Allied Pilots Association — Presentation (PDF)
- David Wright, Sr. Manager, Training Solutions, Jeppesen — Presentation (PDF)
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Cargo
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00AM – 10:00AM |
Cargo Industry Issues and Outlook
- Oliver Von Tronchin, Director, Airline Marketing, Airbus — Presentation (PDF)
- Christopher J. Bonanti, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Federal Aviation Administration
- Richard P. Norris, Head of Air Cargo Development, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority — Presentation (PDF)
- Marc Rossi, Certified Cargo Screening Program Branch Chief, Transportation Safety Administration — Presentation (PDF)
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