April 1, 2014 by Angie Ng

IATA Ops Conference 2014 – Making a Safe Industry Even Safer

Event:  IATA Ops Conference 2014 
Topic:  Safety and Flight Operations – Today’s Issues and Tomorrow’s Challenges
Date:  March 31 – April 02, 2014
Venue:  The Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Organizer:  International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Website:  http://www.iata.org/events/Documents/ops2014-agenda.pdf

Ops Conference is IATA’s main vehicle to interact with its member airlines, regulatory agencies, and the aviation industry generally on all issues related to safety, operations and infrastructure.

In 2014, the conference will have a strong operational safety and regional capacity emphasis. The program will be constructed to maximize interaction between speakers, panelists and delegates.

Keynote Speaker: 
Tony Tyler,
Director General and CEO,
IATA

Featuring: 
♦  Dato’ Azharuddin Abdul Rahman,
♦  Director General,
♦  Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia
♦  Angela Gittens,
♦  Director General,
♦  Airports Council International (ACI)
♦  Andrew Herdman,
♦  Director General,
♦  Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA)
♦  Jeff Poole,
♦  Director General,
♦  Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
♦  Nancy Graham,
♦  Director,
♦  International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Navigation Bureau

Highlights

Safety
•  Runway safety
•  Emerging operational risks
•  Safety Management System implementation

Operations
•  Moving towards paperless operations in maintenance and in aircraft transfers
•  Improving pilot  training provisions – Evidence-Based Training (EBT)
•  Promoting integrated ground operations
•  Harmonizing the regulatory environment

Infrastructure
•  Regional Issues – “Asia Sky”
•  Commercial engagement with ANSPs
•  China capacity and efficiency – ATC, routes, airports

For more information
Corporate Communications
Tel:  +41 22 770 2967
Email:  corpcomms@iata.org