24th annual European Aviation Safety Seminar (EASS) 29FEB - 01MAR 2012 [Dublin]

The 24th annual European Aviation Safety Seminar (EASS) 2012, will be presented by Flight Safety Foundation, European Regions Airline Association and Eurocontrol
Hosted by the Irish Aviation Authority and Aer Lingus from February 29–March 1, 2012 at the The Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.

Preliminary Agenda Wednesday, February 29

Lynn Brubaker, chairman, Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors
William R. Voss, president and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
David McMillan, director general, Eurocontrol
Mike A. Ambrose, director general, European Regions Airline Association
Tzvetomir Blajev, chairman, Flight Safety Foundation European Advisory Committee

Session I — Current Issues chairman: Rich Jones, chief executive, U.K. Flight Safety Committee
“The Year in Review” — David Learmount, operations and safety editor, Flight International
“EASA Automation Policy: Bridging Design and Training Principles” — Michel Masson, (EASA)
“European Advisory Committee Go-Around Project” — Tzvetomir Blajev, (EAC)
Moderator: William R. Voss, president and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

Thursday, March 1
Session II — Training Issues
Session chairman: Jean-Jacques Speyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and Airbus (retired)
“Obtaining Greater Compliance With SOPs: An Essential Component in Improving Aviation Safety” — Hon. Robert Sumwalt, NTSB
“Airline Pilot Perceptions of Training” — Barbara Holder, The Boeing Co.
“Drift Into Almost Failure” — Hans J.W.G.M. Houtman
“ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) From a Pilot/Firefighter Perspective” — Zoltan Szilvasi, Malév Hungarian Airlines
“Adapting Costing Methods to Safety — Using Financial Tools to Show Value in Safety Processes” — John Cox

Session III — Operational Landing Issues
Session chairman: Ratan Khatwa, Honeywell International
“Reverse Means Stop!” — Paul J. Bolds-Moorehead, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
“Understanding Runway Excursions” — Paul Giesman, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
“Towards Safer Landings: A Look at Some Aspects of Landing Techniques” — Erik Reed Mohn, captain, SAS (retired)
“Idle Reverse Versus Full Reverse Thrust: The Balance Among Safety, Economics and Noise” — Gerard van Es, NLR–ATSI
Seminar Closing — Capt. Kevin Hiatt, chief operating officer, Flight Safety Foundation

(29.02.2012)

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