2022 Conference
EATS 2022 Conference Team
- Captain Jacques Drappier, Chair & Moderator, Pilot Training Conference
- Anna Mellberg, Moderator, Cabin Crew Conference
View the conference programmes below.
Day 1 – Tuesday 8th November 2022
Session 1 – Opening Remarks & Keynote Addresses (combined Pilot & Cabin Crew)
1) Captain Yann Renier, Head of Training & Licensing, IATA
2) Captain André Berger, Head of Flight Operations and Training, TUI Airline
Session 2 – OEM/Airlines Update
1) Captain Jean-Michel Bigarré, Founder & President, Aircraft Manufacturer Flight Training Association (AMFTA)
The Aircraft Manufacturer Flight Training Association and Strategy
2) Captain Andy Mitchell, Chairperson, Aircrew Training Policy Group (ATPG)
Heads of Training Panel Discussion, with:
- Captain Fatih Altunok, HF CBTA Supervisor, Turkish Airlines
- Captain Robert Conroy, Head of Training, ASL Airlines Ireland
- Captain Karl O’Neil, Chief Instructor, Aer Lingus
- Captain Ian Pringle, Head of Flight Training, British Airways
Session 3 – Regulatory Update
EASA Panel Discussion
- Francesco Gaetani, Acting Head of Air Crew & Medical Department
- Ascanio Russo, Aircrew & Medical Standards & Implementation Section Manager
- Francisco Arenas Alvarino, Senior Expert – Air Operations
- Nadezhda (Nadia) Ilieva, Flight Crew Licensing Expert
Session 4 – Tackling the Challenges in Aviation Training
1) Michael Miller, Director, Learning Programs, Boeing Global Services
CBTA Value and Challenges: The Voice of the Customer
2) Captain Yann Renier, Head of Training & Licensing, IATA & Captain Olivier Mazzoleni, Deputy Head of Airbus Training Worldwide, Airbus
Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Expansion
3) David Owens, Senior Manager Technical Standards, CAE
Instructor Training for CBTA: A New Paradigm
ATO Breakout Session
1) Thomas Leoff, Chair, International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools (IAAPS)
Challenges and Possible Solutions for Commercial Pilot Training in 2023 and Beyond
2) Audrey Jeffroy, Sales Director, ALSIM
Advanced Simulation in the Context of Sustainability
3) Captain Colin Rydon, CEO, Pilot Flight Academy
How Easy is it Finding the Next Generation of Commercial Pilots?
Day 2 – Wednesday 9th November 2022
Session 5 – Tackling the Challenges in Aviation Training
1) Captain Mark Farquhar, Chief Training Captain, easyJet
Innovating Crew Training Throughout the Pandemic
2) Captain Lex Heemstra, Human Factors Specialist, Independent Human Factors
Evaluating Pilots: A Flaw in Judgement
3) Captain Stéphan Labrucherie, Airbus Head of Flight Training Worldwide
The Importance of Monitoring
Session 6 – Beyond Human Factors – A New Era for Pilot Mental Health
1) Helen Heenan, Human Factors Specialist
“It’s Okay To Not Be Okay” (and Other Platitudes)
2) Captain Jason Davenhill, Flying Instructor & Performance Coach & Supervisor, Inflow Performance Ltd.
Aircrew Performance Coaching – Allowing Pilots to Teach Themselves
3) Stuart Beech, CEO & Founder, Resilient Pilot & Aedrian Bekker, Director, Organisation Solution & Business Development, Centre for Aviation Psychology
Defining, Operationalising and Empowering Resilience Building in Pilots
Session 7 – Aviation Recruitment & Training for the Next Generation
1) Captain Peter Hogston, Head of Training, L3Harris Commercial Training Solutions
Training the Next Generation
2) Captain Hugues Carpentier, Head of Training, Egnatia Aviation
Airlines Involvement in Ab-Initio Training: A Recipe for Success
3) Sarah Barry, Director of Education & Senior Lecturer Aviation, Airline Pilot, Buckinghamshire New University
Moving the Female Pilot Agenda Forward
Session 8 – Training Technology & Disruptors (combined Pilot & Cabin Crew)
1) Fabian Riesen, CEO, VRM Switzerland
Evidence-Based Training Concepts Implemented on the First EASA Qualified Virtual Reality Training Device
2) Mark Collins, Business Development Director – Simulation, Epic Games Inc.
Using Game Engines for Next Gen Flight Simulation
3) Captain Andreas Pfisterer, Head of Flight Operations & Crew Training, Lilium GmbH
Training Challenges for the New eVTOL Aviation
Pilot Conference sponsored by:
Day 1 – Tuesday 8th November 2022
Session 1 – Opening Remarks & Keynote Addresses (combined Pilot & Cabin Crew)
1) Captain Yann Renier, Head of Training & Licensing, IATA
2) Captain André Berger, Head of Flight Operations and Training, TUI Airline
Session 2 – Opening of the Cabin Stream – Current & Future Insights for Cabin Crew
1) Angela Gallorini, EASA, supported by Raghoonundun Gunputh, Lufthansa Flight Training & Noel Houlihan, Aer Lingus
Initial Cabin Crew Training, Fostering Harmonisation
2) Alexandra James, Analysis Output Manager, Osprey Flight Solutions
A Situational Awareness Update on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling into the EU and UK
3) Carlin Clarke, Facilitator, Leadership Development & Engagement, Breeze Airways
Developing a More Leaderful Workforce for Effective Passenger Management
Session 3 – Evolving Concepts in Cabin Crew Training
1) Mark Farquhar, Chief Training Captain, easyJet
Innovating Crew Training Throughout the Pandemic
2) Filip Aerts, Head of Training, Cedric Buch, Cabin Instructor/CBTA Expert & Gert Van Quekelberghe, Cabin Training Manager/CBTA Expert, Brussels Airlines
3) Henrik Wiechel, Training Manager, Nova Airlines AB
Implementing EBT for Cabin Crew
Session 4 – Workshop
CBTA/EBT Workshop for Cabin Crew, hosted by Brussels Airlines and Novair.
Moderators:
- Henrik Wiechel, Training Manager, Novair
- Cedric Buch, Cabin Instructor/CBTA Expert
- Gert Van Quekelberghe, Cabin Training Manager/CBTA Expert
Day 2 – Wednesday 9th November 2022
Session 5 – Developing & Changing Training for Challenges in the Cabin
1) Trevor Dale, Managing Director, Atrainability Ltd.
Making Memories Sticky – Writing to the Long Term Memory
2) Raghoonundun Gunputh, Product Manager Safety Training, Lufthansa Aviation Training
Training Re-Imagined: The Next Level
3) Trevor Jensen, Aviation Management Consultant, Trevajan Consullting
The Cabin Crew Role in Reduced Flight Operations
Session 6 – Air Carrier Training Insights
1) Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light Ltd. & Visiting Professor, Aviation Security, Coventry University
Inflight Security Challenges
2) Katarina Uusi-Esko, Cabin Safety Officer, Finnair
Developing Resilience Through Cabin Crew Training
3) Allyson Kukel, Head of Airline Engagement, Halldale Group
Leave Worry at the Gate: Simple Tools to Build Resilience
Session 7 – Security Training
1) Juliana Oliveira, Senior Cabin Crew, Vueling S.A.
Making the Practicals a Practice
2) Ian Mitchell, Lead Designer – Cabin Crew, Air Canada
Air Canada’s Approach to Disruptive/Unruly Passenger Training
3) Lex Heemstra, Human Factors Specialist, Independent Human Factors
Unruly Passengers – De-Escalating the Situation Before it Gets Worse
Session 8 – Training Technology & Disruptors (combined Pilot & Cabin Crew)
1) Fabian Riesen, CEO, VRM Switzerland
Evidence Based Training Concepts Implemented on the First EASA Qualified Virtual Reality Training Device
2) Mark Collins, Business Development Director – Simulation, Epic Games Inc.
Using Game Engines for Next Gen Flight Simulation
3) Captain Andreas Pfisterer, Head of Flight Operations & Crew Training, Lilium
Training Challenges for the New eVTOL Aviation
ATO Breakout Session
1) Thomas Leoff, Chair, International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools (IAAPS)
Challenges and Possible Solutions for Commercial Pilot Training in 2023 and Beyond
2) Audrey Jeffroy, Sales Director, ALSIM Simulators
Advanced Simulation in the Context of Sustainability
3) Captain Colin Rydon, CEO, Pilot Flight Academy
How Easy is it Finding the Next Generation of Commercial Pilots?
The EATS 2022 pilot conference programme also contained Flight Academy ATO relevant content such as:
- Airlines Involvement in Ab-Initio Training: A Recipe for Success
Capt. Hugues Carpentier, Head of Training, Egnatia Aviation - Evidence-Based Training Concepts Implemented on the First EASA Qualified Virtual Reality Training Device
Fabian Riesen, CEO, VRM Switzerland - Aircrew Performance Coaching – Allowing Pilots to Teach Themselves
Captain Jason Davenhill, Flying Instructor & Performance Coach & Supervisor, Inflow Performance Ltd. - Moving the Female Pilot Agenda Forward
Sarah Barry, Director of Education & Senior Lecturer Aviation / Airline Pilot, Buckinghamshire New University - Training the Next Generation
Captain Peter Hogston, Head of Training, L3Harris Commercial Training Solutions - Evaluating Pilots: A Flaw in Judgement
Captain Lex Rock Heemstra, Human Factors Specialist, Independent Human Factors - Defining, Operationalising and Empowering Resilience Building in Pilots
Stuart Beech, CEO & Founder, Resilient Pilot & Aedrian Bekker, Director, Organisation Solution & Business Development, Centre for Aviation Psychology
