Pilot Conference
EATS 2024 is entirely dedicated to airline simulation and training, allowing you to discover the latest innovative training solutions. Supported by the training industry and subject matter experts, the EATS 2024 Pilot Training Conference will provide practical solutions for your day to day challenges and offer key insights into the future of the industry.
Conference Chair: Captain Jacques Drappier
Day 1 – Wednesday 6th November 2024
0900-1030 Session 1 – Opening Remarks
(combined Pilot, ATO, Cabin Crew & Maintenance)
1) TBD
2) Captain Philip Adrian, Co-Chair, ATPG
The New Training Paradigm
3) Captain Jean-Michel Bigarre, President, AMFTA
The Aircraft Manufacturer Flight Training Association (AMFTA)
1030-1115 Coffee Break
1115-1245 Session 2 – EASA Update
(Pilot & ATO)
Presented by Francesco Gaetani and the EASA team
1245-1415 Lunch
1415-1545 Session 3 – EBT/CBTA
1) Frank Steiner, Head of EBT Standards, Lufthansa Group
Training for Success – Leading the Way to EBT
2) Airbus/IATA/Emirates
Cooperation for an Enhanced CBTA Type Rating: Insight into Early Outcomes
3) Carey Edwards, Managing Director, LMQ Ltd.
Getting CBTA and EBT Back on Track – Part 2
1545-1630 Coffee Break
1630-1800 Session 4 – CBTA OB’s
1) Sunjoo Advani, President, IDT-SCS
Improving Flightpath Management Skills: A Global Call to Action
2) Christof Kemeny, Senior Training Advisor, Lufthansa Group
Push to Unload – Are We Doing It Right?
3) Paul Stevens, CEO, Mayflower College & Veronica Zunic, Accountable Manager, Salient Aero ATO
The Role of Native English Speakers in Safety, Efficient Radiotelephony
1800-1900 Networking Reception
Day 2 – Thursday 7th November 2024
0900-1030 Session 5 – AI/Data
1) Captain Stéphan Labrucherie, Head of Flight Training Worldwide, Airbus
Tracking, Data and Us
2) Scott Nutter, Principle/Owner, Touch & Go Solutions
Let’s Use Facts, Not Feelings – Data Management & Strategy in CBTA Programs
3) Asa-Margareta Freitas, Innovation Lead, Thales & Antoine Choupay, Instructor, Thales
Bringing Facts and Metrics to Evidenced Based Training – The Instructor View
1030-1115 Coffee Break
1115-1245 Session 6 – Instructors
1) Susan Durbin, Professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Studies, University of the West of England
Why is There a Lack of Gender Diversity in the Pilot Trainer Role?
2) Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
Finding the Perfect Match: CBTA in Selecting Instructors with the Right Traits
3) Antonios Grammaticas, Training Manager, easyJet
Instructor Concordance in Evidence-Based Training: Practical Approaches and Insights
1245-1415 Lunch
1415-1545 Session 7 – Training Methodology
1) Helen Heenan, Safety Improvement Specialist, UK CAA
Could Doing Less, Not More, Improve Operational and Human Performance?
2) Steve Denis, Vice President of Training Design, CPaT Global
Meeting the Next Generation Where They Are: Microlearning and its Role in CBTA/EBT Training Programs
3) Stuart Gruber, Senior Airline Training Deployment Manager, Boeing
Challenges of Implementing a CBTA/EBT Program
1545-1630 Coffee Break
1630-1800 Session 8 – VR/Technology
(combined Pilot, ATO, Cabin Crew & Maintenance)
1) Fabi Riesen, CEO & Founder, Loft Dynamics
Harnessing the Power of VR to Revolutionize Fixed-Wing Pilot Training
2) Neil Waterman, Commercial Aviation Director, ASTi
Regulation: Roadblock or Backstop? A Tale of Innovation, Frustration and Better-Together with the FAA – Has SATCE Come of Age?
3) TBD
