Program

Location: Intercontinental Hotel - Aqaba
 
Pre-registration Day - May 16th, 2008 / Aqaba, Jordan
 
Arrival to Aqaba
Hotel check-in - Intercontinental
 
Day 1 - May 17th, 2008 / Aqaba, Jordan

Morning Program / Presentations - Intercontinental Conference Room
Registration 8:30 - 9:00
 
I - MPL Forum opening and introduction Key Speaker Timing
  •  Welcome speech Capt. Suleiman Obeidat / CARC 9:00 - 9:10
  •  Welcoming remarks Dr. Majdi Sabri / IATA 9:10 - 9:15
  •  ICAO perspective Capt. Henry Defalque 9:15 - 9:35
  •  IATA - ITQI & MPL Capt. Chris Schroeder 9:35 - 9:55
 
II - MPL introduction & Global perspective Key Speaker Timing
  1.  MPL preconception Mr. Chris Long 9:55 - 10:10
  2.  IATA - MPL evolution Capt. Dieter Harms 10:00 - 10:50
  3.  Q & A 10:50 - 11:00
 
Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:15
 
III - Pilots' perspective and interrogations Key Speaker Timing
  1.  IFALPA - Feedback on MPL Capt. Uwe Harter 11:20 - 11:45
 
IV - Regulatory perspective JAR/EASA Key Speaker Timing
  1.  Danish CAA - Successful JAR MPL implementation (best practices & challenges) Mr. Ole Lynggaard 11:45 - 12:00
  2.  MPL under EASA Mr. Otto Krueger 12:00 - 12:20
 
V - Future MPL providers in the Middle East Key Speaker Timing
  1.  Ayla Aviation Academy - FTO under ICAO on its way to MPL (vision and issues) Mr. Marwan Atalla 12:20 - 12:50
  2.  Gulf Air - A Middle Eastern Airline's Perspective on MPL (vision and issues) Capt. Christopher Ranganathan 12:50 - 13:15
 
Lunch Break 13:15 - 14:15
 
Afternoon Program / Final Presentations + Workshops - Intercontinental Conference Room
VI - MPL Pilot training solution worldwide Key Speaker Timing
  1.  Boeing Alteon Beta programme Mr. Tom Pryde 14:30 - 14:50
  2.  Airbus MPL programme Capt. Michael Varney 14:50- 15:10
 
VII - Danish MPL implementation Key Speaker Timing
  1.  Center Air Pilot Academy (MPL first implementation) Mrs. Anna Kjaer 15:10 - 15:30
  2.  Sterling Airline (best practices & challenges encountered) Mr. Jens Frost 15:30 - 15:50
 
VIII - Summary and presentation of the afternoon program Key Speaker Timing
  •  Presentation of the workshops objectives and groups (framework sheets distributed to each group) Mr. Chris Long 15:50 - 16:00
 
Coffee Break 16:00 - 16:30
 
IX - Workshops
6 Simultaneous workshops = 3 workshops MPL Regulatory + 3 workshops MPL Design (PANS TRNG implementation and MPL requirements, ICAO Proof of Concept)
 
1. MPL REGULATORY - Group #A Participants Timing
Mediator: Capt. Henry Defalque Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
1. MPL REGULATORY - Group #B Participants Timing
Mediator: Mr. Otto Krueger Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
1. MPL REGULATORY - Group #C Participants Timing
Mediator: Capt. Uwe Harter Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
2. MPL DESIGN - Group #D Participants Timing
Mediator: Capt. Dieter Harms Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
2. MPL DESIGN - Group #E Participants Timing
Mediator: Capt. Michael Varney Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
2. MPL DESIGN - Group #F Participants Timing
Mediator: Mr. Tom Pryde Regulators 16:30 - 18:00
FTO representatives
Airlines representatives
 
End of Day 1 18:00
 
Transfer from Intercontiental to Hangar 20:00 - 20:30
 
Evening Program / Dinner - AAA Hangar
MPL Forum Dinner Location Timing
Visit of the airport facilities & dinner at the hangar Ayla Aviation Academy hangar 20:30 - 23:30
 
Transfer from Hangar to Intercontinental 23:30 - 24:00
 
Day 2 - May 18th, 2008 / Aqaba, Jordan

Morning Program / Presentations - Intercontinental Conference Room
Registration 8:30 - 9:00
 
I - Presentation of the workshops outcomes by the mediators Audience Timing
  •  Capt. Henry Defalque: MPL Regulatory All participants 09:00 - 09:30
  •  Capt. Dieter Harms: MPL Design 09:30 - 10:00
 
II - MPL ideal design - the outcome Audience Timing
  •  Open Discussion and Final debate 10:00 - 11:10
      (table : Capt. Dieter Harms / Capt. Michael Varney / Capt. Henry Defalque / Mr. Tom Pryde )
 
Coffee Break 11:10 - 11:25
 
III - MPL Forum - Ending Key Speaker Timing
  •  Final conclusions Mr. Chris Long 11:30 - 11:45
  •  IATA/ ICAO Conclusion Capt. Chris Schroeder/Capt. Henry Defalque 11:45 - 12:00
  •  Thank You Speech Capt. Suleiman Obeidat 12:00 - 12:15
 
Lunch Break 12:15 - 13:15
 
End of Forum
 
Optional Cultural Visit - Petra Destination Timing
     Departure from Intercontinental Petra 13:30 - 14:30
     Departure from Petra Amman (Airport/Radisson SAS Hotel) 18:30 – 20:00
 
Departure to Amman Destination Timing
     Departure from Intercontinental Amman Airport 14:00 - 16:30
Radisson SAS Hotel