Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome
- Ed Hazelwood, Editor-In-Chief Conferences, AVIATION WEEK
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| 9:35 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Forum Co-Chairman
- Dr. Mark Watson, Head of Corporate Environmental Affairs, Society of British Aerospace Companies
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| 9:50 a.m. |
Lay of the Land - Regulation-ETS & Credits
The battle is on between the regulated and the regulators. The EU has laid out what some call a local solution to a global problem. Carbon credits are being bought and sold. This session will give a clear look at the current status of regulations and help demystify emission credits.
- Roberto Salvarani, Head of the Air Safety Unit, DG TREN, European Commission
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| 10:50 a.m. |
Opening Speaker - Airlines in the Crosshairs
The airlines have a lot at stake in the evolution of environmental regulations. They are also directly affected by major issues they do not control, such as a fractured ATM system across Europe. |
| 11:30 a.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Case Study - Results from a Synfuel Flight Test
Virgin Atlantic has conducted blended synthetic fuel test flight with a B747 earlier this year. It plans to use algae-based bio-fuel within a year. Virgin presents a case study of how the tests have gone thus far and where it is headed.
- James Kinder, Director, Alternative Fuels Research, Boeing
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Synthetic Fuel - More Bang, Less Buck
The world is looking for a less expensive and less polluting alternative fuel to power aircraft. Research is underway on coal-to-liquid, gas-to-liquid and biomass-to-liquid. The US Air Force has an extensive program to implement the use of Synfuel. Life-cycle analysis, certification and real-benefits analysis is being undertaken by FAA. Second generation bio-fuel efforts aim to use non-food crop biomass. What else is on the cusp of reality in this exciting and urgently necessary area of research?
- Lourdes Maurice, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Environment, FAA
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| 1:30 p.m. |
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NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Clean Sky - Massive Joint Technology Undertaking
Europe has launched a Joint Technology Initiative known as Clean Sky, which is focused on six technology domains: SMART Fixed-Wing Aircraft; Green Regional Aircraft; Green Rotocraft, Sustainable and Green Engines; Systems for Green Operations and ECO-Design. What will this EUR 1.6 billion research effort create between now and 2013. What are its key directions?
- Marco Brusati, Research Programme Officer, DG Research, European Commission
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| 3:15 p.m. |
Advanced Technology - What's Happening with Engines
With a billion dollars and 20 years, engineers can solve almost any problem. But what is going on in the world of aircraft engine technology today that offers the promise of near-term success in reducing CO2 emissions, reducing fuel burn, lowering maintenance costs and reducing noise?
- Dr. Alan Epstein, VP Technology and Environment, Pratt & Whitney
- Dr. David Welsh, Director of Health, Safety and Environment, Rolls-Royce
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Chemical Reaction - The Emerging European Chemical Agency
This new agency being created in Europe is already having far-reaching impact around the world, especially for manufacturers and MROs (Maintenance, Repai and Overhaul). Here's a quick snapshot of the new ECA. |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Chemical Restriction - REACHing New Processes
The pioneering European initiative known as REACH (Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) aims to eliminate the use of about 3,200 chemicals or substances of which about 800 are widely used in the aerospace industry. Some think this will result in 40% to 50% of the chemicals now being used in MRO to leave the market. How will REACH work? What is the expected impact on industry from a cost and efficiency perspective? |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Air Traffic Management - Mastering Space & Time
Airlines say the accelerated implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) must be taken seriously by national authorities - the EC, the EU and the Council - to achieve the predicted 12% emission reductions that would result from a defragmented European sky. What else can be done? Are there quick solutions to traffic flow or optimized flight planning that could cut 1.5% to 2% of emission today?
- Guido Kerkhofs, Director of ATM Programmes, EUROCONTROL
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| 6:00 p.m. |
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NETWORKING RECEPTION
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