AGIFORS Airline Operations 2005
Conference Agenda

 

Wednesday – May 18  

12:00 – 13:30

Delegate Registration

  Joint Technical Presentations with Crew Management Study Group
13:30 – 14:00 Preventing information overflow in Tracking GUIs by using Details on Demand
Erik Andersson - Carmen Systems
14:00 – 14:30 Economic Value of the Integration of Aircraft and Crew Recovery Decisions
Julian Pachon - Navitaire
14:30 – 15:00 Workflow Oriented and Integrated Optimization
Sven Brieger - Lufthansa Systems
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00 Disruption Management in Operations Control
David Ploog - m2p
16:00 – 16:30 OCC Forecaster
Juergen Schiewe - Lufthansa Systems
16:30 – 17:00

Intuitive Optimization: Moving Beyond Theoretical Solutions for Day-of-Operations Problems
Goutham Ekollu - United Airlines

19:00 – 20:30

Conference Opening Ceremony
Welcome Cocktail Party
Sponsored by Carmen Systems AB

Thursday – May 19

08:00 – 08:30 Conference Overview
08:30 – 09:00 Lufthansa Welcome/Introduction
09:00 – 09:30 Current Trends in the Airline Industry
Keynote Speaker: Christoph Klingenberg
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Senior Vice President - Future European Operations
09:30 – 10:00 Airline Benchmarking and Performance Improvement
Ramakrishna Krovvidi - Emirates Airline
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:00 Southwest Airlines Tactical Aircraft Routing and Recovery Optimization
Jesus Herrera - Southwest Airlines
11:00 – 11:30 How Healthy is Your Operation?
Apurva Mathur - Sabre Airline Solutions
11:30 – 12:00 Facing Weather Disruptions or Strikes with Global Re-scheduling (GRS)
Jean-Pierre Brajal - Air France
12:00 – 13:00

Special Luncheon in the Hotel

13:00 – 13:15 Electronic Data Systems
13:15 – 13:30 Amadeus Services Ltd 
13:30 – 13:45 Lufthansa Systems Berlin GmbH
13:45 – 14:00 Altitude Division, Kronos
14:00 – 14:15 Navitaire 
14:15 – 14:30 Sabre Airline Solutions
14:30 – 14:45 SITA Inc.
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 15:15 Avient Solutions
 
15:15 – 15:30 Preston Aviation Solutions
15:30 – 15:45 Carmen Systems AB
15:45 – 16:00 m2p IT-Consulting & Services GmbH
16:00 – 16:15 Jeppesen
16:15 – 16:30 Metron Aviation, Inc.
16:30 – 16:45 AIMS Inc.
16:45 – 17:00 Informationsdesign AG
17.00 – 22:30

Vineyard Tour and Dinner
Sponsored Event

Friday – May 20

08:00 – 08:30 Airline Updates
08:30 – 09:00 Improving Aircraft Turnaround Reliability
Richard Wu - University of New South Wales
09:00 – 09:30 ALLEGRO SERVICES make online control visible
Arno Thon - Lufthansa Airlines
09:30 – 10:00 Operational Impact of Pre-Departure Sequencing
Wolfgang Hatzack - ATRiCS
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:00 Data Requirements for Effective Fuel Conservation
Michael Irrgang - Consultant
11:00 – 11:30 Airline Operations Feedback Control with KPIs
Robin Riedel - MIT International Center for Air Transportation
11:30 – 12:00 Passenger Reaccommodation a Higher Level of Customer Service
Michael Clarke - Sabre Holdings
12:00 – 13:00

Business Lunch in the Hotel

13:00 – 13:30

Group Photo Session

13:30 – 14:00 Disruption Management in Operations Control
Ramakrishna Krovvidi - Emirates Airline
14:00 – 14:30 Flight Delays and Cancellations
Nicholas G. Rupp - East Carolina University
14:30 – 15:00 Integrated Operations Recovery under Ground Delay Programs and Ground Stops
Sergey Tiourine - Carmen Systems
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 18:00 Vendor Exhibition
19.00 – 22:30

Dinner Cruise on the Rhine
Sponsored by Sabre Airline Solutions

Saturday – May 21

 
08:00 – 08:30 Airline Updates
08:30 – 09:00 Decision Support for Sizing Ground Handling Staff
Mieke Staal - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
09:00 – 09:30 Airport Security
Ellis Johnson - Georgia Institute of Technology
09:30 – 10:00 Cost and Revenue Based Decision Support in Operations Control
Dominikus Gerst - m2p
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:00 New Taxonomy of Flight Operation Performance Metrics
Andrzej Slodownik - LOT Polish Airlines
11:00 – 11:30 Advance Planning Through Schedule Analysis
Michelle Somerday - Metron Aviation
11:30 – 12:00 Scheduling Aircraft Landings Using Airlines Preferences
Maarten Soomer - Vrije Universiteit
12:00 – 13:30

Business Lunch in the Hotel

13:30 – 14:00

Business Meeting
Conference Closing

* Agenda is subject to change

** A selection of presentations covering all aspects of airline operations including day-of-ops, airport ground resources, and maintenance planning.

Please refer to previous years conference proceedings for a complete listing of technical talks given in the past at AGIFORS Airline Operations .

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