09:00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Speech

Air Commodore (Ret’d), Mike Barnes
Chairman
Omega Air UK

09:10 The Airlift Capacity Based On The Air Transport System Of The Austrian Armed Forces

• Strategic idea and organisation of the Air Transport System of the AAF based on C-130 and international cooperation
• Building up the Air Transport System of the AAF a challenge since
• Operational tasking on the example of AUCON/ TCHAD and AUCON/KFOR
• The ‘Way Ahead’ of the Air Transport System of the AAF and the foreseen development in line with Austria’s defence policy and budget developing

Colonel (retd) Karl-Michael Hruza
Director MoD Logistic Planning and Coordination Division
Austrian MoD

09:50 Air Mobility Command And Cooperating Internationally For Airlift Partnerships

• Creating efficient partnerships with international forces
• Managing an increasingly demanding workload
• Modernisation programmes for the US airlift fleet

Major General Susan Desjardins
Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs
US Air Force

11:00 Fixed Wing Air Transport In The RNLAF

• Meeting the changing requirements
• Repair and maintenance challenges for restoring USAF C-130s
• Linking the support of the repair and maintenance process and avionics upgrade to the future performance of the airframe

Lieutenant Colonel Howie Colson
Commander Air Transport HQ
Royal Netherlands Air Force

13.30 Evolving Airlift Capacity For The Italian Air Force

• Driving efficiency for Italian airlift operations
• Recent operational experience and lessons learned for shaping requirements
• The future of the fleet structure: integrating new platforms and transformation policy

Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Stefanini
Transormation and Planning
Italian Air Force

14:10 Airfield Security And Support For Airlift Operations For Allied Forces

• Operating in the contemporary threat environment and understanding the challenges
• Current and future strategy for increasing security whilst ensuring efficient airlift operations
• Integrating private security within a force protection strategy

Colonel Garry ‘Gus’ Green
Chief of Security Forces, Europe (incoming)
US Air Force

14:50 Military Derivatives Of Civil Aircraft: Cost Saving Measure

• Selection of platform from an MRO provider point of view; new versus used aircraft
• Are civil solutions for military operations applicable for infrastructure and logistics?
• Civil operation and MRO for military aircraft’s maintenance under EASA approval possible?
• Pooling engine components for civil and military aircraft

Hans Indlekofer
Director Sales, Government and Special Mission Aircraft Services
Lufthansa Technik AG

16.00 An Increasing Airlift Capability For The French Forces In The Contemporary Environment

• Current Airlift Capabilities, Plans And Programmes
• Vision For Future Airlift With The European Air Transport Fleet
• Future Airlift Plans And Requirements For The French Air Force
• Development Of Precision Air Drop System And Operational Feedback

Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Xavier
Air Transport Command
French Air Force

16:40 French MoD Efforts For Crash Restraint Factors On Safety And Operability In Military Airlift Operations

• Evolving controls for increased safety on operations
• Operability impacts for reducing crash factors
• Airdrop develpments for the French Air Force and NATO operations

Captain Jean-Philippe Lemoine
Safety Officer, Flight Test Centre of Toulouse
French Air Force

17.20 New Generation Of Aerial Delivery Solutions For High Altitude Operations

• Improved stand-off capability for tactical airlift
• Self-guided air-drop payload with precision landing capability
• Reduced damage to sensitive and high value freight
• Industrial support in the operational environment for general airborne resupply

Mr Jürgen Windl
Programme Manager Parafoil Systems, Military Air Systems
EADS Defence & Security