Very Light Jets - Europe 2009
24 September-
25 September 2009- Oxford, UK
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Day 1 - Thursday 24th September 2009
Chairman: Steve Jones, Managing Director, Oxford Airport
8:30 Registration & Networking Coffee sponsored by:
9:00 Opening Remarks from the Organisers
Alan Perry, MIU Events
Opening Remarks from the Conference Chairman
SESSION I: LIGHT JETS AND THE GLOBAL MARKET: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS?
9.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
VLJ integration into Europe - a co-ordinated approach
- ATC issues involved with accommodating the VLJ
- TCAS requirements
- Challenges in the sky
- Planning for the next decade
Alex Hendriks, CND Deputy Director for Network Development, Eurocontrol
9:40 The VLJ - the real cost of ownership
- What's involved in buying a VLJ - Public/Private Operations
- Levels of insurance - ring fencing liability
- Registration considerations
- Criminalisation
Sean Gates, Senior Partner, Gates and Partners
Aoife O'Sullivan, Partner, Gates and Partners
10:10 Understanding the tax status of aircraft
- VAT Registration and compliance in the EU
- How to avoid detention of aircraft
- Reclaiming VAT in the EU, delays and problems
- VAT paid status and free circulation
Clive Chapman, Director, Forest Aviation Services
10:40 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
11:00 Networking Coffee Break sponsored by:
11:30 Establishing value in the Light Jet Market
- Venture Capitalists approach
- The value chain
- Deriving value through investing in infrastructure
- Risks and challenges
Edwin Brenninkmeyer, Investor and Entrepreneur, Oriens Advisors
11:50 Air Taxis - Just Survive or Thrive
- Business models that are working
- Best and worst issues for air taxi operators thus far
- Analysis of the "network effect" benefit of air taxi code sharing
- How long will it take for the air taxi to be a viable alternative to scheduled carriers
Joe Leader, President, Air Taxi Association (ATXA)
12:10 Added value from the Broker
- Fractional ownership
- Aircraft management
- Customer issues
- Understanding the charter market
Gabriella Somerville, Managing Director, ConnectJets Ltd
12:30 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
12:50 Networking Lunch
SESSION II: THE OPERATOR, THE CUSTOMER AND THE VLJ
14:00 The birth of an air taxi operator - The JetBird story
- Aircraft choice
- Approach to the market
- Operating parameters
- Meeting customer requirements
- Hazards to avoid in the first year
Stefan Vilner, CEO, JetBird
14:20 Blink, Europe's first air taxi service - delivering the vision
- Launching operations
- Growing the fleet
- Developing the pan-European network
- Looking to the future
Peter Leiman, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Blink
14:40 Integrating VLJ/ELJs into an existing Charter Operation
Patrick Margetson Rushmore, Chief Executive, London Executive Aviation
15:00 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
15:20 Networking Coffee Break sponsored by:
15:50 Ambeo & The Seven Heavenly Sins
1,2,3,4,5,6,7....
Dr Frank Noppel, CEO, Ambeo PLC
16:10 Acceptance of the VLJ in Central Europe
- The Charter and Owner markets
- Competitive issues
- Financing and Residual Values
- The future of the VLJ in the central European Charter market
Dagmar Grossmann, CEO, Grossmann Jet Service spol s.r.o.
16:30 The advantages of an Operator partnering with an FBO
- VLJ Paradigm Shift
- Charter vs Air Taxi
- Expansion of reach
- Revenue and profit split
Capt Bill Minkoff, President, JetQuik
16:50 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
Chairman's closing remarks
17:10 QUESTION TIME - Is an evening panel discussion moderated by a media expert. Members of the audience ask the panel topical questions and also add their own views.
Moderator: Charles Alcock, Senior Editor-Europe, Aviation International News
Panel: Dustin Dryden - Hangar 8; Dagmar Grossmann-Grossmann Jet Service; Peter Leiman-Blink; Patrick Margetson-Rushmore-LEA; Aoife O'Sullivan - Gates and Partners; Mark Stear-JetQuik
18:00 - Panel summary from the moderator
End of Day 1
18:30 - 20.00 Networking Drinks Reception hosted by:
Static display of aircraft sponsored by:
Day 2 - Friday 25th September 2009
Chairman: Matthijs de Haan, Aviation Result
9:00 Opening Remarks from Chairman
SESSION III: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE
9:10 The FBO experience
- Services provided
- Building customer relationships
- Locations offered
- Fees, traffic and airspace issue
Alan Rosser, Business Manager/Test Pilot, Marshall Business Aviation
9.30 The role of Regional Airfields
- Taking on the big hitters
- Accommodating light jets
- Security
- Customer services
Steve Jones, Managing Director, Oxford Airport
SESSION IV: THE AIRCRAFT AND TRAINING
9.50 Introducing the HondaJet to Europe
- Unique characteristics
- Performance criteria
- Environmental impact
- The ideal aircraft for Europe
Nicholas Newby, Manager - European Sales, Honda Aircraft Company
10.10 Embraer Phenom 100 and Flying in Europe
- More an airliner than a Light Jet
- Handling and performance characteristics
- MRO issues
- Pilot feedback
Renner Lima, Sale Engineer, Embraer Executive Jets
10:30 Pilot training on jets
- OAA/NetJets training model
- APP First Officer training model
Anthony Petteford, Managing Director, Oxford Aviation Academy
10:50 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
11:00 Networking Coffee Break sponsored by:
SESSION V: AIRCRAFT AND FLEET MANAGEMENT IN THE EU
11:30 How airworthiness compliance can protect the value of your aircraft
- ARC Renewals and airworthiness support
- SMS
- Training
- Quality Management
Dave Leach, MD, Aviation Quality Management Services Ltd
11:50 Common data platform for monitoring aircraft reliability
- Establishing commonality in reporting systems
- Spec 2000 reporting requirements
- Structuring and sustaining the programme
- Cost benefit analysis for aircraft, maintenance and operation modifications
Amrish Pathack, Development Manager, AIS Europe
12:10 Reducing operating costs through flight planning efficiencies
- Flight planning process
- Optimised and automated systems
- Single flight planning
- Securing savings and efficiencies
Peter Gravesen, Senior Consultant, Air Support
12:30 Panel Discussion
12:50 End of Conference - Concluding Remarks from the Chairman
13: 00 Networking Lunch
14: 30 - 16.30 - Workshop
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Friday 25th September 2009
Working Towards a Sustainable Light Jet Marketplace
The search for a break-out formula
- Schedule implementation and sustainability - Is the air taxi fact or fantasy - Affordable point to point air travel
- Market re-assessment and reality check
Workshop is organised in association with and sponsored by:
