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C-level executives from leading airlines and aviation industry stakeholders join Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss the operational changes and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and their vision for the future of the aviation ecosystem. These discussions will touch on everything from securing the supply chain and...

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C-level executives from leading airlines and aviation industry stakeholders join Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss the operational changes and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and their vision for the future of the aviation ecosystem. These discussions will touch on everything from securing the supply chain and...

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Teams from Aviation Week Network and Oliver Wyman discuss the outlook for MRO demand, critical market trends and their corresponding implications for airlines, OEMs, and independent MROs as the aviation industry emerges from the COVID-19 crisis and fallout....

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In the first of two parts, this session will closely examine and analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the aftermarket supply chain. Learn best practices for working with suppliers from our panel of experts to better understand what is happening deep within the supply chain, and how reducing complexity, improving...

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As the exponential growth of e-commerce continues, further turbo-charged by the pandemic, the clear aviation beneficiary has been the thriving commercial air cargo market. This session will provide an inside look at cargo conversions and explore how the MRO market is responding to the increased demand from air cargo operators....

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Aviation Week Network brings together the world’s leading aircraft and engine OEMs to discuss their current outlooks and planned production rates for 2021-2022. How do they see industry wants and needs changing and what are their expectations for when passenger demand returns?...

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Bobbi Wells, VP, Safety & Airworthiness, FedEx Express and Oksana Bardygula, VP, Oliver Wyman join Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss new research and findings in the pursuit to achieve gender balance in the aviation workforce. The aviation talent pipeline demands more than current feedstock projections. What can we...

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C-level executives from leading airlines and aviation industry stakeholders join Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss the operational changes and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and their vision for the future of the aviation ecosystem. Paul Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of Ameriflight, the nation’s largest...

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As the MRO industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the challenges to be faced and the innovations required to successfully digitize aircraft maintenance services? This session will outline new ways of working, new capabilities and next generation collaboration models available to enable the next generation of Aftermarket Services....

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Continuing the conversation from Session 105, State of the Supply Chain (Part I), which explored the best practices in managing the pandemic crisis, this session will look to the future and discuss how the material procurement, distribution, and component MRO sourcing markets will evolve as the industry continues to recover....

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As passenger demand trends become more clear and airlines face pressing decisions on aircraft retirements and fleet downsizing, the surplus parts market in North America has seen a significant shake up. Panelists predict the near-, mid- and long-term outlook for an expected pick-up in retirements and partouts. What will an...

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Nicole Huque, Managing Director, Global Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Krauthamer & Associates joins Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss how she is working with the world’s leading airlines, OEM’s, MRO’s, and lessors to advance diversity and gender balance in the C-suite and boardroom....

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The lingering impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the MRO workforce will likely be felt for years to come. The industry watched as decades of experience and institutional knowledge walked out the door with each wave of buyouts, retirements, and company consolidations. This session will evaluate current workforce demographics as...

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With every crisis comes an opportunity to grow, change, and improve. While the previous panel addressed the current outlook and impending need for workforce development and training, this session takes us one, very important, step further. How and why should the MRO industry take intentional steps towards building a more...

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AAM continues to be on the cusp of a renaissance. How can we identify emerging opportunities for MRO organizations to support emerging advanced air mobility and the associated supply chain? This session will offer expert insight into how the MRO industry can get ready for local and regional opportunities and...

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Jon Roitman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, United Airlines joins Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay to discuss the operational changes and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, his expectations for the outlook of domestic and international travel, and the status of digital initiatives for United’s maintenance operations. Presenting Virtually....

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The push to digital operations has been amplified over the past year. The shift to remote working and the shortcomings of manual, paper-based processes has become painfully clear. Now is the time to plan your migration to digital MRO operations. Join Naveen Poonian, CEO of iBASEt, to hear feedback from...

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Part lead-times for legacy aircraft and engines can stretch out as far as 50+ weeks.  Metal AM gives the ability to print parts with material properties that are superior to castings, and takes lead times from several months to a few weeks, but certification difficulties have held back the widespread...

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From remote aircraft inspections to death-by-Zoom-meeting, the aviation industry experienced a digital awakening (or reckoning, as some might say) in 2020. Our panel of experts covers which technologies and projects are taking off in 2021 and where they see the greatest return on investment. Topics include IoT, robotics, drones, Augmented...

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