Ops Conference 2011

 

The IATA Ops Conference held in Dubai on 22-23 February was attended by over 250 aviation professionals from around the world.

It was a successful two days hosted by Emirates and was composed of various panels:

 

 

• Safety – Global Safety Information Exchange (GSIE), Integrating Airline and ATM Safety Metrics and Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS)
  
• Security – Checkpoint of the Future and Cargo Security
  
• Operations – Auditing Circle of Excellence, Technical Fuel, Alternative Fuel, Training and Regulatory Harmonization
  
• Infrastructure – 2012 Flight Plan and IATA Ground Operation Manual (IGOM)
  
• Regions – Performance Based Navigation and Middle East and North Africa Region
  

All panelists did a great job and we’d like to thank them all.

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is now ISO:CEN certified and one of the highlights from the conference was the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)  Executive Director Patrick Goudou’s  acknowledgement of this certification – another step towards EASA recognition of IOSA as an acceptable means of compliance.