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January 27-29, 2025

January 27-29, 2025
Omni Fort Worth
TX, USA

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Monday, January 27
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration sponsored by BP Aero
  • Monday, January 27:  8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Monday, January 27
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Opening Remarks
  • Monday, January 27:  9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker
Tom Broughton
Senior Conference Producer
Aviation Week Network
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Monday, January 27
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Forecast: Fleet Outlook and Engine Leasing Market Dynamics
  • Monday, January 27:  9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
An update on US macro-economic conditions, tied into the drivers of the engine leasing market. This forecast covers engines and aircraft deliveries, asset performance and valuations....

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    Speaker
    John Mowry
    Managing Director
    Alton Aviation Consultancy
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    Monday, January 27
    10:20 AM - 11:05 AM
    Panel Discussion: Durability and Deliveries: Driving the Engine Leasing Market
    • Monday, January 27:  10:20 AM - 11:05 AM
    Several key factors are driving the engine leasing market going into 2025, namely continued durability challenges on next generation engines, and uncertainty in delivery schedules from the airframe OEMs. Considering these factors, when can the current boom in demand on current generation engines be expected to soften? Crucially, how will...

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      Moderator
      James Pozzi
      MRO Editor EMEA
      Aviation Week Network
      Speaker
      Joe Hussar
      EVP and Head of Portfolio
      elfc
      Speaker
      Kevin VanDenBerg
      EVP, Commercial and Head of Trading
      Aero Capital Solutions
      Speaker
      Patrick Biebel
      Managing Director
      MTU Maintenance Lease Services
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      Monday, January 27
      11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
      Networking Break
      • Monday, January 27:  11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
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      Monday, January 27
      12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
      Panel Discussion: Technical Capabilities for Engine Lessors
      • Monday, January 27:  12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
      Many engine lessors have added technical capabilities to their core business, in pursuit of maintenance efficiencies and increased asset values. What can be expected in this space in the coming years, and is the trend one that can be expected to continue? What other adjacencies could be expected as lessors...

        Session details

        Moderator
        Lee Ann Shay
        Executive Editor, Business Aviation and MRO
        Aviation Week Network
        Speaker
        Marc Cho
        President of LIFT and Chief Investment Officer
        GA Telesis
        Speaker
        Sam Hammoud
        Head of CFM and Module Factory
        FTAI Aviation
        Speaker
        Steve Chirico
        VP Engine Technical Support
        Willis Lease Finance Corporation
        Tracks: 
        Monday, January 27
        12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
        Networking Lunch
        • Monday, January 27:  12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
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        Monday, January 27
        2:15 PM - 2:40 PM
        Fireside Chat: TBA
        • Monday, January 27:  2:15 PM - 2:40 PM
        Moderator
        Joe Anselmo
        SVP of Content, Editorial Director
        Aviation Week Network
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        Monday, January 27
        2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
        Panel Discussion: Asset Valuations: A View to the Early 2030s
        • Monday, January 27:  2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
        Asset valuations are currently at a high, across many engine types and generations. Looking ahead, what are expectations from asset managers, valuation experts, and market analysts for the next 10 years? What factors will shape this future landscape? Specifically, how will issues like engine durability, technological advancements, sustainability pressures, investor...

          Session details

          Speaker
          Andres Jimenez
          VP Materials and Operations
          Aero Engine Solutions
          Moderator
          Bryson Monteleone
          Senior Advisor, Aviation Finance Advisory Services
          PwC
          Speaker
          Ken Herbert
          Managing Director
          RBC Capital Markets
          Speaker
          Paul Hasson
          VP Asset Management
          Setna iO
          Speaker
          Sloane Churchill
          Manager, Asset Valuations
          MBA Aviation
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          Monday, January 27
          3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
          Networking Break
          • Monday, January 27:  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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          Monday, January 27
          4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
          Panel Discussion: Lessors and Airlines on End of Lease Requirements
          • Monday, January 27:  4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
          In a period of high lease rates and limited asset availability, how are airlines and lessors collaborating to navigate changing end of lease requirements. What challenges are arising most commonly, and what strategies can be employed to mitigate and resolve potential disputes?...

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            Moderator
            Richard Brown
            Managing Director
            NAVEO Consultancy
            Speaker
            Thomas Frey
            Head of Fleet
            Sun Country Airlines
            Speaker
            Vern Titcomb
            AVP Investments
            Crestone Air Partners
            Tracks: 
            Monday, January 27
            5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
            Closing Remarks
            • Monday, January 27:  5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
            Speaker
            Tom Broughton
            Senior Conference Producer
            Aviation Week Network
            Tracks: 
            Monday, January 27
            5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
            Welcome Reception hosted by elfc
            • Monday, January 27:  5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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            Tuesday, January 28
            8:00 AM - 5:20 PM
            Registration sponsored by BP Aero
            • Tuesday, January 28:  8:00 AM - 5:20 PM
            Tracks: 
            Tuesday, January 28
            9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
            Opening Remarks
            • Tuesday, January 28:  9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
            Speaker
            Tom Broughton
            Senior Conference Producer
            Aviation Week Network
            Tracks: 
            Tuesday, January 28
            9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
            Keynote Address
            • Tuesday, January 28:  9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
            Speaker
            Eva Azoulay
            CEO
            ITP Aero
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            Tuesday, January 28
            10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
            Aviation Week Network Market Forecast
            • Tuesday, January 28:  10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
            An exclusive insight into the outputs from Aviation Week's 2025 Fleet & MRO Forecast. Updating you on critical market trends including shop visit forecasts, utilization and fleet deliveries....

              Session details

              Speaker
              Brian Kough
              Senior Director, Forecasts & Aerospace Insights
              Aviation Week Network
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              Tuesday, January 28
              11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
              Networking Break sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation
              • Tuesday, January 28:  11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
              Tracks: 
              Tuesday, January 28
              11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
              Panel Discussion: Scale and Scope of Current Generation Narrowbody Engine Shop Visits in 2025
              • Tuesday, January 28:  11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
              As industry experiences a projected peak in CFM56 shop visits in 2025 (Aviation Week Network 2024 Fleet & MRO Forecast). What maintenance strategies are MROs utilizing to meet requirements for CFM56 and IAE V2500 powerplants? In 2025 and through the subsequent period of high demand for overhaul; what steps must...

                Session details

                Speaker
                Caroline Vandedrinck
                SVP, Materials and Services
                Willis Lease Finance Corporation
                Moderator
                Lee Ann Shay
                Executive Editor, Business Aviation and MRO
                Aviation Week Network
                Speaker
                Les Cronin
                VP Sales and Marketing
                MTU Aero Engines North America
                Speaker
                Mike Walsh
                President
                BP Aero
                Speaker
                Neil Russell
                CEO
                Aero Norway
                Tracks: 
                Tuesday, January 28
                12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
                Networking Lunch sponsored by StandardAero
                • Tuesday, January 28:  12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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                Tuesday, January 28
                2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
                Aeroxchange Hosted Session
                • Tuesday, January 28:  2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
                Speaker
                Albert Koszarek
                President and CEO
                Aeroxchange
                Tracks: 
                Tuesday, January 28
                2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
                Panel Discussion: LEAP: Collaborating in an Emerging Maintenance Market
                • Tuesday, January 28:  2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
                LEAP shop visits are projected to steadily grow towards 2030, with substantial increases expected into 2029 (Aviation Week Network 2024 Fleet & MRO Forecast). With the aftermarket still scaling up between CBSA network partners and independent MROs, what are the major challenges in preparing for the end of the decade?...

                  Session details

                  Speaker
                  Basil Papayoti
                  VP Commercial MRO
                  Delta TechOps
                  Moderator
                  James Pozzi
                  MRO Editor EMEA
                  Aviation Week Network
                  Speaker
                  Ken Newton
                  SCM Engine and Lease Management Director
                  Alaska Airlines
                  Speaker
                  Sebastian Torhorst
                  Head of Sales Engine Services Americas
                  Lufthansa Technik
                  Speaker
                  Will Pitcher
                  SVP Sales, Marketing and Customers, Airlines and Fleet
                  StandardAero
                  Tracks: 
                  Tuesday, January 28
                  3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
                  Networking Break sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation
                  • Tuesday, January 28:  3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
                  Tracks: 
                  Tuesday, January 28
                  4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
                  Case Study: Increasing Maintenance Costs vs Fuel Cost Savings
                  • Tuesday, January 28:  4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
                  What are operational experiences on new generation engines, specifically around fuel savings? How does that cost saving compare to uncertainty around maintenance requirements, and time on wing? With environmental pressures increasing, are airlines being expected to put planet over profit, at least in the short term, while durability issues play...

                    Session details

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                    Tuesday, January 28
                    4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
                    Panel Discussion: Harnessing AI to Drive Efficiency in Engine Maintenance
                    • Tuesday, January 28:  4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
                    Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications have a transformative role in enhancing efficiency in engine maintenance. What are the latest use cases and examples where AI is making a tangible impact on day-to-day operations? What are the biggest challenges in translating technology potential into cost savings?...

                      Session details

                      Moderator
                      Daniel Leblanc
                      Partner
                      McKinsey and Company
                      Speaker
                      Jason Reed
                      President, Digital Innovation Group and President GATES SPAH Wilmington
                      GA Telesis
                      Speaker
                      Mahesh Harvu
                      Industry Transformation Advisor
                      Microsoft
                      Speaker
                      Mike McBride
                      VP, Maintenance Operations & DMS
                      Delta TechOps Services Group
                      Tracks: 
                      Tuesday, January 28
                      5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
                      Closing Remarks
                      • Tuesday, January 28:  5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
                      Tracks: 
                      Tuesday, January 28
                      5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
                      Networking Reception sponsored by Setna iO
                      • Tuesday, January 28:  5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
                      Tracks: 
                      Wednesday, January 29
                      8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
                      Registration sponsored by BP Aero
                      • Wednesday, January 29:  8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
                      Tracks: 
                      Wednesday, January 29
                      9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
                      Opening Remarks
                      • Wednesday, January 29:  9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
                      Speaker
                      Tom Broughton
                      Senior Conference Producer
                      Aviation Week Network
                      Tracks: 
                      Wednesday, January 29
                      9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
                      Aviation Week Data Blast: Retirements
                      • Wednesday, January 29:  9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
                      Speaker
                      Brian Kough
                      Senior Director, Forecasts & Aerospace Insights
                      Aviation Week Network
                      Tracks: 
                      Wednesday, January 29
                      9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
                      Panel Discussion: Asset Availability and Downstream Implications
                      • Wednesday, January 29:  9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
                      What is the panel's response to the data presented? What are the impacts of retirement levels on asset and USM availability, repair demand, component prices and overhaul demand? Considering specific powerplants, how are material levels impacting repair economics and maintenance strategies?...

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                        Moderator
                        Anthony Spaulding
                        President and CEO
                        Magellan Aviation Group
                        Speaker
                        Carl Glover
                        VP Sales and Marketing Americas
                        AAR Corp
                        Speaker
                        Dominic Raja
                        Vice Chairman and President
                        Global Engine Maintenance
                        Speaker
                        Gil Kraizer
                        Director, Lease and Trade
                        IAI - Aviation Group
                        Speaker
                        Patrick Holzkamp
                        Director Purchasing USM
                        MTU Maintenance
                        Tracks: 
                        Wednesday, January 29
                        10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
                        Networking Break sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation
                        • Wednesday, January 29:  10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
                        Tracks: 
                        Wednesday, January 29
                        11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
                        Ramco Systems Hosted Session
                        • Wednesday, January 29:  11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
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                        Wednesday, January 29
                        12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
                        Panel Discussion: Turn-around-Times on Material Repairs
                        • Wednesday, January 29:  12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
                        The USM market remains constrained, driven by low retirements and high demand for material. It is therefore critical that once material has been removed, the condition can be assessed, necessary repairs carried out, and parts be refitted efficiently. What are the key bottlenecks in the teardown and repair businesses, and...

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                          Speaker
                          Andrew Walmsley
                          President
                          Volo Aero MRO
                          Speaker
                          Brandon Witte
                          General Manager
                          AAR Component Services
                          Speaker
                          Clinton Kent
                          VP Sales and Marketing
                          BP Aero
                          Speaker
                          Darrell Drake
                          SVP Engine Programs
                          Unical
                          Moderator
                          Jonathan Berger
                          Managing Director
                          Alton Aviation Consultancy
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                          Wednesday, January 29
                          1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
                          Closing Remarks
                          • Wednesday, January 29:  1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
                          Speaker
                          Tom Broughton
                          Senior Conference Producer
                          Aviation Week Network
                          Tracks: 
                          Wednesday, January 29
                          1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
                          Networking Lunch
                          • Wednesday, January 29:  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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                          Wednesday, January 29
                          2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
                          BP Aero Facility Tour
                          • Wednesday, January 29:  2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
                          BP Aero will host a shop tour of their engine hospital shop facility located near the DFW airport during the second day of Aero-Engines Americas.  BP Aero is a full service aviation solutions provider specializing in engine teardown, engine part overhaul, accessory overhaul, lease returns and engine hospital shop repairs.  Certificated...

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