Description
Aero-Engines Europe is the only conference exclusively dedicated to the trends and issues related to the region's engine Maintenance Repair and Overhaul community, gathering stakeholders from across the value chain including Original Equipment Manufacturers, Maintenance Service Providers, Airlines, Lessors and Suppliers.
The State of the Market
The engine Maintenance Repair and Overhaul market is forecast to reach USD42 billion by 2026, and with new programmes coming into service during that period and Original Equipment Manufacturers increasing their assertiveness in the aftermarket,
Airlines and Maintenance Service Providers need to get to grips with this rapidly evolving and technologically advanced market in order to ensure business success.
AGENDA
Wednesday, September 11
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Opening Remarks
09:10-09:30 Opening Keynote Presentation
09:30-10:10 Five Year Forecast
Aviation Week's latest analysis of the global aero-engine fleet
- Outlining key trends, production forecasts and fleet delivery/retirement predictions
- Assessing regional demand and development opportunities
- Macroeconomic climate and implications for Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Brexit's impact to date: can we expect a downturn and how can you identify the key indicators of market decline?
10:10-11:00 Reviewing Capacity Constraints and the Evolving Engine Aftermarket
- Shining a light on the most pressing challenges facing engine Maintenance Repair and Overhaul today
- How are major players coping with capacity constraints?
- To what extent are Engine In-Shop issues impacting Maintenance Repair and Overhaul?
- Is the influence beginning to plateau or are providers expecting continued disruption?
- Reviewing the Merger and Acquistion landscape: will we see cooperation with Original Equipment Manufacturers intensify?
- Is greater collaboration in the best interest of customers or could consolidation help reduce insufficiencies in the supply chain?
- How do key suppliers view engine MRO demand shifting in the coming years?
- Will there be a migration towards or away from Europe?
11:00-11:40 Morning Coffee Break
11:40-12:40 Ask the Original Equipment Manufacturer
- Perspectives on Maintenance Repair and Overhaul; Geared Turbofan, LEAP and Trent 1000: outlining the latest updates for Engine In-Shop programmes and shop visit intervals
- What business models do Original Equipment Manufacturers see shaping the market over the next decade? -
- Can the market expect more vertical integration?
- What measures are Original Equipment Manufacturers putting in place to meet an unprecedented acceleration of new engine productionproduction whilst ensuring they meet demand for the installed base?
- IATA/CFM International agreement: discussing thoughts on an open-market philosophy.
12:40-13:00 Widebody Engine Outlook
- Reviewing key platforms in the widebody fleet
- Assessing appetite for the widebody leasing market: is concern over their remarkability warranted?
- How can you decide if they are a sensible investment?
- What does the end of the Airbus A380 programme mean for the programmes powerplants?
- Will these be parted out or scrapped? Is there optimism for growth outside the Middle East?
13:00-14:10 Networking Lunch
14:50-15:30 Component Repair and Maintenance Cost Control
- Update on latest Service Bulletins
- Repair versus Replace: outlining best practice framework for cost reduction Outlining time-and-material vs fixed-price agreements: how can you decide what's best and how do engine types impact this policy?
- Devising effective shop visit workscopes to avoid unforeseen consequences during engine disassembly
- How can operators best devise a long-term strategy that accounts for flexibility across the engine lifecycle?
- Line Replaceable Unit support and back-to-birth documentation.
15:30-16:00 Afternoon Coffee Break
16:00-16:20 Case Study: Digital Services and Analytics
- Outlining the measurable impact of data today in delivering shorter Turn Around Time, greater predictability and enhanced safety
- Discussing advancements in diagnostic capabilities and the role of the 'digital twin'
- What suitable training methods are enabling organisations to capitalize in this new data-driven world?
- How far away are automated procedures to enable a connected ecosystem for end-to-end engine health monitoring?
16:20-16:45 Evaluating the Engine Lease Market
- What are the key drivers of leasing trends?
- How are aircraft preferences changing?
- With demand for spare engines outstripping supply, this session will review residual values across key platforms which assets face the highest demand?
- How resilient is the spare engine market, and how can lessors mitigate risk in anticipation of a market downturn?
- Outlining risks and pitfalls of greentime leasing
- What is driving the larger risk appetite and how can financiers leverage technical insight to ensure disciplined investment?
- Can the industry work together to develop holistically accepted document digitization standards?
16:45-17:30 Managing the Manpower Deficit
- What measures have major players taken to encourage training opportunities and expand career prospects for a younger generation?
- How can you create a strong value proposition to ensure you retain best staff? -
- Could sourcing staff from other regions ease pressure on labour supply and Is this sustainable?
- How has the skillset for technicians evolved and how organisations ensure they balance modern skills with more traditional workscopes?
- Do regulations need to be adapted in order to support this?
17:30-17:35 Closing Remarks and End of Day One
05:35-19:30 Networking Reception
Thursday, September 12
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:05 Opening Remarks
09:05-09:55 Used Serviceable Material and the Spare Parts Market
- Assessing the projected landscape for Used Serviceable Material over the next decade; have we reached the peak, or can we expect further saturation in the short-term?
- How can suppliers mitigate against fluctuating oil price and avoid investment in surplus assets when demand dips?
- How are suppliers evolving product offerings to meet the differing needs across engine MRO lifecycles?
- Spare parts provisioning and trends: how can players meet the demand for new and overhauled engines?
- Debating the future role of Part Manufacture Approvals.
09:55-10:15 Airline Corner
- How do airlines think about an engine's maintenance lifecycle and how do Maintenance Repair and Overhaul requirements impact fleet choices?
- Leased vs. owned: which key factors underpin fleet composition?
- How do airlines view the IATA agreement with CFM International?
- Is there appetite for Part Manufature Approval?
- Information Classification: General; Why are airlines outsourcing certain aftermarket activities and is this trend?
10:15-11:00 Scaling Stable Supply Chains
- Outlining strategies to support inventory reduction, supply chain reliability and repair cost predictability
- How significantly has the ramp up of production from Original Equipment Manufacturers contributed to stretched supply chains and a lack of available parts?
- What technologies are enabling scalable, flexible solutions to meet the forecasted growth in Maintenance Repair and Overhaul?
- How are stakeholders navigating challenges around increased Original Equipment Manufacturer control?
- Spare parts provisioning: how has the relationship between airlines and suppliers changed?
- What new collaborative strategies are better forging network efficiency?
11:00-11:30 Morning Coffee Break
11:30-11:45 Reviewing the Future of the Teardown Market
Predictions for aircraft and engine retirements Given capacity constraints will operators run assets down or will we witness an increasing amount of parked/dismantled aircraft? How do the narrowbody and widebody teardown markets differ?
11:45-12:35 Innovation in Maintenance Repair and Overhaul
- Which disruptive technologies are best driving efficiencies in operations?
- What new capabilities and processes will Maintenance Repair and Overhauls need to establish to adapt to different flight hour cycles and evolving shop visit requirements?
- Can the industry expect a greater penetration of automated inspection and robotics as the technology grows in sophistication?
- Could this help alleviate the stresses on skilled labour shortfall?
- How can players leverage technology to pair manufacturing processes with in-service operational support?
12:40-13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30-17:00 Tour of Turkish Engine Center
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