Schedulers/Dispatchers Conventions

[GJDoc]

Hey I know the big NBAA Schedulers/Dispatchers Convention just happened this last week but i was curious if anybody thinks there are any other conventions worth checking out this year?

[merlinxx]

NBAA Int'l Operators

[GVA Dispatch]

There is a very interesting conference in London from 17-19 March: www.ba-meetup.com (http://www.ba-meetup.com)

Ciao,

GVA Dispatch

[cdrbud]

Yes we are trying to get something going in Europe so that at least the people who cannot attend conferences in the USA, will have an opportunity to get some training and information, or can exchange experiences. This year is the start but it will grow. One of the sessions is:
"Scheduling and Dispatch in Business Aviation" by Helmut Lehr, Chief Flight Dispatcher, Comlux Aviation, Zurich, Switzerland
"A flight dispatcher is situated in a business aviation operation or dispatch center assisting pilots with performance calculations, flight planning, weather analysis and briefing, performing as many pre-flight tasks as possible for the flight deck. Contrary to US regulations, in Europe a dispatcher was never required. Instead the workload and responsibility always rested with the pilot in command. Nowadays with all the sophisticated and state of the art business jets, with possible air times of up to 14 hours, pilots easily reach their maximum possible duty time limits even without pre-flight duties. The need for employing dispatchers has now been raised by the pilots to their flight operation departments. Research has shown that 85% of operators with less than 10 aircraft operate without licensed dispatchers and do not have sufficiently educated and trained staff for their operation departments." We will also have Danny Mortensen from Airline Ground Schools as a speaker. He is a specialist on dispatcher training in the USA. He will tell us in the next couple of days what his topic will be. We are also planning on a meeting with the press to tell them about our future plans for Dispatcher training. In addition we have a number of other interesting subjects. We are still working hard on completing the program, but it will be worthwhile attending. Any suggestions are welcome. Cheers, Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, Chairman of the BA-Meetup

[cdrbud]

We have added this session to the BA-Meetup

Practical application of the Dispatch Department
Terry Sherlin, Manager Aircraft Dispatch, Airline Ground Schools, Florence, KY, USAThis session will focus on the practical application of a Dispatch Department by the Flight Crew and the interaction with the Dispatcher. Focusing on the Dispatch Aids for International Flight Planning, TRM concept (CRM and DRM). Enroute communications concepts, Flight Planning and Flight Planning systems. This will be followed with the importance of fractional ownership Carriers and/or commercial operators to have an effective operations department with licensed Dispatchers. US Carriers have identified the increase level of safety and operational Performance enhancements. .

[merlinxx]

How went the first few days ?

[cdrbud]

Went? The BA-Meetup takes place March 17-19 in the Education Centre of Northolt RAF Station see www.ba-meetup.com (http://www.ba-meetup.com)

[Bergkamp10]

I heard from some guys at Comlux and Jeppesen that they are doing good discussion groups at the BA conference. Also that the company running are targeting this to become the 'S. and Dis Sc' conference within EU.

:)

[merlinxx]

Thank you Master ! Just enough time to get sorted out afore IOC in N'orlins:ok:

[cdrbud]

BA-Meetup has reached it goal! Few additional registrations will subject to priorities for acceptance! (BA-MEETUP, European Business Aviation Conference (http://www.ba-meetup.com))

[merlinxx]

So how went the first @ EGWU ?

[cdrbud]

It was excellent. It is clear that there is a need for this kind of conference. You can see some unsolicit reactions at www.ba-meetup.com (http://www.ba-meetup.com). With all the positive comments we received and with the dynamics we have observed, we are already working on the next bigger and better BA-Meetup in London on March 14-16, 2011.

[cdrbud]

Sitting and waiting for things to happen will not anywhere. Those who believe that schedulers and dispatchers training or education is needed or aprreciated in Europe should speak up. For those who want to contribute to the cause there is a BA-Meetup Group on LinkeIn as a channel to help creating what may be needed.

[cdrbud]

I have started a BA-Meetup group for those who would like to see how next year's conference develops and where suggestions can be made