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The 5th International Aviation Management Conference  18 – 19th November 2024

Conference Programme

 

Day 1 - Monday 18 November 2024
08:30 - 09:00 Delegate Arrival & Registration
Venue Auditorium
Moderator Shereen Afana, Senior Registrar, Emirates Aviation University, UAE
09:00- 09:05 Official Conference Inauguration by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive for Emirates Airline & Group
09:05- 09:10 Opening Address by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al Ali, Vice Chancellor – Emirates Aviation University
Keynote Speakers
Venue Auditorium
Moderator Shereen Afana, Senior Registrar, Emirates Aviation University, UAE
09:10- 09:30

Colonel Engineer Marwan Mohammad Singel – Director of Dubai Civil Aviation Security Center, Dubai Police

The impact of quality control on aviation security sustainability

09:30- 09:50

Oliver Grohmann- Executive Vice President Human Resources - Emirates Group

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from Emirates Human Resources Perspective

09:50- 10:10

Mohamed Abubaker Farea - ICAO Middle East Regional Director

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from ICAO Perspective

10:10- 10:30

Steve Allen - Chief Executive Officer – dnata

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from dnata Perspective

10:30 - 10:50 Breakfast
Venue Auditorium
Moderator Shereen Afana, Senior Registrar, Emirates Aviation University, UAE
10:50 - 11:10

Kashif Khalid- Regional Director, OSS Africa and the Middle East, IATA

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from IATA Perspective

11:10 - 11:30

Ahmed Safa- Divisional Senior Vice President Engineering - Emirates Group

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from Emirates Group Engineering Perspective

11:30 - 11:50

Kieran Dowd- Emirates Flight Catering Vice President of Sourcing Solutions and the General Manager of Bustanica

Aviation Trends: Advancements, Regulations, and Sustainability from Emirates Bustanica Perspective

11:50- 12:10

Prof. Bijan Vasigh- Professor of Economics and Finance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

The World after COVID-19 and its impact on air transport industry

12:10- 12:20 Break
Venue Auditorium
Moderator Dorian Notman, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia
12:20- 12:40

Prof. Paul D. Williams- Professor of Atmospheric Science - University of Reading, UK

Turbulence Ahead: Air Travel in a Warmer World

12:40- 13:00

Prof. Anil Padhra - Senior Researcher - University of Cambridge, UK

The climate impact of aircraft condensation trails (Contrails)

13:00- 14:00 Lunch
Author Presentations
Venue Auditorium Seminar Room Library- PhD Lab 1
Session Title

Corporate Responsibility in Aviation

Workforce and Industry Dynamics AI Innovations for Sustainable Aviation
Session Chair

Sven Maertens, Research Associate, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Kaitano Dube, Professor, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

Hossein Zare-Behtash,  Associate Professor, University of Southampton, UK
14:00 - 14:20 Influence of an Airline's Corporate Social Responsibility on Passengers' Airline Choices 
Natalie Porter, Kim Dirks, Priyanka Dhopade

The System of Quick Advance Payments for Air Passengers

Agnieszka Fortońska

Advanced Air Mobility: Regulatory Trends, Societal Implications and Relations with Manned Air Transport Andrea Trimarchi

Andrea Trimarchi

14:20 - 14:40 An Examination of Airlines’ Environmental and Social Disclosure: Does Board Gender Diversity Count? 

Enoch Opare Mintah, Mahmoud Elmarzouky

Are Older Employees the Most Satisfied in the Workplace? A Meta-Analysis Case Study Focused on Aviation Industry

Ahlam Mohammed, Omar Chafic

Artificial Intelligence for Optimal Departure Time Recommendations in Sustainable Flight Operations
Deepudev Sahadevan, Hannah Al Ali, Dorian Notman, Hossein Zare-Behtash, Zindoga Mukandavire
14:40- 14:50 Break(Session Continues)
14:50- 15:10 Evaluating Airport Operators Performance: An Asset Management Assessment Framework 

Dimitrios Dimitriou

A Review of Main Causes of Aircraft Runway Excursion: A Case Study of Seven Aviation Markets Across the World

Aliyu Mohammed Tata, Chuba Henry Okeke, Liman Blessing, Usman Mohammed Sani

Revolutionizing Airline Catering with AI: Harnessing Deep Learning and Cloud Technology for Accurate Food Waste Quantification and Sustainable Solutions  
Khayyam Sikander, Rukshanda Kamran, Zainab Rasheed, Mostafa Kamil
15:10- 15:30 Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies in the Aviation Industry: A Conceptual Study of Asian Developing Economy

Pragati Kamboj

Revenge Tourism Post-COVID-19: Analysing the Surge and Its Implications for the Travel Industry 

Nidhi Chaturvedi, Ronak J. Lad

Improving Transportation Safety: A Bayesian Network Approach for Road Traffic and Aviation Risk Analysis 
Elham Tolouei, Zindoga Mukandavire, Valentine Osegbo, Tabassom Sedighi, Alireza Daneshkhah
19:00 - 22:00

Gala Dinner: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel

 

Day 2 - Tuesday 19 November 2024
08:00-08:30 Arrival
Authors’ Presentations
Venue Auditorium
Session Title Sustainability in Aviation Operations
Session Chair Elmar M. Giemulla, Professor, Technical University Berlin, Germany
08:30 – 08:50

Optimizing a sustainable aviation ecosystem with green hydrogen: An essential overview

Soha Lupescu

08:50 - 09:10

Mapping Aircraft Turbulence in South African Airspace: A Climate Perspective 

Kaitano Dube
09:10 - 09:30

Cost and Sustainability Comparison of Airship vs. Long-Haul Trucking for Cold Chain Vegetable Logistics in Europe

Carlo Giovanni Ferro, Laura Leopoldo, Paolo Maggiore

09:30- 10:00 Breakfast(Networking)
Venue Auditorium Seminar Room Library-PhD Lab 1
Session Title

Operational Resilience with Emerging Technologies

Weather, Materials and  Reliability Optimising Airline Operations
Session Chair

Wolfgang Grimme, Business Economist, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Hossein Zare-Behtash,  Associate Professor, University of Southampton, UK Dorian Notman, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia
10:00-10:20

Emerging Technologies in Focus: The Impact of AI and IoT on Operational Resilience in the Air Transport Industry

Serafeim Tsiakalos, Hayat El Asri

Fog and Global Aviation: The State of Knowledge Evolution 

Nthabiseng Letsatsi, Kaitano Dube, Kevin Mearns

Airline Practice of Short Turnaround Times and Pilot Fatigue
Oliver Stuart Hart, Viktoriia Ivannikova
10:20-10:40 Enhancing Flight Delay Predictions with CNN-Random Forest Algorithm
Blessy Trencia Lincy. S. S., Marwah Jalal Akbar Jumah Alblooshi, Sunday Moses Benjamin, Alireza Daneshkhah

Fog and Global Aviation: The State of Knowledge Evolution 

Nthabiseng Letsatsi, Kaitano Dube, Kevin Mearns

Airline Pilots' Perception of Mixed Fleet Flying and Its Influence on Mitigating Manual Flying Skills Erosion 

Ahmad Oshaibat, Zara Canbary
10:40-11:00

Single Pilot Operations: A Battle for the Public’s Hearts and Minds 

Sebastian Hall  

Analysis of Advanced Super Alloys Materials in Jet Engine High Pressure Turbine Blade and Thickness Optimization for Thermal Barrier Coating

Rashed Hussein, Hicham Machmouchi, Walid Abou-Hweij

Analysing air traffic dynamics in North America: A study of delay impacts and strategies to maintain schedule resilience

KPD Frank Perera, Kazushi Sano, and WM Nalaka Bandara Abeyrathne
11:00-11:10 Break
Venue Auditorium Seminar Room
Session Title Aviation Regulations and Liability Risks in Autonomous Aviation Systems
Session Chair

Andrea Trimarchi, Researcher in Air, Space and Transportation Law, University of Bologna, Italy

Anil Padhra, Senior Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK
11:10- 11:30

The Brussels Effect of the Recent Amendments to the European Union Emissions Trading System for Aviation

Garry Gumelar Pratama

Design of Rapid Response Unmanned Aerial System for Cardiac Arrest Victims Rescue 

Bartłomiej Dziewoński, Krzysztof Kaliszuk, Artur Kierzkowsk

11:30- 11:50

International Air Carrier Liability: Two Decades of Montreal Convention

Anselm M. Giemulla

Pilot Shortage Problem-Solving with Extended Minimum Crew Operation

Khalid Binsultan, Attila Sipos
11:50- 12:10 Revised Pilot Training Requirements in Advanced Air Mobility Space: An Exploratory Study 

Fahad ibne Masood, Meer Ali Buksh

Risk Dynamics: Unveiling Autonomous Drone Collision Risks Through Simulated Skies of the Future 
Rudolfs Rumba, Maris Galauskis, Agris Nikitenko
12:10-12:20 Break
Venue Auditorium Seminar Room
Session Title Sustainable Airport Management Leadership and Training in Aviation
Session Chair

Sven Maertens, Research Associate, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Attila Sipos,  Senior Researcher, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary
12:20 – 12:40

Airport Comprehensiveness Management Towards Sustainability: A Multidimensional Assessment Framework 

Maria Sartzetaki, Aristi Karagkouni, Dimitrios Dimitriou

Leadership in Airline Companies: A Comparative Analysis During and After COVID-19 Pandemic 

Evangelia Pantelaki, Andreas Papatheodorou

12:40 – 13:00 Differentiation Strategy and Financial Performance in Flight Training Organizations 
Sevda Ahmadian
An Evidence-Based Framework for Customizing Flight Training Scenarios 

Gerasimos Kontos, Oliver Lehmann

13:00-14:00 Lunch
Venue Auditorium
Session Title Enhancing Connectivity and Security
Session Chair Dorian Notman, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia 
14:00- 14:20

Segment Versus OD Traffic: The Development of Passenger Flows Between Europe and the UAE and Potentials for New Direct Flights

Sven Maertens, Wolfgang Grimme

14:20- 14:40

Enhancing Aviation Security: Impact of Employee Engagement on Reducing Human Factor Errors

Ahmad Alsuwaidi, Shamma Almheiri, Yahya Almansoori, Wajd Almarri

Venue Auditorium
Moderator Shereen Afana, Senior Registrar, Emirates Aviation University, UAE
14:40-15:00

Closing Session: Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al Ali, Vice Chancellor – Emirates Aviation University