ADVANCING AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY SINCE 1931

8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Capt. Joe DePete, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l

8:40 a.m.

Keynote Opening Address
Ali Bahrami, FAA-AVS-1

9:00 a.m.

FAA's Cargo Focus Team (CFT) Update | Presentation
Patty Williams, FAA
George Padalec, FAA AFS-300
Steve Fox, FAA-AIR

10:00 a.m.

Impact of Operation Specifications to the Carriage of Special Cargo | Presentation
• OpSpecs A002, A196 and A396
• Process for Issuance
Stephen Moates, FAA-AFS-200

10:15 a.m.

Update on ARAC Loadmaster Certification Working Group (LCWG) | Presentation
LCWG Chairs: Mark Phaneuf, ALPA & Martin McKinney, UPS

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

IATA and SAE Practices and Procedures for Restraining Cargo | Presentation
• How are they applied to 121 airlines
Patty Williams, FAA-AFS-300
George Padalec, FAA
Steve Fox, FAA-AIR

11:00 a.m.

Risk of Undeclared Hazardous Materials and Lithium Batteries
• Hazardous Cargo in Passenger & Cargo Aircraft
• Mitigation Strategies for Transporting Batteries by Air
• Safe2Fly Program
• ICAO Annex & IATA Update
• Reducing Frequency of Undeclared Cargo
Janet McLaughin, FAA | Presentation
Capt. Bob Brown, CAPA | Presentation
Mike Wentz, American Airlines
Dr. Tom Chapin, UL | Presentation
Capt. Scott Schwartz, ALPA
Bob Richard, HAZMAT Consulting | Presentation

Noon

Lunch - provided

1:00 p.m.

Update on Commercial Aviation Safety Team's (CAST) "Cargo Working Group" | Presentation
Vivek Sood, FAA-AVP
George Paul, NACA
Capt. Rich Hughey, ALPA
Corey Stephens, FAA-AVP

1:45 p.m.

Cargo Shift on Passenger Aircraft | Presentation
• A look at the data from IATA for awareness
George Paul, NACA
Peter Mejia, NAC

2:00 p.m.

Cargo Focus Team (CFT) Review of Part 135 Cargo Operations | Presentation
• When and how?
FAA CFT:
Patty Williams, FAA
George Padelec, FAA

2:15 p.m.

Addressing Oversight of Part 129 Airlines | Presentation
• How the intermodal AD and Advisory Circulars are applied
• Level application to international airlines
Steve Fox, FAA
Darcy Reed, FAA
George Padalec, FAA
Patty Williams, FAA

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

Cargo Certification Process
• CFT Findings
• Design Approval Process and Guidance
Phil Forde, FAA-AIR | Presentation
Steve Brewer, Kalitta Air | Presentation

3:15 p.m.

Symposium Wrap-Up
General Q&A
Capt. Rich Hughey, ALPA
Bob Ireland, A4A
Paul George, NACA
Yvette Rose, CAA
Russ Leighton, CAPA
Lawrence Fine, Atlas Air

4:00 p.m.