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69th annual International Air Safety Summit

November 13-16, 2026
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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About the event

Held annually since 1947, the Flight Safety Foundation’s International Air Safety Summit is aviation’s premier safety summit, drawing as many as 325 representatives from 50 plus countries to exchange information and propose new directions for further risk reductions. The summit covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for scheduled airlines, manufacturers and equipment suppliers, trainers, flight crews, maintenance personnel and industry executives.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

CATEGORY EARLY REGISTRATION FEE (Register and pay by Friday, August 19, 2016) REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE (Register and pay any time after Friday, August 19, 2016)
FSF Member – Full Summit EXPIRED US $1,150
Non-member – Full Summit EXPIRED US $1,450
FSF Member – One Day EXPIRED US $495
Non-member – One Day EXPIRED US $695
Additional information:
  • Full Conference registration fees include all meeting materials; admission to general sessions and the exhibit hall; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday lunch, and refreshment breaks; Monday opening reception.
  • One day registration fees include access to the general session and exhibit hall for a single day.
  • Additional information for all registrants:
    • Complete your registration by Friday, November 4, 2016 to be included in the on-site attendee list.
    • Forms of payment accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Check, and wire transfer.
    • For safety and security purposes, badges must be worn at all times when attending IASS functions.
SENDING A GROUP TO IASS AND WANT TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW? If you are sending multiple staff from the same organization and want to reserve a spot at IASS now and provide participant names later, contact Ms. Namratha Apparao at apparao@flightsafety.org for assistance. 
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SPECIAL PROMOTIONS:

GROUP DISCOUNT. Organizations that register three or more participants from the same company receive a 10% discount off applicable full conference or one-day registration fees. All registrations must be made at the same time and paid with the same form of payment. Complete the online form for the first registrant. When you arrive at the Registration Summary page, hit the Add Person button (not the Add Guest button on a previous page) to enter your second registrant. Repeat this step for the third registrant. When done, hit the Finished Adding People button and your order summary will display with the 10% discount automatically applied. Contact events@flightsafety.org if you have questions. THREE & FREE. Organizations that register and pay at the full conference or one day rate for three participants from the same company will receive the fourth registration for free (this is in addition to the 10% group discount noted above). After registering and paying for your three participants, contact events@flightsafety.org to receive your complimentary registration code. 

GUEST REGISTRATION FEE TO ATTEND OPENING RECEPTION

Full conference registrants can pay a nominal fee of US $125 to bring a guest to the opening reception on Monday, November 14. A guest cannot register on their own. Guests must be accompanying a full conference registrant and must not work in an industry related position. Coworkers or associates in the industry do not qualify. Guests must be at least 21 years of age. Guest registration includes admission to the opening reception only. It does not include education sessions, invitation only events, and continental breakfast or lunch meal functions. If you have already registered as a delegate to attend IASS and want to add a guest to your registration, contact Namratha Apparao. 

CANCELLATION & SUBSTITUTION POLICY

Full Conference and One Day Registrants: Refund or credit, less a US $125 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by Friday, September 23, 2016. Between September 24 and September 30 you can cancel and receive a credit, less $125 administrative fee, for a future Flight Safety Foundation meeting, summit or workshop to be used within one year. Credit cannot be applied towards membership dues or the annual networking dinner. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations received after Friday, September 30. Substitutions are welcomed at any time. All cancellation, refund, credit, and substitution requests should be sent via email to Namratha Apparao. Registrants who do not attend the meeting, and have not sent an email cancellation by the deadline, will forfeit the entire registration fee. Guests: A full refund will be given for guest registration cancellations received by Tuesday, October 25, 2016. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations received after Tuesday, October 25. Substitutions are welcomed at any time. All cancellation, refund, and substitution requests should be sent via email to Namratha Apparao

TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS: PASSPORTS AND VISAS 

Participants who will travel to Dubai from outside of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and who do not hold a UAE passport should consult the UAE Embassy or Consulate in their country of citizenship for more information on visa requirements. Additional guidance can be found on the Visit Dubai visa and entry webpage. Participants are responsible for obtaining the necessary visa, if necessary. If you require an original invitation letter from Flight Safety Foundation to obtain your visa, please allow 4 weeks for receipt. If you must have it sent via express mail, a pre-payment charge of US $50 will apply. For more information, contact Namratha Apparao, or telephone: +1 703.739.6700, ext. 101.

CONSENT TO USE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES

Registration and attendance at, or participation in, IASS 2016 constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the Flight Safety Foundation’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes.

Registration Fees

Early Bird Rate
Regular Rate

Program

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016

 
0900 – 1200 FSF International Advisory Committee Meeting
0900 – 1200 SKYbrary Supervisory Board Meeting (Closed)
1200 – 1700 FSF Board of Governors Meeting (Closed)
Lunch Sponsored by Embraer
1400 – 1800 Exhibitor Move-in
Registration
1700 – 1730 Day One Speakers Meeting

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016

 
0730 – 1500 Exhibit Marketplace Open
Registration
0730 – 0830 Morning Coffee and Tea in the Exhibit Marketplace
0800 – 1200 FSF Legal Advisory Committee Meeting (closed meeting)
0830 – 1000 WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Monday General Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
0830 – 0850 Welcome

0850 – 0925 Keynote Address. Capt. Henry Donohoe, Divisional Senior Vice President–Flight Operations, Emirates; Member, FSF Board of Governors
0925 – 1000 Global Collaboration: Frontline Results. Ms. Gretchen Haskins, CEO, HeliOffshore; Member, FSF Board of Governors
1000 – 1030 Morning Break in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Gulfstream
1030 – 1200 SESSION I: UPDATES
Monday General Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
1035 – 1100 An Update to Lithium Battery Transport by AirCapt. Scott Schwartz, Director, Dangerous Goods Program, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)
1100 – 1125 Justice in a Just Culture. Capt. Peter Stein, Director of Flight Operations, Johnson Controls; Member, FSF Board of Governors
1125 – 1140 Global Safety Information Project Update. Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
1140 – 1150 Questions and Wrap-Up
1150 – 1210 Award Presentation
1210 – 1330 Lunch in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
1330 – 1500 SESSION II: SAFETY INFORMATION PROTECTION
Monday General Session Sponsored by The Boeing Company
Moderator: Mr. Kenneth Quinn, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; General Counsel and Secretary, FSF Board of Governors
1340 – 1450 Panel: Protecting Accident/Incident Data and Evaluating Pilot Mental Health: Safety and the Law

1450 – 1500 Questions and Wrap-Up
1500 – 1530 Day Two Speakers Meeting
1600 – 2100 Opening Reception: A Desert Safari Experience
Sponsored by Emirates 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016

 
0730 – 1700 Exhibit Marketplace Open
Registration
0730 – 0830 Morning Coffee and Tea in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Ideagen
0830 – 1000 SESSION III: HUMAN FACTORS
Tuesday General Session Sponsored by Airbus

Moderator: Capt. Harry Nelson, Executive Operational Advisor to Product Safety, Airbus; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee

0830 – 1000 MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING TRACK SESSION
Maintenance and Engineering Track Sponsored by Airbus
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Barclay, Chief Executive Officer, IWS Predictive Technologies; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee
0840 – 0905 Facilitation and Frustration – Automation in Day-to-Day Operations. Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Emirates 0840 – 0915 Practical Risk Management: The Risk Challenger Program at TAP M&E. Mr. Jorge Leite, Vice President Quality and Safety, TAP Maintenance and Engineering
0905 – 0930 Lessons learned from the Eurocontrol Wake Impact Severity Assessment Flight Simulator Campaign. Capt. Dirk De Winter, Eurocontrol; Mr. Vincent Treve 0915 – 0950 A Wider View of Maintenance for a Non-Engineer
Air Commodore Dai Whittingham (retired), Chief Executive Officer, UK Flight Safety Committee
0930 – 0955 An Approach for Holistic Fatigue Risk Monitoring Control. Mr. Tomas Klemets, Head of Scheduling Safety, Jeppesen 0950 – 1000 Questions and Wrap-Up
0955 – 1000 Questions and Wrap-Up
1000 – 1030 Morning Break in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Inflight Warning Systems  
1030 – 1200 SESSION IV: TRAINING-PART ONE
Tuesday General Session Sponsored by Airbus

Moderator: Capt. Greg Wallace, Principal Safety Specialist, Aircraft Operations, Qantas Airways Ltd.
 1030 – 1200 MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING TRACK SESSION
Maintenance and Engineering Track Sponsored by Airbus
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Barclay
1040 – 1105 Standardization Through Cooperation. Capt. Craig Hildebrandt, Director, Safety and Flight Operations, Technical Affairs, Airbus  1040 – 11:15 “Yes sir, it’s supposed to look like that:” Safety and Culture in Maintenance. Dr. Nicklas Dahlstrom, Human Factors Manager, Emirates
1105 – 1130 Non-Precision and Precision-Like Approaches: Low Practical Talent Risks and Major Incidents. Capt. Andre Vernay, Human Risks Program Manager, DGAC France  1115 – 1145 Maintenance Human Factors: Beyond Error to Performance. Mr. Andy Evans, Director, Aerossurance
1130 – 1155 Virtual Tools for Enhancing Flight Safety. Mr. Paulo Manoel Razaboni, Manager, Air Safety Department, South American Region, Embraer  1145 – 1200 Questions and Wrap-Up
1155 – 1200 Questions and Wrap-Up
1200 – 1330 Lunch in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Rolls-Royce  
1330 – 1500 SESSION V: DATA
Tuesday General Session Sponsored by AirbusModerator: Capt. Joe Gillespie, Director of Safety and Compliance, Gates Aviation; Member, FSF  International Advisory Committee
 1330 – 1500 MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING TRACK SESSION
Maintenance and Engineering Track Sponsored by Airbus
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Barclay
1335 – 1400 Application and Use of Big Data in an SMS World. Mr. John De Giovanni, Managing Director of Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance and Safety, United Airlines  1340 – 1415 Engineering Safety Culture as a Contributor to Operator Safety. Mr. Brian Kirby, Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, Inflight Warning Systems
1400 – 1425 Big Data: Big Challenges and Big Opportunities. Ms. Sally Anne Longstaff, Safety Analyst, Emirates  1415 – 1450 Effective Change by Measuring Safety and Compliance Culture. Mr. Ron Sims, Director Technical Operations Safety, United Airlines
1425 – 1450 Benefits to Automated Data: A Common Causal Taxonomy and One Data Stream. Mr. Péricles Maranhão Neto, Senior Analyst Safety Data, jetBlue Airways  1450 – 1500 Questions and Wrap-Up
1450 – 1500  Questions and Wrap-Up
1500 – 1530 Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Ideagen  
1530 – 1700 SESSION VI: REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
Tuesday General Session Sponsored by Airbus
Moderator: Mr. Jon Tree, Director of Industry Relations, Jeppesen; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee
 1530 – 1700 MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING TRACK SESSION
Maintenance and Engineering Track Sponsored by Airbus
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Barclay
1540 – 1610 Safety UAS Integration Challenges: Views and Concerns from the Airline Cockpit. Mr. William ‘Chris’ Lucius, UAS Member, Aircraft Operations & Design Group, ALPA 1540 – 1615 Fatigue Risk Management for Maintenance Organisations. Dr. Daniel Mollicone, CEO, Pulsar Informatics
1610 – 1640 How Much Safety Do Small Drones Embed? Dr. Nektarios Karanikas, Associate Professor of Safety and Human Factors, Aviation Academy of the University of Amsterdam Applied Sciences  1615 – 1650 Maintenance LOSA: A Tool for Diagnosis and Safety Promotion. Ms. Christine Zylowski, MLOSA Project Manager/Deputy Flight Safety Manager, Air France
1640 – 1700  Questions and Wrap-Up 1650 – 1700 Questions and Wrap-Up
1715 – 1745 Day Three Speakers Meeting 

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016

 
 0730 – 1500 Exhibit Marketplace Open
Registration
 0730 – 0830 Morning Coffee and Tea in the Exhibit Marketplace
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
 0830 – 1000 SESSION VII: TRAINING-PART TWO
Wednesday General Session Sponsored by Embraer
Moderator: Capt. Linda Orlady, President, Orlady Associates; Member, FSF Board of Governors
 0840 – 0905 Some Thoughts on Decision Making. Capt. Harry Nelson, Executive Operational Advisor to Product Safety, Airbus; Vice Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
 0905 – 0930 Cognitive Biases and Other Challenges in Going Beyond Human Error in Safety Investigations. Dr. Kathy Abbott, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Flight Deck Human Factors, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Dr. William Bramble, Senior Human Performance Investigator, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
0930 – 0955 One-team Cockpit. Capt. Christian Popp and Capt. Christof Kemény
0955 – 1000 Questions and Wrap-Up
1000 – 1030 Morning Break in the Exhibit Marketplace
1030 – 1200 SESSION VIII: MANAGING RISK
Wednesday General Session Sponsored by Embraer
Moderator: Capt. Harry Nelson, Executive Operational Advisor to Product Safety, Airbus; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee
1040 – 1105 Next Generation Flight Safety Systems: A Business and Corporate Aviation Perspective. Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer, Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee
1105 – 1130 Is Your Crisis Management Program Effective? Ms. Gill Sparrow, Manager, Contingency Response, Emirates
1130 – 1155 Higher Risk Operations and Dynamic Risk Management Dashboards. Mr. Ilias Panagopoulos, Safety Manager, NATO Airlift Management Program
1155 – 1200 Questions and Wrap-Up
1200 – 1330 Lunch in the Exhibit Marketplace: A Preview of IASS 2017
Sponsored by Aer Lingus
1330 – 1500 SESSION IX: GO-AROUND COMPLIANCE
Wednesday General Session Sponsored by Embraer
Moderator: Capt. Bill Curtis, Presage Group / Air Canada; Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee
1340 – 1405 Pilot Decision Making and Go-Arounds. Capt. Michael Gillen, ASAP Event Review Representative, United Airlines
1405 – 1430 Improving Go-Around Compliance at Porter Airlines. Capt. John Gronlund, Manager Pilot Training, Porter Airlines
1430 – 1455 Operational and Training Considerations for Safe Go-Around Procedures. Capt. Bryan Burks, ALPA
1455 – 1500 Questions and Wrap-Up
1500 – 1530 Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Marketplace
1530 – 1700 SESSION X: SOMATOGRAVIC ILLUSION
Wednesday General Session Sponsored by Embraer
Moderator: Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer—Human Factors, Honeywell Aerospace; Member, FSF International Advisory Committee
1535 – 1600 Reducing the Threat of Somatogravic Illusion. Capt. Simon Ludlow, Dragon Airlines
1600 – 1625 Creating the Somatogravic Illusion in Your Simulator—Early Research Results. Dr. Jeffrey Schroeder, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Flight Simulator Systems, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
1625 – 1650 How Flight Crew Can Be Trained on Strategies to Counteract Illusions in a Traditional Simulator. Capt. Endre Berntzen, Director Crew Training, Widerøes Flyveselskap AS
1650 – 1700 Questions and Wrap-Up
1700 – 1730 Closing Remarks
1730 IASS 2016 Concludes

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SPONSORSHIP SOLUTIONS: CONNECT YOUR BRAND AT AVIATION SAFETY’S PREMIER EVENT

Looking to connect with IASS’s senior-level audience and strengthen your brand? With general sponsorship opportunities available through allboeingexhibit of IASS’s participant touchpoints, the sky is the limit when it comes to reaching Flight Safety Foundation members and summit participants.  Whatever aligns best with your brand and strategy, the Foundation has a sponsorship solution for you. View the sponsor and exhibit prospectus for more information. Ready to secure your organization’s sponsorship or have questions?  Contact Foundation team member Christopher Rochette, or call +1 703.739.6700, ext. 143.

Venue

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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