“The AEA Convention is a great venue where, as a vendor, we get a chance to meet face-to-face with a large number of our dealers, build on our relationships, and also make new ones. In addition, the AEA show gives us a great opportunity to provide vital, in depth technical training to a large number of our installers all at once, which is really cost effective. It’s an important show for us every year.”

Tom Harper, Director, Marketing, Avidyne Corporation


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AEA Fast Traks April 7, 2010

The AEA International Convention is where you need to be to learn about the latest regulatory issues impacting your business. Each year, representative from the civil aviation authorities, including the FAA, TCCA, EASA and others, convene at the AEA convention for three days to share vital regulatory information with all attendees. This year, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt will join Ric Peri, vice president of government and industry affairs for the AEA, and many other authorities in dissecting the newest regulations and proposals.

Randy Babbit, FAA AdministratorFAA Administrator to Address AEA Convention Attendees

Randy Babbitt, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, is the featured speaker at the upcoming AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando, Fla.

As part of the FAA Leadership Panel — “What is the FAA’s National Vision?” — scheduled for Friday, April 9, Babbitt will share with attendees what’s on the organization’s radar screen in the coming years. He also will address the safety management system proposal and NextGen initiatives.

  • Wednesday, April 7
  • Thursday, April 8
  • Friday, April 9
  • Saturday, April 10

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Tallahassee 2-3
AEA Wi-Fi Summit Update
Moderated by Ric Peri, AEA’s vice president of government & industry affairs

The Aircraft Electronics Association recently hosted a Wi-Fi Summit for industry participants involved in certifying and installing Wi-Fi equipment into aircraft. At the conclusion of the two-day event, the AEA and the FAA made a number of commitments, including moving the “new and novel” Issue Paper for wireless technology to a formal guidance document. A formal guidance document would help clarify and simplify the processes and procedures for certification and installation of these systems. This two-hour Wi-Fi Summit Update session will provide an update on the progress of the recommendations, including the guidance material for Wi-Fi installations.

7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Miami 1-3
AEA Regulatory Rise & Shine Briefing
Moderated by Ric Peri, vice president of government & industry affairs for AEA

AEA Regulatory Rise & ShineThis year, the AEA will begin Thursday and Saturday mornings with a Regulatory Rise & Shine. Because there are numerous regulatory issues needing to be briefed, the AEA has elected to expand the Regulatory Rise & Shine to two mornings.

With the FAA and TSA in full swing this past fall, these sessions are slated to be full of best practices for compliance with a wide range of regulatory issues, from TSA and the new Repair Station Security Program to the FAA’s efforts to mandate a safety management system to its already extensive Part 145 management system.

This session also includes local and national FAA officials discussing many issues of interest to repair stations. The FAA’s Flight Standards Division, Small Airplane Directorate and Transport Directorate all will discuss the regulations and guidance their respective divisions are distributing.

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sun Ballroom A-B
AEA Regulatory Leadership Panels
Moderated by Ric Peri, vice president of government & industry affairs for AEA

Randy Babbit, FAA AdministratorSpecial Guest: Randy Babbitt, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, is the featured speaker of the FAA Leadership Panel — “What is the FAA’s National Vision?”. Babbitt will share with attendees what’s on the organization’s radar screen in the coming years. He also will address the safety management system proposal and NextGen initiatives.

FAA Leadership Panel: What is the FAA’s national vision? Where is it expending its resources? What is on its radar for the next few years? How can we help the FAA maximize its resources? What concerns is the FAA seeing with avionics and avionics installations in the three classes of aircraft most often seen by AEA member shops: transport, normal and utility, and rotorcraft? These and other questions will be answered during the
FAA Leadership Panel. FAA Headquarters and its three airframe directorates have been invited.

ADS-B: The Way Forward: The ADS-B standards now are final. Manufacturers know what the ADS-B transceivers are supposed to look like. Now, we need to know how and when the FAA mandate for equipage will be published and how our industry can help the agency fit 130,000 aircraft during the next 10 years. This session focuses on the way forward for ADS-B. How will it affect our businesses? What certification and installation challenges might we face? How do repair stations properly plan and “ramp up” their workforce to handle the mandates? How does our industry successfully meet ADS-B mandates and use it as an opportunity to build a business plan for the future of our national airspace system?

AEA International Round Table Regulatory Sessions
All of the round tables are located in the Sanibel 1 Meeting Room

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
AEA South Pacific Round Table, moderated by Michael Kus, AEA South Pacific director

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
AEA Europe Round Table, moderated by Jim Herbert, AEA Europe director

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AEA Canada Round Table, moderated by Barry Aylward, AEA Chairman

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Miami 1-3
AEA Regulatory Rise & Shine Session
Moderated by Ric Peri, vice president of government & industry affairs for AEA

The week’s second Regulatory Rise & Shine session features, in part, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration briefing attendees about the new repair station security rules. TSA participants include: Celio Young, branch manager of Aircraft Repair Stations and Flight School Programs, Compliance Programs and Office of Security Operations; and Stephen Perez with TSA Headquarters, Aircraft Repair Station Program and Office of Global Strategies.


Last updated Tuesday, February 23, 2010