2024 PROGRAMME

DAY 1 - TUESDAY 18th JUNE

Reg-Open
Registration Open
09:00 - 10:00
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting
The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations. As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised...
Learn More
10:00 - 11:45
break3
Break & Expo
11:45 - 12:00
openingplen
Opening Plenary
Official welcome to SWIFT Europe 2024
A familiar face in the SWIFT community has been added to the lineup - previous SWIFT Committee Chair, Roy McLeod. Having managed Airside Operations at Calgary International Airport (YYC) for more than 10 years, Roy was responsible for overseeing 2,000 hectares of...
Learn More
12:00 - 12:45
food
Lunch & Expo
12:45 - 13:30
fleet2
Fleet Electrification/Solar farms
Journey to Net Zero
Richard Oakes, Airport and Winter Operations consultant, and Head of Fire & Emergency Planning at OXF leads the session on the aviation industry's journey to net zero, covering fleet electrification to solar farms. He will be joined by Colin Shanahan,...
Learn More
13:30 - 14:45
workforceman
Workforce Management - Who's Delivering Your Brand?
Resilient staff and post-COVID handling training
Rob Salzano has 11 years of aviation experience, and has previously worked in customer service, data analysis and operational duty manager positions. Rob is currently position as Airfield Operations Manager at MAN, leading a team of +30 for the past...
Learn More
14:45 - 15:30
break3
Break & Expo
15:30 - 15:45
Workforce Management
Training & Continuous Personal Development
Emerging from the pandemic, airports have been given the opportunity of a fresh perspective, emphasising technology's pivotal role in enhancing training effectiveness and ensuring stakeholder compliance within airport operations. Come join us as we explore technological innovative approaches that are...
Learn More
15:45 - 17:00
bite4
A SWIFT Bite
SWIFT Social and networking
Make the most of day one with this networking opportunity and grab a bite to eat!
Learn More
18:30 - 20:30

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 19th JUNE

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Habitat & Wildlife Management
John Hamshare leads a panel on Habitat & Wildife Management
Our panel of aviation wildlife hazard management experts includes a regulator, an airport wildlife control coordinator and an international wildlife standards expert. We will be discussing many topics and asking questions about how wildlife hazard management is changing: How does new...
Learn More
09:00 - 09:45
droneMan
Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations
John Hamshare leads the discussion on the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations.
In this session we will be exploring the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations. We will find out what Aerial Work Aviation is and what applications support of Airport Operations (Past & Present). This session will ask...
Learn More
09:45 - 10:30
break45m
Break & Expo
10:30 - 11:15
fodman
FOD management
Managing foreign object debris in an airport
Neil Pritchard of LHR looks into managing FOD and reducing the risk of FOD related incidents. Pritchard will be joined by  Jonathan Sides, Chief Engineer for FOD, F-35 Propulsion PMO at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. Director of Airside...
Learn More
11:15 - 12:00
food
Lunch & Expo
12:00 - 12:45
assetman
Asset Management/Compliance
A session that deep dives into asset management, including airfield lighting and electrical infrastructure.
Learn More
12:45 - 13:30
assetman2
Asset Management & Airfield Inspections
In this session we will be focusing on the new ACR-PCR regulation, due to be implemented in November 2024. We will hear from the regulator and from an airfield pavement engineer about how the new system can be implemented and...
Learn More
13:30 - 14:15
glycol3
Glycol Recovery
Session lead by LTN's Liam Bolger on the recycling, recovery and regulations on glycol.
Learn More
14:15 - 15:30
break3
Break & Expo
15:30 - 15:45
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Vertiports
In this session we will be looking at the development of Vertiports and Infrastructure at airports. This is a rapidly developing area of aviation with many interesting and debatable elements, for example, airspace management, passenger safety, vertiport design, charging points...
Learn More
15:30 - 16:15
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09:00 - 10:00
Registration Open
Collect your badges ahead of the conference Learn More
10:00 - 11:45
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

 Learn More
11:45 - 12:00
Break & Expo
Learn More
12:00 - 12:45
Opening Plenary
Official welcome to SWIFT Europe 2024
A familiar face in the SWIFT community has been added to the lineup - previous SWIFT Committee Chair, Roy McLeod. Having managed Airside Operations at Calgary International Airport (YYC) for more than 10 years, Roy was responsible for overseeing 2,000 hectares of airport infrastructure. He is now based at Vancouver's YVR as a consultant, enhancing winter operation procedures.

For SWIFT Europe, Roy will deliver a presentation on safe operations and the need to push back on commercial pressure to run as many flights as possible despite risks.
Learn More
12:45 - 13:30
Lunch & Expo
Learn More
13:30 - 14:45
Fleet Electrification/Solar farms
Journey to Net Zero

Richard Oakes, Airport and Winter Operations consultant, and Head of Fire & Emergency Planning at OXF leads the session on the aviation industry's journey to net zero, covering fleet electrification to solar farms. He will be joined by Colin Shanahan, Airport Fleet Management for DUB, and Bob Donnelly Airfield Projects, Works & Engineering Manager at BHX Airport

The Panel contains Airfield operations experts involved in delivering Net Zero projects into the airside environment, and Airport environmental engineers expert in the management of airport contaminants. Discussions will cover Airports “strategic objectives” to achieve reductions in CO2 emissions, through milestones to integrate Solar power and Electrification of airside fleet. To balance these discussions with the “tactical objectives” to prevent airport environmental contamination.

 Learn More
14:45 - 15:30
Workforce Management - Who's Delivering Your Brand?
Resilient staff and post-COVID handling training

Rob Salzano has 11 years of aviation experience, and has previously worked in customer service, data analysis and operational duty manager positions. Rob is currently position as Airfield Operations Manager at MAN, leading a team of +30 for the past 12 months. For this session, Rob's joined by Liam Bolger head of airside operations at LTN, who will be delivering a presentation on Luton's post-COVID ground handling training.

 Learn More
15:30 - 15:45
Break & Expo
Learn More
15:45 - 17:00
Training & Continuous Personal Development
Emerging from the pandemic, airports have been given the opportunity of a fresh perspective, emphasising technology's pivotal role in enhancing training effectiveness and ensuring stakeholder compliance within airport operations. Come join us as we explore technological innovative approaches that are revolutionising airport stakeholder training and compliance practices and improving safety.

 

 Learn More
18:30 - 20:30
A SWIFT Bite
SWIFT Social and networking

Make the most of day one with this networking opportunity and grab a bite to eat!

 Learn More
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09:00 - 09:45
Habitat & Wildlife Management
John Hamshare leads a panel on Habitat & Wildife Management
Our panel of aviation wildlife hazard management experts includes a regulator, an airport wildlife control coordinator and an international wildlife standards expert.
We will be discussing many topics and asking questions about how wildlife hazard management is changing:
  1. How does new technology compare to well-trained people, e.g. radars, thermal imaging, high-definition cameras etc. for detection; Sound pulses, drones, looming lights etc. for deterrence.
  2. Is climate change impacting the species we see at airports? – Short-term and longer-term species changes, habitat difficulties (more flooding, more drought?).
  3. How do biodiversity targets and developments influence hazardous bird presence.
  4. Is a Long Grass Policy still fit for purpose etc.?
  5. Insurance - who pays and what risks are faced? - Links between airports, other stakeholders, airlines.
 Learn More
09:45 - 10:30
Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations
John Hamshare leads the discussion on the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations.

In this session we will be exploring the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations. We will find out what Aerial Work Aviation is and what applications support of Airport Operations (Past & Present).
This session will ask How can Airport Managers use Aerial Work Aviation in the Future and how can future technology benefit airport operations management?

Our discussion Panel will include the Airborne Sensor Operator Group (ASOG) Association and Subject Matter Experts (SME) from Aerial Surveying & Mapping, Aerial Emergency Services, General Aerial Security & Counter-Drone and Aerial Wildlife Management.

 Learn More
10:30 - 11:15
Break & Expo
Learn More
11:15 - 12:00
FOD management
Managing foreign object debris in an airport

Neil Pritchard of LHR looks into managing FOD and reducing the risk of FOD related incidents. Pritchard will be joined by  Jonathan Sides, Chief Engineer for FOD, F-35 Propulsion PMO at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. Director of Airside Operations at Bermuda Airport, Jason Inniss will join the session to discuss FOD Management. Gregory Paton of International Airlines group will also be joining the session. 

 Learn More
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch & Expo
Learn More
12:45 - 13:30
Asset Management/Compliance

A session that deep dives into asset management, including airfield lighting and electrical infrastructure.

 Learn More
13:30 - 14:15
Asset Management & Airfield Inspections

In this session we will be focusing on the new ACR-PCR regulation, due to be implemented in November 2024. We will hear from the regulator and from an airfield pavement engineer about how the new system can be implemented and what it means for airport operators in terms of costs, operational impacts and pavement maintenance.

 

 Learn More
14:15 - 15:30
Glycol Recovery

Session lead by LTN's Liam Bolger on the recycling, recovery and regulations on glycol.

 Learn More
15:30 - 15:45
Break & Expo
Learn More
15:30 - 16:15
Vertiports

In this session we will be looking at the development of Vertiports and Infrastructure at airports. This is a rapidly developing area of aviation with many interesting and debatable elements, for example, airspace management, passenger safety, vertiport design, charging points for larger 'people carriers' and many more.

John Hamshare, Aviation Management Consultant leads this session on Vertiports. John will be joined by Jeremy Hartley. Jeremy is the Policy Specialist-Vertiports for the UK CAA as part of the UK's Future Flight Programme. His role is to ensure regulations for this new type of aerodrome infrastructure allow for safe and efficient operations are ready for the introduction of eVTOL aircraft. With a MSc in Air Transport Operations, he’s also the UK member for the ICAO Vertical Flight Infrastructure Working Group developing standards on an international level.

Learn More

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09:00

09:00

Opening Statements

10:15

10:15

Placeholder Session 1
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

Learn More

10:30

10:30

Placeholder Session 3
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

Learn More

11:00

11:00

Placeholder Session 2
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

Learn More

12:00

12:00

Lunch Time

14:00

14:00

Placeholder Session 4
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

Learn More

15:00

15:00

Intermission

16:00

16:00

Placeholder Session 5
ukirish8
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

Learn More

17:00

17:00

Closing Statements
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Registration Open
Collect your badges ahead of the conference Learn More
10:00 - 11:45
UK & Irish Airports Winter Resilience Group
Giles Peeters, STN, hosts the UK & Irish Airport Winter Resilience Group 2024 meeting

The first meeting of the UK & Irish Winter Resilience group since before COVID promises to be a great opportunity for everybody to re-connect and discuss winter operations.

As ever this will be an informal session to discuss topics raised by the group openly and share experiences and knowledge.

This year we will be joined by the Met Office to talk all things winter weather, with a Q&A session after.

The CAA will be giving an update on GRF and will be available to answer and questions that may arise on this subject.

 Lauren Donohue from the Met Office will be presenting "Met Office support for UK Aviation" which will look at:

  • Who are the Met Office and relationship with UK airspace users
  • Forecasting services overview
  • Aerodrome Warnings
  • Met Office Aeronautical Visualisation

 

 Learn More
11:45 - 12:00
Break & Expo
Learn More
12:00 - 12:45
Opening Plenary
Official welcome to SWIFT Europe 2024
A familiar face in the SWIFT community has been added to the lineup - previous SWIFT Committee Chair, Roy McLeod. Having managed Airside Operations at Calgary International Airport (YYC) for more than 10 years, Roy was responsible for overseeing 2,000 hectares of airport infrastructure. He is now based at Vancouver's YVR as a consultant, enhancing winter operation procedures.

For SWIFT Europe, Roy will deliver a presentation on safe operations and the need to push back on commercial pressure to run as many flights as possible despite risks.
Learn More
12:45 - 13:30
Lunch & Expo
Learn More
13:30 - 14:45
Fleet Electrification/Solar farms
Journey to Net Zero

Richard Oakes, Airport and Winter Operations consultant, and Head of Fire & Emergency Planning at OXF leads the session on the aviation industry's journey to net zero, covering fleet electrification to solar farms. He will be joined by Colin Shanahan, Airport Fleet Management for DUB, and Bob Donnelly Airfield Projects, Works & Engineering Manager at BHX Airport

The Panel contains Airfield operations experts involved in delivering Net Zero projects into the airside environment, and Airport environmental engineers expert in the management of airport contaminants. Discussions will cover Airports “strategic objectives” to achieve reductions in CO2 emissions, through milestones to integrate Solar power and Electrification of airside fleet. To balance these discussions with the “tactical objectives” to prevent airport environmental contamination.

 Learn More
14:45 - 15:30
Workforce Management - Who's Delivering Your Brand?
Resilient staff and post-COVID handling training

Rob Salzano has 11 years of aviation experience, and has previously worked in customer service, data analysis and operational duty manager positions. Rob is currently position as Airfield Operations Manager at MAN, leading a team of +30 for the past 12 months. For this session, Rob's joined by Liam Bolger head of airside operations at LTN, who will be delivering a presentation on Luton's post-COVID ground handling training.

 Learn More
15:30 - 15:45
Break & Expo
Learn More
15:45 - 17:00
Training & Continuous Personal Development
Emerging from the pandemic, airports have been given the opportunity of a fresh perspective, emphasising technology's pivotal role in enhancing training effectiveness and ensuring stakeholder compliance within airport operations. Come join us as we explore technological innovative approaches that are revolutionising airport stakeholder training and compliance practices and improving safety.

 

 Learn More
18:30 - 20:30
A SWIFT Bite
SWIFT Social and networking

Make the most of day one with this networking opportunity and grab a bite to eat!

 Learn More
X
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09:00 - 09:45
Habitat & Wildlife Management
John Hamshare leads a panel on Habitat & Wildife Management
Our panel of aviation wildlife hazard management experts includes a regulator, an airport wildlife control coordinator and an international wildlife standards expert.
We will be discussing many topics and asking questions about how wildlife hazard management is changing:
  1. How does new technology compare to well-trained people, e.g. radars, thermal imaging, high-definition cameras etc. for detection; Sound pulses, drones, looming lights etc. for deterrence.
  2. Is climate change impacting the species we see at airports? – Short-term and longer-term species changes, habitat difficulties (more flooding, more drought?).
  3. How do biodiversity targets and developments influence hazardous bird presence.
  4. Is a Long Grass Policy still fit for purpose etc.?
  5. Insurance - who pays and what risks are faced? - Links between airports, other stakeholders, airlines.
 Learn More
09:45 - 10:30
Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations
John Hamshare leads the discussion on the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations.

In this session we will be exploring the bond between Aerial Work Aviation and Airport Management Operations. We will find out what Aerial Work Aviation is and what applications support of Airport Operations (Past & Present).
This session will ask How can Airport Managers use Aerial Work Aviation in the Future and how can future technology benefit airport operations management?

Our discussion Panel will include the Airborne Sensor Operator Group (ASOG) Association and Subject Matter Experts (SME) from Aerial Surveying & Mapping, Aerial Emergency Services, General Aerial Security & Counter-Drone and Aerial Wildlife Management.

 Learn More
10:30 - 11:15
Break & Expo
Learn More
11:15 - 12:00
FOD management
Managing foreign object debris in an airport

Neil Pritchard of LHR looks into managing FOD and reducing the risk of FOD related incidents. Pritchard will be joined by  Jonathan Sides, Chief Engineer for FOD, F-35 Propulsion PMO at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. Director of Airside Operations at Bermuda Airport, Jason Inniss will join the session to discuss FOD Management. Gregory Paton of International Airlines group will also be joining the session. 

 Learn More
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch & Expo
Learn More
12:45 - 13:30
Asset Management/Compliance

A session that deep dives into asset management, including airfield lighting and electrical infrastructure.

 Learn More
13:30 - 14:15
Asset Management & Airfield Inspections

In this session we will be focusing on the new ACR-PCR regulation, due to be implemented in November 2024. We will hear from the regulator and from an airfield pavement engineer about how the new system can be implemented and what it means for airport operators in terms of costs, operational impacts and pavement maintenance.

 

 Learn More
14:15 - 15:30
Glycol Recovery

Session lead by LTN's Liam Bolger on the recycling, recovery and regulations on glycol.

 Learn More
15:30 - 15:45
Break & Expo
Learn More
15:30 - 16:15
Vertiports

In this session we will be looking at the development of Vertiports and Infrastructure at airports. This is a rapidly developing area of aviation with many interesting and debatable elements, for example, airspace management, passenger safety, vertiport design, charging points for larger 'people carriers' and many more.

John Hamshare, Aviation Management Consultant leads this session on Vertiports. John will be joined by Jeremy Hartley. Jeremy is the Policy Specialist-Vertiports for the UK CAA as part of the UK's Future Flight Programme. His role is to ensure regulations for this new type of aerodrome infrastructure allow for safe and efficient operations are ready for the introduction of eVTOL aircraft. With a MSc in Air Transport Operations, he’s also the UK member for the ICAO Vertical Flight Infrastructure Working Group developing standards on an international level.

Learn More

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