CASA Media Release - Thursday, 5 July 2001
CASA conference brings together aviation maintenance experts
A high-level delegation from the aviation industry in the United States will attend a maintenance conference being organised by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
The conference will bring together some 370 Australian airline and general aviation maintenance experts.
CASA's Maintenance Conference 2001, titled Harmonising Maintenance Practices, is the biggest national gathering of maintenance managers, licensed aircraft maintenance engineers (LAMEs) and airline operators.
One of the main aims of the conference is the further development of a bilateral trade agreement between Australia and the US on aircraft parts manufacture and maintenance.
The building of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between the two countries began seriously earlier this year.
When the BASA is complete, a treaty-level agreement will exist allowing for acceptance of each nation's aircraft products and maintenance procedures without further testing by the other nation.
Delegates to the Gold Coast conference will be given the latest information on the continuing revision of Australia's aircraft maintenance regulations, including standards and requirements.
The complete overhaul of Australia's aviation safety regulations is facilitating negotiations over the BASA.
Among the US delegates to the conference is Boeing's Commercial Aviation Services Quality Director, Roger Fisher. Mr Fisher is an expert in quality assurance in civil and military aircraft manufacture and maintenance.
He will present the opening address at the conference on international aircraft maintenance and overhaul.
A leading US aviation attorney, Sarah MacLeod, will address the conference about the implementation of aviation safety regulations by CASA's equivalent in the US, the Federal Aviation Authority.
The conference begins at 9 am on Tuesday 10 July and continues until Thursday 12 July at the Marriott Resort in Surfers Paradise.
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