Overview


China Airline Operations Center Forum 2025 &

The 11th China Aviation NEW TECHNOLOGY Forum 2025

April 16-18, 2025, Guangzhou, China


The Annually China Aviation New Technology Forum is the only event in China that focuses wholly on the key, strategic issues that affect the operating of commercial aircraft and helps all airline departments to manage the operational benefits and the revenue opportunities available with connected airplanes.

It not only provides Chinese airlines with a one stop solution to streamline and increase efficiency within their aircraft operating procedures, but also the outstanding opportunity to demo the latest solutions on front of 40 attending airlines from China and around APAC.


Why Attending This Summit?


The Only Filght Operations platform in China that helps all airline departments to manage the operational benefits and the revenue opportunities.
200+ senior delegates from Airlines,OEMs,T Vendors,Regulators and Consultans
35+ Chinese Airlines attended every year
Demo the solutions from 30+ leading lT Sotware and Hardware Vendors
20+ industry speakers
Network with and learn from fellow airlines & aircraft operators about common problems and how to overcome them
Learn about the latest flight operations technology, solutions and hardware
Simply a fact-finding mission to learn how the latest technology can streamline flight operations

Highlights


1 Digital,Paperless Solutions for the Flight Deck
2 EFB: Latest full systems, Pilots Apps, RealTime Flight Deck Data, Aircraft Perormance
3 ETLELB: Pilot, Crew and M&E solutions and Apps for all Leading Suppliers
4 Flight Ops: Digital 0cC Apps, Flight Planning, Connectivity, RealTime weather
5 Data Analtics: Predictive Analytic, Digital Twins, Reliability Reporting
6 Fuel Eficiency Solutions, Real-Time Flight Deck Apps
7 Live Flight Tracking Solutions, Digital Records
8 Digital Innovations: Mobile Device Management, Data Exchange Platforms

Attended Airlines


Speakers


Masoud Al-Alawi
Manager Aircraft and Digital Operations
Etihad Airways

Asteris Apostolidis
Senior Lead, Technical Innovation
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Jian Wang
Operations President
Zhejiang LoogAir
Dianqing Zhao
Head of Flight Operations
COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customers Services, Co., Ltd
Zhao Xin
Operations Director
Junyao Airlines

Stuart Fox
Director of Flight and Technical Operations
IATA

Russ Williams
President
IFALDA

Martin Eiba
VP Flight Operations
Riyadh Air

Capt. Akshay Mohan
Vice President - Policies & Projects Flight Operations
IndiGo

Subramanian Rajappa
Vice President Flight Operations
Singapore Airlines

Dominik Weber
Head of Flight Operations Support & Administration
Lufthansa CityLine

Calvin Phua
Senior Solutions Consultant
Boeing Global Services

Xijing Tan
Deputy general manager
Tibet Tianyu Aerospace Data Technology Co. , Ltd.

Qianzu Hou
Vice President of Operations
Qingdao Airlines

Wei Xue
CIO
YTO Cargo Airlines

Fei Gao
Deputy General Manager
China Southern Airlines

Min Su
Deputy General Manager of AOC
Sichuan Airlines

Xiuming Deng
Deputy General Manager of AOC
Shenzhen Airlines

Ray Ellis
General Manager Flight Control
Delta Air Lines

Tony Weatherington
Portfolio Manager for Digital Airline Operations
Boeing Digital Services

Chunqi Guo
Senior VP, Land & Aviation Market
China Transport telecommunications & Information Center

Captain James Toye
Head of Line Operations
Cathay Pacific Airways

Past Speakers


Weidong Dai
Deputy General Manager of Operation Control Center
China Eastern Airlines

Huanggang Shi
Deputy General Manager Operation Management
China Eastern Airlines

Mingming Xu
Deputy General Manager, Flight Operations Control Center
China Southern Airlines

Congtao Yi
General Manager of MCC Department
HNA Technic

Zhijiang Hu
Deputy General Manager of Operation
Risk Control Department
Xiamen Airlines

Honggui Wen
Senior Dispatcher of AOC
Shandong Airlines
Fang Zhang
Manager of AOC Operation System Management Office
Sichuan Airlines

Na Wang
Deputy General Manager of Standards Management Dept.
Shenzhen Airlines

Jian Wang
Operations President
Zhejiang LoogAir
Dianqing Zhao
Head of Flight Operations
COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customers Services, Co., Ltd
Zhao Xin
Operations Director
Junyao Airlines
Shane Cher
Manager EOps & Innovation, Flight Operations
Singapore Airlines

Subramanian Rajappa
Vice President Flight Operations
Singapore Airlines

Jianjun Liu
Deputy General Manager
Chongqing Airlines

Richard Huang
Marketing &Sales Director
Teledyne Controls

Ada Li
Sales Director, China
Airbus

Chris Dean
EFB Business Evangelist
Jeppesen

Xijing Tan
Deputy general manager
Tibet Tianyu Aerospace Data Technology Co. , Ltd.

Mange Jia
Director of Safety
ZheJiang Loong Airlines

Rick Ellerbork
Flight Deck Solutions
Boeing Digital Solution

Capitan David Oliver
Head of Flight Technical
Qantas Airway

Chad Gill
Manager EFB Program
United Airlines

Cliff Yin
Product Director
AVIAGE SYSTEMS

Jun Li
Assistant of President Flight Operation Dirctor
Spring Airlines

Bell Chen
China DAS General Manager & Industry Relations
Boeing China

Dr. Wiesemann Thorsten
Director Smart Data Services
Boeing Digital Aviation Solutions

Hank Sun
Chief Representative,China
Cobham Aerospace Communications

Siu Min Lee
Business Development Director
Inmarsat

Chunqi Guo
Senior VP, Land & Aviation Market China Transport
telecommunications & Information Center

Feng Zhang
Director
Luoyang Electro Optic Equipment Research Institute of AVIC

Bin Liu
Senior Product Manager of EFB China Aviation
Navigation Data(beijing) Co., Ltd

Chengtao Sun
R&D Director of Information Department
Qingdao Airlines

Wei Hu
Deputy GeneralManager of China Express Operation Department
China Express

Yeyang Tang
Senior Engineer
General Manager of the Airline Business Division
Civil Aviation Data Communications Company, LLC

William Cecil
Senior Director
Aircraft Data & Edge Solutions FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.

Agenda


DAY 1

08:00-09:00

Registration

 

09:00-09:10

Welcome Address

Fei Gao, Deputy General Manager

China Southern Airlines

 

09:10-09:35

China Southern Intelligent Operations Speech

China Southern Airlines

09:35-10:00

Revolutionising aerospace with "trustworthy AI"

Asteris Apostolidis, Senior Lead, Technical Innovation

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

 

10:00-10:25

Future of AI in Airline Ops Center

Russ Williams, President

The International Federation of Airline Dispatchers Associations (IFALDA)

 

10:25-10:50

How AI Can Support Flight Operations Documentation

Dominik Weber, Head of Flight Ops Support

Lufthansa CityLine

 

10:50-11:15

Topic to be confirmed

Ray Ellis, General Manager Flight Control

Delta Airlines

 

11:15-11:45

Coffee Break

 

11:45-12:05

Topic to be confirmed

Dianqing Zhao, Head of Operations, COMAC

Shanghai Aircraft Customers Services Co., Ltd

 

12:05-12:30
Facilitating Industry Shift to Data-driven Turbulence Mitigation
Stuart Fox – Director Flight & Technical Operations
IATA

 

12:30-14:00
Luncheon

14:00-15:00
Panel: Intelligent Airline Operations Center Based on New Technology (AI, ML…)
-How new technology is transforming the role of AOC in the future?
-Challenges that we are facing when apply AI/ML…in the AOC
Moderator: Panelists:
Stuart Fox, Director of Flight and Technical Operations, IATA (Invited)
Russ Williams, President, IFALDA
Dominik Weber Head of Flight Ops Support,Lufthansa CityLine
Asteris Apostolidis, Senior Lead, Technical Innovation, KLM
Speaker to be confirmed, Feng'e Luo, Professor, CAFUC

 

15:00-15:30
BEIHAND University

 

15:30-16:00
Coffee Break

 

16:00-16:30
Case Sharing of Internet of Things Technology in the Airline Operations
CECLOUD

 

16:30-17:00
Digital Cockpit Revolution: EFF Platforms Pioneer Safety, Efficiency, and Sustainability with Evolving EFB/
Akshay Mohan, Vice President - Policies and Projects, Flight Operations
IndiGo

 

17:00-17:30
Case Study: Etihad Airways bring cockpit and cabin logs together
Masoud Al-Alawi, Manager Aircraft and Digital Operations
Etihad Airways

 

17:30
End of Day One

DAY 2

09:00-09:25

Full -Process and Full-Chain Management of Aviation Fuel within China Southern
China Southern Airlines

 

09:25-09:50

Fleet Insights
In this presentation, we will introduce Jeppesen Fleet Insight, a modern solution for flight tracking that leverages cloud technology and advanced data integration. Fleet Insight is a user-friendly, cloud-based platform designed to enhance flight tracking capabilities. Attendees will discover how we utilize Jeppesen data APIs to provide comprehensive insights into aircraft locations and relevant operational events. This innovative approach empowers operators to make informed decisions, ultimately leading to more efficient flight operations. Join us to explore the transformative potential of Fleet Insight in the aviation industry.
Tony Weatherington, Portfolio Manager, Digital Airlines Operations
Boeing

 

09:50-10:15

Thales Aerospace Communications

 

10:15-11:00

Coffee Break

 

11:00-11:25
Data Driven Flight Efficiency and Safety

 

11:25-11:50

Supporting System for Full Flight Process in Civil Aviation with AI
Wei Xue, Co-Founder
Hangzhou Weichao Technology Management Co.,Ltd

 

11:50-12:15

Next-Gen Digital Flight Operations with Interconnected EFB
Qu Weicheng, Senior Manager, Operations Management Dept.,
China Eastern Airlines

 

12:15-14:00

Luncheon

 

 

14:00-15:00

The Future of EFB & The Value of EFBs in a Connected Aircraft Panel
Moderator: Calvin Phua, Senior Solutions Consultant, Boeing Global Services
Panelists:
Speaker to be confirmed, China Southern,
Huagang Shi, Deputy General Manager, Operations Management Dept.,
China Eastern Airlines
Xiuming Deng, Deputy General Manager of AOC, Shenzhen Airlines
Xin Zhao, Operations Director, Junyao Airlines,
Subramanian Rajappa, VP of Flight Operations, SIA

 

15:00-15:25
Teledyne Control

 

15:25-16:00
Coffee Break

 

16:00-16:25
Airlines Operation Digitization Solution
Peiyu Chen, Executive President
MT-Network

 

16:25-16:50

Sponsor session

 

16:50-17:15

Electronic Flight Folder, Cathay's Experience on Paperless Cockpit and Operational Benefit
Captain James Toye, Head of Line Operations
Cathay Pacific Airways

 

17:15

End of Day two

DAY 3

09:00-09:30

Digital Transformation of EVA AIR Flight Operations
Henry Chang, Vice President, Flight Ops Div.
EVA Air

 

09:30-10:00

Aviation 5G AeroMACS Enhances Airport Safety and Efficiency
Xijing Tan, Deputy General Manager
Tibet Tianyu Aviation Data Co., Ltd

 

10:00-10:30

NABLA Mobility

 

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

 

11:00-11:30
Aircraft Software Loading System that Meets the Upcoming ARINC645 Digital SignatureRequirements from Airbus and Boeing
Xia Fang, CEO of China
MBS Electronic Systmes

 

11:30-12:00
Implemening a Digital Fueling Process to Optimize Global Airlines Operations Case study
Information Design One

 

 

12:00- 12:30
Digital Manaul Practice based on Deep Learning Technology
Qianzu Hou,Vice President of Operations
Qingdao Airlines

 

12:30 -13:30
Panel: How Safe is your Flight?
Turbulence Management
-What can pilots actually do if they know there will be turbulence during a flight?
-New technologies and tools that help avoid turbulence
-How can AI improve our use of data and resilience
·Human Factor & Technology
Human factors and automation are two critial aspects of aviation that need to be studied
and understood to ensure safe and efficient air travel.
Moderator: to be confirmed
Panelists:
Speaker to be confirmed. China Southern,
Min Su, Deputy General Manager of AOC, Sichuan Airlines,
Zhijiang Hu, Operations Director, Zhejiang LoogAir,
Bingbing Li, General Manager of AOC & Flight Operations Department, Spring Airlines,
Tantan Yue, Senir Manager of AOC, Shandong Airlines,
Speaker to be confirmed, Beijing MojiFengYun Technology Co., Ltd

 

13:30-15:00
Luncheon and End of Day Three

Sponsors


Platinum Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Exhibitors Sponsors

Media


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