View the Complete AA&S Agenda for 2018
The mission of this conference is to identify the challenges and the collaborative work being done within the aerospace community in improving the safety, airworthiness, availability and cost effectiveness of both our military and commercial aircraft fleets. The battle of maintaining an aging fleet with the numerous resource and engineering challenges is a primary focus.
You are invited to join us at the 2018 AA&S Conference, posted below is the Complete AA&S 2018 Dynamic Agenda Link as well as an Overview Agenda of the conference. Within the Overview, sessions are color coded for your convenience. By clicking on the provided links, you may view each session individually or by the entire day. We are again offering a full day of Training Courses on Monday to all our attendees at no extra cost.
Please click the link below to access the 2018 Dynamic Agenda, or scroll further down to view the Overview Agenda.
Complete AA&S 2018 Dynamic Agenda Now Online!
New Keystone Panel Schedule for 2018
In order to help streamline the conference for attendees, all 4 of the Keystone Panel Sessions will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
More Options in 2018
NEW! This year the AA&S agenda will once again showcase four separate Keystone Panels dealing with overarching topics impacting our airworthiness and sustainment audiences. In our continuing commitment to provide value for your invested time and based upon past attendee surveys, one opposing topic session will be offered at the same time as some of the Keystone Panels on Tuesday. In all cases you will note that a “Sustainment” focused Keystone is paired with an “Airworthiness” focused concurrent session and vice versa allowing options for our valued attendees!
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Session Color Key: Airworthiness Sessions / Sustainment Sessions / Mixed Sessions
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| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration Opens for Early Check-In |
| Click Here to View the Entire Detailed Monday Agenda |
| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Opens / Coffee Station Available All Day |
| 8:00 AM Morning Training Courses Begin - Click Here for Details |
| 12:00 PM Break for Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:00 PM Afternoon Training Courses Begin - Click Here for Details |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Exhibitor "Sneak-Peek" Reception |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Evening Training Courses (with Cash Bar) |
| Click Here to View the Entire Detailed Tuesday Agenda |
| 7:00 AM Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks & Airworthiness Keystone Panel NAC (Government) (View Keystone) with Concurrent Opposing Technical Session: • Commercial Tool Application for DT/DT (View Session) |
| 9:30 AM Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 AM Leading the Digital Transformation Keystone Panel (View Keystone) with Concurrent Opposing Technical Session: • Corrosion (View Session) |
| 11:30 AM Exhibit Hall Luncheon |
| 1:00 PM Sustainment Agency Overviews Keystone Panel (View Keystone) |
| 2:30 PM Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 PM Are We Preparing the Next Generation of Airworthiness & Sustainment Professionals? (View Keystone) |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sponsored Exhibitor Welcome Reception |
| 6:15 PM S&T 2030 Evening Meeting & Discussion - Hosted by USAF (View Meeting Information) • This Event is OPEN to all AA&S/PS&S Attendees and Exhibitors |
| Click Here to View the Entire Detailed Wednesday Agenda |
| 7:00 AM Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 AM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Cyber in Aviation Panel (View Session) • Standardization in the Regulatory Context (View Session) • AFRL Sustainment Technology Transitions (View Session) • What's Going On in the FAA (View Session) |
| 10:00 AM Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 AM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Probabilistics Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (View Session) • Air Force Composite Structures Research (View Session) • Cyber Training (View Session) |
| 12:00 PM Exhibit Hall Luncheon |
| 1:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • New Applications of Digital Thread and Digital Twin (View Session) • Repair (View Session) • NASA/FAA Composite Structures Research (View Session) |
| 3:30 PM Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Airworthiness - Risk Assessment (View Session) • Commercial Airline (View Session) Organized by Arlines for America Featuring presentations from United Airlines, Delta & FedEx  • Digitally Enabled NDT (View Session) • Probabilistics Fatigue and Damage Tolerance 2 (View Session) |
| 5:30 PM Adjourn for Wednesday |
| Click Here to View the Entire Detailed Thursday Agenda |
| 7:00 AM Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast in the Foyer |
| 8:00 AM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • International Airworthiness (View Session) • Additive Manufacturing for Sustainment (View Session) • FAA Tech Center Structural Research (View Session) |
| 10:00 AM Refreshment Break in Foyer |
| 10:30 AM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Airworthiness - Update (View Session) • Automation for Sustainment (View Session) |
| 12:00 PM Group Luncheon with Featured Speaker: Dr. Michael Wiggins, Embry Riddle - (View Bio)
"The Next Generation: Who Are They, Where Will They Come From, and What Will They Be Like?" |
| 1:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Digital Thread Applications for Operations I (View Session) • NDI (View Session) • Structures - Metals (View Session) |
| 3:00 PM Refreshment Break in Foyer |
| 3:30 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions: • Digital Thread Applications for Operations II (View Session) • Structures - Fatigue (View Session) |
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Final Sponsored Reception Sponsored By: |
Our Sponsors & Partners
Thanks to the following companies for supporting this conference.
