The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the aviation and aerospace industry and the work of many individual professionals.  These challenging times have created opportunity for innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration and the re-alignment of the skills of aviation and aerospace professionals to new contexts. It has challenged the way we work and connect with everyone, everywhere. Undoubtedly some innovations and changes will become more permanent. 

The first of our Beyond COVID-19 Virtual Series will discuss airports, airport design and transformation and air traffic control. With an overall focus on how the aviation/aerospace industries and organisational landscape will look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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/ Tamara Bell | Executive Director at Aviation/Aerospace Australia

Presenters

/ Rebecca Chandler | Senior Aviation Planner, Airport Planning at Brisbane Airport Corporation 

Rebecca is a self-confessed aviation fanatic, with almost 20 years of experience working in the industry. She first started her aviation career in 2003 securing a reservation sales role with Virgin Australia whilst completing dual university degrees in International Business and Asian Studies. After 4 years and post her graduation, instead of heading overseas to embark on a marketing career, Rebecca took her growing passion for aviation and transitioned to the Ground Operations team at Brisbane Airport. She worked in a diverse range of airport roles including many customer facing positions, management of aircraft movement coordination through to process development and new initiative implementation. In 2011 Rebecca obtained a role in the Airline’s Airport Planning team and was the company programme lead in managing the induction of new Airports into the Virgin Australia network. She also managed Virgin Australia’s planning, development and project delivery interests across a large portfolio of mainline and regional airports. In 2017 Rebecca changed tact and moved from the Airline world into the Airport world, commencing a new role with Brisbane Airport Corporation. Today Rebecca is a Senior Aviation Planner at BAC, and an integral member of the Strategy, Planning and Technology team working on a number of strategic planning initiatives, including the implementation of new security compliance requirements and BNE’s 20-year future Airport Development Plan.   

/ Joseph Butler | Regional Solutions Director, Aviation, APAC at Jacobs

Joseph is passionate about how technology can deliver a seamless journey for passengers, while improving security, safety and entertainment in a highly regulated environment. He works at the forefront of technological innovations aimed at improving the passenger journey and maximizing airports’ operational efficiency. As the impacts of COVID-19 unfolds, Joseph is developing a specialist service offering to support the recovery of the aviation industry.

/ Bridget Hosking | Vice President Administrative at Civil Air – The Australian ATC Association  

Bridget Hosking holds the role of System Supervisor at the Melbourne Air Traffic Services Centre, and Vice President Administrative for Civil Air, the Australian Air Traffic Control Association. She has been an air traffic controller for eleven years in the en route environment and active with Civil Air roles for five years. Bridget is passionate about women in aviation and actively promotes aviation and physics pathways for girls through CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in Schools program. In her role with Civil Air, Bridget’s focus has been on fatigue risk management, culture and professional development.

/ Karl Traeger | Principal at Architectus

Karl has 25 years of experience delivering integrated and elegant design solutions on large, complex projects. His diverse career encompasses mixed-use, civic, hospitality, tourism, commercial, retail, master planning, defence and transport projects. Collaborative and communicative in his approach, Karl places a strong emphasis on client and stakeholder engagement. He has steered design teams towards creative solutions through all project stages including master planning, visioning, and design workshops, and concept generation, schematic and detailed design. A leading expert in aviation architecture, Karl is the leader of Architectus’ projects in the field. He has been instrumental in the design and delivery of airport terminal and security projects across the Asia-Pacific with a portfolio that includes developments in China, Singapore, Indonesia, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide. Karl is committed to aviation architecture that is sustainable, adaptable and socially and technologically advanced. His expansive understanding of the complexities and technical requirements of airport developments has built his reputation for design that realise clients’ unique objectives and aspirations. 

Questions

A/AA, WA/AA and NGN members have the exclusive opportunity to submit questions before the event. Upon registration you will receive question submission instructions. 

Coming Up 

September
/ Aerospace Engineering, maintenance and manufacturing - Civil Focus

October
/ General Aviation, Rotary Wing and Safety 

November
/ University and training sector 

December 
/ Aerospace Engineering, maintenance and manufacturing - Defence Focus

Who is invited 

In the spirit of keeping everyone connected, A/AA would like to extend complimentary attendance to all, not limited to our members. 

How to join Beyond COVID-19  

This event will be accessed online. Details will be emailed upon registration. If you need further information please contact us at [email protected]