Ninety delegates and speakers attended the annual BC Aviation Council’s Airports Conference, held this year in Nanaimo, April 25-27.
A great networking event, started with a 9 hole golf tourny on Monday, April 25th with 30 players hitting the links, this followed by a an ‘ice breaker reception’ at the hotel. One and a half days of sessions got down to the business of airport issues with a diverse range of speakers presenting on topics as outlined below. A great industry social on Tuesday evening, held at the Port of Nanaimo, HeliJet facility, was again well attended and showcased a number of Nanaimo eateries and beverage providers. The BC Aviation Council’s AGM was held during this conference and its new Board of Directors elected.
THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED SPONSORS:
Presenting — SNC-Lavalin
Platinum — Enex Fuels, Nanaimo Airport, Vantage Airport Group
Gold — Tetra Tech EBA, Air Canada, WestJet
Silver — Abbortsford Airport, Campbell River Airport, Dillon, HeliJet, InterVistas, Kelowna Airport, Nanaimo Port Authority, Shell Aviation, Victoria Airport
Bronze — Alpha Aviation, Budget, Canadian Rockies Airport (Cranbrook), Checkwitch Poiron, Comox Airport, Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, Hatch Ltd., MNP, Herold Engineering, Nanaimo Ec Dev, National Car Rental, Northwest Regional Airport-Terrace/Kitimat, Pitt Meadows Airport, Prince George Airport, Robbins, Tradewind Scientific
Others — Central Mountain Air, Harbour Air Seaplanes, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Westholme Graphics
PRESENTATIONS: (Dropbox file link)
Tuesday, April 26 —
THEME 1: Wrestling with Funding and Maximizing Revenues Across the Airport
Session 1: Generating Non-Aeronautical Revenues – Airport Success Stories
Jim Meyer–SNC-Lavalin
Sammy Patel — Vantage Airport Group
Session 2: Where are the Dollars? Exploring Funding Opportunities – BC Air Access Program / ACAP / and Private Investment.
Reg Faubert – BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Greg Cuneo – WSP Canada
Carsten Mildenstein – Island Savings
Keynote Lunch Speaker — Craig Richmond, Vancouver Airport Authority
Session 3: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — New Security Programs Observatiions
Erin Wiskar — SNC-Lavalin
Neil Drachenbert — Kelowna Airport
Fred Legace — Kamloops Airport
Session 4: Developing Suitable Training Programs – Tips for Training Front-line Workers and Meeting Regulatory Compliance to Understanding Advanced Education Programs for Up and Coming Aviation Professions.
James Bogusz — Victoria Airport
Lynne Denison-Foster — BCIT Aerospace Program
Wednesday, April 27 —
Keynote Breakfast Speaker — BC Minister Todd Stone, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Session 5: Quality Assurance for Airport Operations
Carl Abdallah — SNC-Lavalin
Justin Miller — Transport Canada
Session 6: The Pros Approach to Planning – Current and Future Trends and Opportunities in Master Planning and Terminal Design
Stanis Smith — Stantec
Warren Thompson — Stantec
Keynote Luncheon Speaker — Ferio Pugliese, WestJet Encore
