Press Release – April 2017

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IATP Conference in Dublin, Ireland on March 11 – 15, 2017: Highlights

The 115

IATP Conference was held at Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, from March 11

to 15

, 2017, and was supported

by AerLingus and Storm Aviation. More than 450 participants attended the event, which was held in Europe for the first

time in three years.

During the conference, nearly 1,450 meetings were scheduled among representatives from the 100+ Airline Members,

30+ Associate Members, and various authorized vendors. The aim was to identify new pooling opportunities and/or

negotiate terms and conditions of pooling contracts for the forthcoming season. The participants also had the

opportunity to attend sessions aimed at providing updates about the aviation industry.

Conference highlights:

- One Airline joined IATP as Member; we warmly welcome Brussels Airlines. Two

vendors also joined the organization as Associate Members; welcome to Avtrade and

Illuminair Support Corporation.

- Elections took place for three Management Committee positions. We are looking

forward to working with the new Management Committee Members.

- The meetings held during the conference enabled IATP Members to share and discuss

the issues related to the aviation industry, such as SLA requirements for line

maintenance; IATP Members agreed that SLAs should not be used as it could expose

the handlers to safety concerns.

- IATP invited Mr. Dragos Munteanu, IATA Europe Assistant Director Flight and Safety

Operations, to present IATA Operational Safety Audit Program (IOSA) and in

particular “measurable standards”.

- IATP delegates were pleased to hear Mr. Davide Martini, EASA Cybersecurity Officer,

presentation about the current cyberthreats and EASA action in cybersecurity.

The social events organized after the business days were highly appreciated by the participants as it enabled them to do

some networking and expand their contacts.

The next IATP Conference will be held from October 14 to 18, 2017 in Shenyang, P.R. China.

For more information, please contact

International Airlines Technical Pool

Tel: +352 2668 4184

Web: www.iatp.com

The IATP Mission Statement

The IATP is a convention of Airlines sharing Technical Resources to generate economic savings and support on time dispatch reliability

and operational safety. The IATP is a non-profit, independent, non-political global organization based on a democratic culture with

equal opportunities for all member Airlines and their delegates.

Technical Resources includes, but not limited to, aircraft spare parts, line maintenance, ground handling equipment, aircraft recovery

kits and technical training.

About IATP

Today IATP counts 106 airline members and 34 associate members (service providers and OEM) and operate worldwide in about 900

stations; pooling activities cover almost all aircraft types.

All member airlines meet twice per year at conferences held in March and October in different countries.

The organization is managed by the member airlines through the elected Management Committee. The operations are coordinated by

a Corporate Office based in Luxembourg.