Airport emergency services for key Dubai conference

The event which takes place at the Oberoi Hotel was launched by the International Aviation Fire Protection Association (IAFPA) to help aviation fire specialists and airport managers from around the world build resilience for some of the major incidents they could face at their airports.
Case studies at the two day conference include the Asiana 214 recent incident at San Francisco Airport and QF32 - the Qantas Airways flight that made an emergency landing at Changi Airport in Singapore. Delegates will be able to hear how the ARFF teams handled the emergency situations and gain valuable lessons learnt.

IAFPA chairman, Cletus Packiam, who is also chief of Changi Airport’s emergency services, said: “This new global ARFF event is an important gathering for those in the Aviation Fire industry. For two days we can network, share information & hear about the latest training, systems and technologies that can help us build resilience and preparedness at our airports.”
Delegates for the conference will be attending from the UAE’s eight airports as well as those from the GCC.
Mark Woodward, manager of the UAE’s civil aviation authority’s air navigation and aerodrome department will open the event with a keynote address.
ARFF 2013 is an official IAFPA event, officially supported by Dubai Airports and organised by Tangent Link, a UK organiser, specialising in international aerospace and defence events.