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2019 Convention

The Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece

After a welcome proposal from Athens Flying Week to assist in hosting the 2019 Convention, the final Convention of the decade was held in the Hellenic capital. Directly opposite Zeus's temple and under the shadow of the magnificent Acropolis, the Convention proved a popular one, with delegate's and speakers making the journey by Land, Sea and Air. 

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Friday 28th February

1000 - EAC Reception Opens

1200 - Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Seminar

         - Fast Jet Solo Display Pilots Safety Workshop

1400 - EAC Board Meeting

1900 -  Official Opening and Drinks Reception

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Saturday 1st March

0855 - Official Opening of Convention 2019

0915 - Welcome from the EAC Chairman

0920 - Welcome from the Host Nation

0930 - Safety - 2018 International Safety Review 

1010 - Safety - Improving Safety - Interactive Session

1030 - 1100 Coffee Break

1100 - Classic Jets in the UK, The Future

1130 - Human Factors, How the Human Brain Manipulates us

1200 - Defying Gravity, The next stage in Human Flight

1240 - 1345 Lunch Break

1345 - Airshows from the Traders Perspective

1415 - Learning Curve, Lessons learned from RIAT

1445 - Marketing Results

1515 - Coffee Break

1545 - Aerobatics - Rotary Style

1615 - Aerobatics - Advanced Aerobatics without Power

1645 - Aerobatics - Sailplane Formation 

1705 - Bader's Bus Company 

1735 - Day 1 Close and Dinner Brief

1900 - Hayward Aviation Airshow Dinner

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Saturday 2nd March

0900 - Day 2 Opening

0905 - Applying a Safety Culture, Where There Its Not Established

0950 - Tailoring an Airshow for Television

1020 - 1100  Coffee Break

1100 - Restoring the Mighty C-54

1130 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math's 

1200 - British Air Display Association Update

1210 - France Spectacle Aerien Update

1220 - International Council of Airshows Update

1230 - Closing Address

1240 - Convention 2019 Closes 

1330 - Special Seminar - Emergency Planning and Business Continuity                                         

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