CATES is an independent and only aviation training and education platform in China that regularly attracts airline personnel, government and regulator officials, industry professionals and academics.
80% Participants come from Chinese airlines to learn, educate and exchange views on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of flight training operations and procedures. Over the past 12 years CATES has attracted over 2,000 attendees from 120 airlines. 90% of people who attended CATES last year said they intend to return in 2025.



Sheng Biao
Vice President
China Airline Pilots Association

Zhang Hongwei
General Manager of Flight Technical Management
Air China

Zhou Yizhi
President
ZHUHAI XIANG
YI AVIATION
TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

Li Jun
Vice President of Safety Operation Institute
China Eastern Airlines

Yan Bo
Vice President of Hainan Airlines

Lai Xinfu
B738 fleet Assistant Chief Pilot
China Airlines

Li Bingyi
Chief Pilot
EVA Airlines

Dr. Patrizia Knablschmitz
Human Factors
Emirates Airlines

Ben Lafargue
AFS-280AQP Manager
Training and Simulation Department
FAA

Hu Xianzhong
Deputy Chief Pilot
Hainan Airlines

Captain Philippe
BOURDON
Head of Airbus Flight Training Center in Beijing
Airbus

Michel Lacombe
Founder
LACOMBE Training Consulting

Captain Yann Renier
Head of Training and Licensing in Safety & Flight Operations
IATA

Brad Sheehan
Managing Director of Flight Safety
Delta AirLines

Frank Steiner
EBT Project Manager
Lufthansa Airlines

Zhang Zeng
EBT Manager
Shandong Airlines

Xu Bing
General Manager
of Flight Technical Management Dept.
Shenzhen Airlines

Wang Yitan
Deputy General Manager of Flight Technical
Management Dept.
Shandong Airlines

Yu Yihang
Director of Pilot
Instructor, Chief Pilot
Office
China Southern Airlines

Captain Graham McNally
Director of CBTA Lead
Boeing Global Services

Captain Michael Varney
CEO
EBT Solutions

Du Haibo
Chief Pilot of A330/A350
China Southern Airlines

Dr. Li Tong
Professor
Civil Aviation Management Institute of China

Liu Lianghao
Vice President
China Airline Pilots Association

Yang Jun
Training Expert at COMAC

Zhang Hongzhi
Executive President
Zhejiang LoogAir

Andrew Stead
Training and Check Director
QANTAS

Guo Liang
Chief Deputy General
Manager, Traning Dept.
Spring Airlines

Wang Liang
Deputy Chief Pilot, EBT Instructor
Sichuan Airlines

Zhou Xiao Qing
Deputy General Manager of Flight Management
China Eastern Airlines

Zhang Weiwei
Product Director
China Simulation Sciences Co., Ltd.

Chris Ranganathan
Senior Director
Training Strategy and Services
CAE

Dr. Tang Yong
General Manager of R&D and Production Department
China Simulation Sciences Co.,Ltd.

Zhao Qichao
President
Kingfar International Inc

Douglas Vine
HF & NVG Training Specialist
AMST - Aviation B.V.

Captain Nadhem AlHamad
CEO
T3 Aviation Academy

Chen Wei
Chief Engineer
Beijing Moreget Innovation
Technology Inc.

Wang Zhao
Vice President
Jiangsu Puxu Technology Co.,Ltd

Ton Stam
Sales Director
E2M Technologies B.V.

Lee Chee Whai Willy
CBTA Deployment Specialist
Boeing
08:50-09:00
Welcome Address
China Airline Pilots Association
09:00-09:25
The Dispatcher Capability Pro?le and Application Based on CBTA
Speaker to be confirmed, Civil Aviation Flight University of China Guanghan Flight College
09:25-09:50
Data Driven Flight Safety
Liu Chunjiang, General Manager of Flight Technical Management Department
Air China
09:50-10:15
Session confirmed by China Simulation Sciences Co., Ltd
10:15-10:45
Coffee Break
10:45-11:10
Partner Session
11:10-11:35
Quality Management of PLM In China Southern Airlines
Li Wenbiao, Deputy Commander of the Fleet Division
China Southern Airlines
11:35-12:00
The Quality and Assurance of Initial Co-Pilot Training
Zhou Xiaoqing, Deputy General Manager of Flight Technical Management Department
China Eastern Airlines
12:00-12:25
Partner Session
12:25-13:30
Luncheon
13:30-13:55
Partner Session
13:55-14:20
Experience Sharing of Spring Airlines'Pilot Training
Yang Gang, Chief Pilot
Spring Airlines
14:20-14:45
Topic to be con?rmed
Sun Xingzhong, General Manager of Flight Technical Management Department
Xiamen Airlines
14:45-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Instructor Training with reference to UPRT
Captain Christof Kemény, Captain/Senior Check Airman/Senior Training Advisor
Lufthansa Group (Confirmed)
15:55-16:20
Partner Session
16:20-16:45
The Practices and Challenges of CBTA Assessment to Improve Competency and Safety
Ryuichi Toyota, EBT Manager
JAL (Confirmed)
16:45-17:10
A Uni?ed Perspective on Safety and Training
Li Tong, Professor
China Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC)
17:10-18:00
Panel Discussion: Did the Airline Captain and Co-Pilot Have Any Problems During the Emergency?
Moderator: to be con?rmed
Invited Panelists: China Eastern, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, JAL, Lufthansa Airlines
18:00
End of Day one
09:00-09:25
How to Manage an EBT Program through Appropriate Indicators
EBT produces many data,but to manage properly an EBT program do we have selected the appropriate data.
How should we use them to allow the increase of ours pilot's pro?ciency level and in result to improve the safety of ours ?ights operations.
Michel Lacombe, Former Air France EBT Manager
09:25-09:50
PLM Related Topic
Wang Yitan, General Manager of of Flight Technical Management Department
Shandong Airlines
Flight Simulation Conference 2025
With the rapid development of aviation equipment and applications in China, the demand for aircraft simulator training has signi?cantly increased, and the development of simulation technology and the construction of simulation training equipment have entered the "fast lane". In order to concentrate advantageous resources, promote the development of simulators, and analyze the visual display technology, imaging technology, domestic independent support path, and custom- ized function development of ?ight training simulators, the organize committee decide to held the Flight Simulation Conference 2025 together with Civil Aviation Training & Education Summit 2025.
09:50-10:15
Introduction of Simulators and Key Trade-o?s
Yang Yang, Engineering Department Manager
Sichuan Airlines Training Center (Con?rmed)
10:15-10:45
Coffee Break
10:45-11:10
Topic to be con?rmed
Gu Licai, Director
Huaxia Express Education Training Center
11:10-11:35
Partner Session
11:35-12:35
Panel Discussion: The Technological Development and Application of Low Cost Simulators
-Discussion on the Trend and Advantages of Miniaturization, Portability, and Low Cost of Flight Training Simulators
-How VR/MR and Other Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality Technologies can Change and Enhance the Way Simulations are Reproduced
-The Combination of AR Augmented Reality Technology and AI Enhances and Assists the Potential Impact and Demand Analysis of Real Flight Operations
12:35-14:00
Luncheon
14:00
End of Day Two
Cabin Crew Safety Training Conference
Cabin Crew Training Conference provided practical solutions for your day to day challenges and o?er key insights into the future of the industry.
09:00-09:25
Cabin Crew Competencies
Dr. Mizuki Urano
Aviation Safety Advocate
09:25-09:50
Reality Training and Regulatory Requirements
Explore the disparities between reality-based training and regulatory demands. Address persistent issues like challenges with unruly passengers.
CAAC East China Regional Administration
09:50-10:15
Introducing Scenario-Based Training into the Cabin Crew Environment
10:15-10:45
Co?ee Break
10:45-11:10
Joint Crew Exercises
11:10-12:25
Panel Discussion: Cabin Crew Safety Training
-The Balance between Security and Service and Capacity Requirements -The Application of CBTA and EBT in Cabin Training
-PLM Training for Cabin Crew
Moderator: Li Tong, Professor of China Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC) Panelists: Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, JAL
12:25-14:00
Luncheon
14:00
End of Day two







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