Overview


13th Civil Aviation Training & Education Summit (CATES) 2025

Innovating Aviation Training



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.


Organizers


Why Attending CATES 2025?


The Only Aviation Training Platform in China that Help Airlines to Get the most Cutting-edge information and most Advanced Technology
300+ Senior Delegates from Airlines, Pilot Training Academies and Associations, Vendors
35+ Chinese Airlines Attended Every Year
25+ Professional Speakers

Highlights of CATES 2025


no.1
Data Driven Flight Safety
no.2
Course Development for AQP
no.3
Prioritizing Human Factors for Aviation Safety
no.4
The Quality and Assurance of Initial Co-Pilot Training
no.5
The Practices and Challenges of CBTA Assessment to Improve Competency and Safety
no.6
Multiple Parties have Proposed Training Needs, Training Developers on how to Respond while Ensuring Quality

Attending Airlines


Past Speakers


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

Agenda


DAY 1
09:00-09:05

Welcome Address
China Airline Pilots Association

09:05-09:25

The Dispatcher Capability Profile and Application Based on CBTA

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

A Unified Perspective on Safety and Training
Li Tong, Professor
China Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC)

13:55-14:20

Improving Personal Performance and Enhancing Training Benefits
Jin Yibin, Chief Engineer of Aircraft Operation Safety
China Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC)

14:20-14:45

Course Development for AQP
Ed Faith, Captain/Aviation Professor
Arizona State University (Invited)

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)

16:45-17:30

Panel Discussion: Training Methodology & Instructors
Moderator: to be confirmed
Invited Panelists:
An Zihui, VP Flight Operations, Hainan Airlines
Xu Bing, General Manager of Flight Technical Management, Shenzhen Airlines
Qiao Liang, General Manager of Training Center, Shandong Airlines
Captain Daniel Gan, Head of Evidence-Based Training, Singapore Airlines
Captain Christof Kemény, Captain/Senior Check Airman/Senior Training Advisor, Lufthansa Group

17:30

End of Day one

DAY 2
09:00-09:25
Support the Pilot Training by Adoption of Mixed-EBT
Qiao Liang, General Manager of Training Center
Shandong Airlines
09:25-09:50
Prioritizing Human Factors for Aviation Safety
Gunnar Steinhard, Human Factors Manager
Cargolux Airlines International (Invited)
09:50-10:15
Safety Results from Evidence-Based Training (EBT)
Yang Fei, Chief Pilot
Junyao Airlines
10:15-10:45
Coffee Break
Cabin Crew Training
10:45-11:10
Cabin Crew CRM Training
Speaker to be confirmed, Shenzhen Airlines
11:10-11:35
Crew Joint Exercise
Speaker to be confirmed, Hainan Airlines
11:35-12:35
Panel Discussion: Cabin Training Panel
-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
12:35-14:00
Luncheon
14:00
End of Day two
Flight Simulation Conference 2025

With the rapid development of aviation equipment and applications in China, the demand for aircraft simulator training has significantly 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 customized function development of flight training simulators, the organize committee decide to held the Flight Simulation Conference 2025 together with Civil Aviation Training & Education Summit 2025.

09:00-09:25
Construction of Domestic Replacement and Independent Customer Service Support Capability for D-level Simulators and Their Subsystems
09:25-10:15

Panel Discussion: The Road to Localization of D-Class Simulators & Optimization and Improvement of D-level Simulator Functions

-The Functional Implementation of Flight training Simulator to Further Approach Real Flight Situations
-Exploration into the Digitization Function and Development Direction of Flight Training Simulators
-Integration and Application of Human Factors Objective Collection Machine Evaluation Function in Flight Training Simulator

10:15-10:45
Coffee Break
10:45-11:10
Case Study Sharing of Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality Technologies such as VR/MR in Flight Training
11:10-12:25

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 Impactand Demand Analysis of Real Flight Operations

12:25-14:00
Luncheon
14:00

End of Day two

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