44th Annual
RAA CONVENTION
Schedule of Events
(Schedule subject to change)
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Security Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
8:00 AM
Maintenance Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only) 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ground Safety Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
AQP WG Committee Meeting 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Chairman's Reception
(Invitation Only)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Board of Directors Dinner
(Invitation Only)
Thursday, September 5, 2019
AMC/RAA Board Breakfast (AMC & RAA board members only)
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration Open 7:30 AM
AMC Meeting 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
RAA BOD Executive Committee Meeting (RAA board officers only) 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
RAA Board of Directors Meeting (RAA board members & invited guests only) 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Emergency Response Committee Meeting (RAA airline members only) 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM
PR Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only) 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Inflight Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only) 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Safety Council Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only) 11:00 AM - 2:45 PM
ROC, Flight Training & Flight Technology Committee Meeting (RAA member airlines only)
11:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Purchasing Forum
11:00 AM - 2:45 PM
President's Council Luncheon sponsored by Pratt & Whitney (Invitation Only)
Aviation Maintenance Panel
Moderated by Rick Leach, RAA Chair
Chip Childs
CEO, SkyWest Airlines
Bryan Bedford
CEO, Republic Airways
Dion Flannery
President, PSA Airlines
Joshua Krotec
Sr. VP, First Aviation Services
Dr. Joel English
Centura College Aviation
General Session 1
Welcome by Faye Malarkey Black, RAA President & CEO
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Fireside Chat
Industry Update with Rick Leach, RAA Chair and Trans States Holdings President
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
RAA Silent Auction
(Benefits the RAA Scholarship Fund)
Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Evening Event sponsored by Mitsubishi Aircraft at LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE Food & Drink Please join us at one of Nashville's hottest spots, owned by country music star and American Idol judge Luke Bryan, for an unforgettable night of great music, food, and fun!
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday, September 6, 2019
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
General Session 2 sponsored by Mitsubishi Aircraft
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Welcome by Faye Malarkey Black, RAA President & CEO
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM
Welcome by Mitsubishi Aircraft
8:35 AM – 8:40 AM
Airline Finance 8:40 AM – 9:30 AM Moderated by John Heimlich, Chief Economist, Airlines for America
Ankit Gupta
VP-Domestic Network Planning,
United Airlines
Bill Swelbar
Chief Industry Strategist,
Delta Airport Consults
Savanthi Syth, CFA
Managing Director,
Global Airlines, Raymond James & Associates
Safety First
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
The Honorable Randy Babbitt
Former FAA Administrator
The Honorable Christopher Hart
Former NTSB Chair
Dr. Hassan Shahidi
CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
Airline CEO Discussion
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Moderated by Faye Malarkey Black, RAA President & CEO Rick Leach Trans States Bryan Bedford
Republic Airways
Joe Miller Endeavor Air
Tim Komberec
Empire Airlines
Lyle Hogg
Piedmont Airlines
Steve Linthwaite
Jazz Aviation
Linda Markham
Cape Air
11:30 AM - 5:00 PM
RAA Silent Auction
(Benefits the RAA Scholarship Fund)
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall featuring a Songwriters' Round Top country music songwriters play #1 songs they've written for the likes of Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton, and discuss the background behind these hits.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Volunteer! School Supply Kits RAA Volunteers will create 200-300 school supply backpacks for children in need and write notes of encouragement. Completed notes and backpacks will be gifted to a Metro Nashville Public School with a high proportion of students experiencing poverty.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Meetings Individually Scheduled