General informationThe AGIFORS Airline Operations 2025 Study Group Meeting has been scheduled for 11 May to 15 May 2025 in beautiful Doha, Qatar in conjunction with our host Qatar Airways.
This year’s conference is being organized once again in conjunction with the recently formed AGIFORS Aircraft Maintenance Operations special section to promote a vibrant dialog on topics that touch these business areas. Major topics to be discussed and reviewed relate to aircraft maintenance, airport systems, aviation security, operations control, dependability, robust scheduling, integrated schedule management, tactical planning, ground resource management, disruption management, and air traffic management. Come and share with us your ideas, thoughts, current trends, philosophies, and latest technological advances on any of the above topics. We look forward to seeing you this year in Qatar! Conference Overview
Keynote Speaker
Capt. Fatih Kaçmaz With a working lifetime in aviation, Capt. Fatih Kaçmaz is currently the Senior Vice President Network Operations at Qatar Airways. After graduating from Eskisehir Technical University, he completed training to be a pilot and went on to hold A330/340 and A350 command. During his career with Turkish Airlines over 21 years, he held senior leadership positions, overseeing double digit growth in the airline’s operation. In 2019 Fatih joined Qatar Airways as Vice President Integrated Operations Centre where he led his team through the challenges of Covid-19 disruption, airspace design for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and subsequent operations during the event. In 2023, he was promoted to Senior Vice President Network Operations. Fatih is a recognized expert in disruption management, NAV-ATM services and capacity enhancement related studies. HotelThe venue for this year's conference is the beautiful and luxurious Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel. It is centrally located in the city
Discounted hotel registration is available! We have reserved a block of rooms on a first-come, first served basis for a heavily discounted price of QR (Qatari Real) 550 (~US$148) per night. Conference AgendaAs usual we anticipate a strong technical program and a pleasant social program, to encourage networking. Here is an overview of the conference program:
The abstracts of the technical program are now available. The Conference Timetable is also available. | Host Airline Conference registrationThe conference is now booked full @150 We are accepting a waitlist, in the event of cancellations Please add yourself to the waitlist and we will try to clear you Updated April 23 The delegate registration fee includes conference technical materials*, all scheduled meals and social events outlined in the meeting agenda (*delegate registration only).Registration fees are as follows:
In each category, a non-AGIFORS member pays an additional US$100. And late registration after April 21 pays an additional US$100. It may be possible to accommodate social guests (traveling companions) at the afternoon and evening events, subject to space availability, which will be very limited, and paying for the costs of the events. Please contact us at michael.irrgang@agifors.org if you wish to discuss this. Early cancellation will be free; late cancellation (less than 7 days before the start of the event) will incur a $200 charge. Register here Confirmed Airlines29: Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Seychelles, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Avianca, BA EuroFlyer, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, Eagle Air Ltd, EVA , flydubai, Horizon Air, JetBlue, Jetstar, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Portugália Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Viva Aerobus updated April 22 Conference Information
Conference SponsorsGold Level US$5,000
Silver Level US$3,500
Bronze Level US$2,000
Sponsorship This Year Is No Longer Available AGIFORS sets its registration fees for airline staff and academics as low as possible. The philosophy behind this is that academics are likely to enter new lines of thought into our field, and having a strong presence by airlines brings great value to both the vendors and the airlines. Sponsorships are used to lower the registration rates for airlines and academics. If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities, we are offering a variety of sponsorship packages for your consideration. Sponsorships are available at three levels: Gold: $5,000; Silver: $3,500; Bronze: $2,000. With each package, your company with be recognized an official sponsor for the conference, and recognized at the start of each day’s proceedings. The different levels give you differing capabilities to advertise your products in the presentation program and meeting events. At the Gold level you get to give a 30 minute sales presentation during the main technical program in the main part of the day, as well as other benefits. At the Silver level you get to give a 15 minute sales presentation, and at the Bronze level a 10 minute presentation. All sponsors get an exhibit table in the exhibit/coffee break area. In order to sponsor, you can use the AGIFORS sponsorship portal at: SPONSOR . Please say in the comments field it is "for the Airline Operations Conference in Doha". For further sponsorship information as well as all conference logistical and organizational issues, please contact:
Mike Irrgang Independent Airline Consultant |
