2026 MARPA EMEA Conference Agenda
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The 2026 MARPA EMEA Conference will be held May 6-7, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel in partnership with Lufthansa Group
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| 2:30pm-6:00pm |
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm |
AIR CARRIER COMMITTEE MEETING (Open to Air Carriers Only) |
| 4:00pm-6:00pm |
NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
| 8:00am-5:00pm |
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION |
| 8:30am-12:00pm |
MARPA MEMBERS 1:1 MEETING SESSION |
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Round-robin style meetings between MARPA Members and Member Air Carriers is open to members in good standing that sign up by April 17th and received confirmed meeting schedule assignments from MARPA. Sign up and learn more here. |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm |
CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSION |
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Keynote Address |
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| Thomas Spriesterbach – Vice President Technical Fleet Management, Lufthansa |
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| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
FAA PMA Regulatory and Program Updates |
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Sue McCormick – ACS Supervisory Aerospace Engineer, Systems Standards
Section AIR-63AFAA (invited)
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| 2:00pm-2:30pm |
PMA Manufacturer Support of Part 145 Repair Stations Under EASA
Requirements
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TBD - EASA (invited) |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm |
International Government Affairs Affecting Manufacturers and Airlines |
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Jason Dickstein - Association President, MARPA |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm |
PMA Financial Forecasting and Strategies |
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Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm |
PANEL: PMA Parts Success Stories |
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Moderator: Donny Douglas - Principal Engineer- PMA Approvals, Delta Air Lines |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm |
AIR CARRIER PANEL: PMA and Safety, Adaptability, Reliability, and Cost Savings |
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Moderators: Deidre Hawkins - Senior Engineer PMA, American Airlines
Nils Wittmaack - Manager Corporate Procurement Consumables, Expendables and Alternates, Lufthansa Group
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Please remember to thank our sponsors, whose generous support helps to keep MARPA events significantly less expensive to attend than many other aviation industry events.
You will see our sponsors' names here on the website, as you could throughout the Conference.
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