Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit
National Press Club
Tuesday, June 4, 9 a.m.
NOTE- Unedited, and about 4hours and 46 minutes worth of discussion…
TWU participated in an Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit in Washington, D.C. A livestream.
Speakers include: Ralph Nader, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), former US DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo and Kevin Mitchell from the Business Travel Coalition. TWU President John Samuelsen will make closing remarks at 12:40.
Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit
Presented by the Transport Workers Union
Organized by Business Travel Coalition
AGENDA
WELCOME
9:00 am – Kevin Mitchell, Business Travel Coalition Chairman
COMMENTARY
9:15 am – Representative John Garamendi (D-CA)
WHITE PAPER & PASSENGER SAFETY BILL OF RIGHTS
9:30 am – William J. McGee, Consumer Advocate, Journalist
KEYNOTE ADDRESS & INTERVIEW
9:45 am
Ralph Nader
William J. McGee Interview with Ralph Nader
PANEL DISCUSSION
10:30 am – Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing
Moderators, William J. McGee & Justin Madden
Sarah MacLeod, Aeronautical Repair Station Association Executive Director
Gary Peterson, Transport Workers Union International Vice President
Bret Oestreich, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association National Director
Loretta Alkalay, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Professor
John Goglia, National Transportation Safety Board Former Board Member
Michael Gonzales, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists Vice President
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
11:45 am – Where Do We Go from Here?
Moderator, Kevin Mitchell, Business Travel Coalition
John Breyault, National Consumers League Vice President
Chris Moore, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chairman of the Aviation Mechanics Coalition
Gary Schaible, Transport Workers Union Local 591 President
Justin Madden, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Legislative Affairs Director
SUMMIT OBSERVATIONS
12:30 pm – Mary Schiavo, former US DOT Inspector General
CLOSING REMARKS
12:40 pm – John Samuelsen, Transport Workers Union International President
ADJOURN
12:50 pm – Kevin Mitchell