MONTRÉAL – Last September 22, 23 and 24th was held in Montréal, the first AHS Sustainability Symposium. Organized by the AHS Montréal-Ottawa Chapter and AHS International, AHS Sustainability 2015 have attracted more than 200 attendees this symposium took place at the Hotel Bonaventure in downtown Montréal, Québec.
Sustainability 2015 is the inaugural AHS conference devoted to the sustainable design of air vehicles in the vertical flight and fixed-wing aircraft industries, covering the spectrum of environment issues as they affect the air vehicle’s entire life cycle from conceptual design through manufacture, entry into service and end-of-life disposal/recycling.
This Conference is a first in North America. In Europe, the Clean Sky Conference already took place.
The idea of AHS Sustainability 2015 come from Somen Chowdhury, the Conference Technical Chair and James Corrigan –the Conference Administrative Chair two years ago who submitted it to the AHS board in Fairfax, Virginia.
James Corrigan and Somen Chowdhury.
As part of ‘Sustainability 2015’ there was an extensive technical exhibitors’ space comprising large and small-to-medium enterprises offering specialist Design for the Environment (DFE) and sustainability solutions and products. Among exhibitors, there was : Systèmes aéronautiques d’avant-garde pour l’environnement (SA2GE), Groupe aéronautique de recherche et développement en environnement (GARDN), École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering, Concordia Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI), Université de Montréal’s École polytechnique, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, Esterline CMC Electronics, Frontline Aerospace, Clean Sky, Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en aérospatiale au Québec / Consortium en aérospatiale pour la recherche et l’innovation au Canada (CRIAQ / CARIC).
AHS Sustainability 2015 was aiming at
The conference included keynote speakers, panel discussions, invited technical papers and industrial exhibitions. Â This meeting was aimed to major airframe and engine OEMs, the aerospace industry supply chain, regulatory authorities, environmental engineering specialists, academia, research institutions, helicopter and aircraft fleet operators and the aviation recycling industry.
The Conference themes were the following :
More than 55 papers mostly from North America and Europe were presented by individuals from ONERA, UTIAS, Pratt & Whitney Canada, GeorgiaTech, Bombardier, Ryerson, Bombardier, Bell Helicopter, Turbomeca, Dassault Systèmes, Honeywell, Hydro-Québec, Bristow Helicopters, Metron, Textron Aviation, CAAFI, IISC, ÉTS, McGilll under three categories :
Eco-Design Theme
Tools/Fuel/Operations
Powerplant & Manufacturing
Six panels were held over the Conference three days :
Greener Operations & Design
Community Noise
Alternative Fuels
Additive Manufacturing – Green Perspectives
Sustainability & Corporate Responsability
The View from the Regulators
On the evening of the 23rd was held the AHS Sustainability 2015 Conference Gala Dinner featuring Erik Lindbergh, the grandson of the legendary aviation pioneer, who introduced his foundation ‘Powering Imagination’ which is actively pursuing its own pioneering work in the field of aviation sustainability with the goals of making aviation ‘Clean, Quiet and Exciting’.
Eric Lindbergh.
Diplômé universitaire en histoire, journalisme et relations publiques, en 1993, Philippe Cauchi amorce une carrière de journalisme, analyste et consultant en aérospatiale. En 2013, il fonde avec Daniel Bordeleau, le site d’information aérospatial Info Aéro Québec.
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