## AGENDA

Sixth Meeting of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection

October 29

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9:00 to 9 : 05 Welcome and H ousekeeping M atters

Blane Workie

, Acting Assistant General Counsel for Aviation

Enforcement and Proceedings

9 : 05 to 9 : 15 Introductory R emarks of C ommittee M embers

9 : 15 to 9: 3 0 Update on the Implementation Status of the C ommittee’ s R ecommendations

to the Secretary of Transportation

Tim Kelly

, Team Leader, Aviation Consumer Protection Division

9 : 30 to 9: 45 Update on Recent Rulemaking and Enforcement Activities of the Office of

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Kimberly Graber, Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Law Branch

, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Regulating the Use of Mobile Wireless Devices for Voice Calls on Aircraft

Government Perspective

9: 45 to 9 : 55 Robert Gorman, Senior Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and

Proceedings

9 :55 to 10: 05 Julius Knapp, Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology , Federal

Communications Commission

10:05 to 10:15 Questions and Answers

Mobile Communications Industry Perspective

10: 1 5 to 10: 2 5 Kevin Rogers, CEO, AeroMobile Communications, Inc.

10: 2 5 to 10: 3 0 Questions and Answers

Flight Attendant Perspective

10: 3 0 to 1 0: 4 0 Julie Frederick

, Government Affairs Representative , Association of Professional

Flight Attendants

1 0: 4 0 to 1 0 : 45 Questions and Answers 

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## T RANSPORTATION

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Consumer Perspective

1 0 : 45 to 1 0 : 55 Written Statement from Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights

1 0 : 55 to 11: 1 0 Additional Q&A , Observations and Comments on Mobile Voice Calls

1 1 :1 0 to 1 1 :25 Break

The Impact of Government

- Imposed Taxes and Fees on Consumer and Aviation Industry

Airport Perspective

1 1 : 25 to 1 1 : 35 Kevin Burke, President and CEO, Airports Council International

– North

America

1 1:35 to 1 1:40 Questions and Answers

Consumer Perspective

1 1: 40 to 1 1 :5 0 Shane Downey, Director, Public Policy, Global Business Travel Association

1 1: 5 0 to 11:55 Questions and Answers

1 1 : 55 to 1:00 Lunch

The Impact of Government

- Imposed Taxes and Fees on Consumer and Aviation Industry

(continued)

Aviation Industry Perspective

1:00 to 1:10 John Heimlich, Vice President & Chief Economist, Airlines for America

1:10 to 1:20 Ben Baldanza, President and CEO, Spirit Airlines

1:20 to 1: 3 0 Questions and Answers

1: 30 to 1 : 4 0 Additional Q&A , Observations

, and Comments on the Impact of Taxes and

Fees

The Impact of Mergers and Consolidations on Air Travel Consumers and the Aviation Industry

Consumer Perspective

1: 4 0 to 1 : 5 0 Richard Golaszewski, Executive Vice President, GRA Inc.

1 : 5 0 to 2 : 0 0 William McGee, Travel and Aviation Consultant, Consumers Union

2: 0 0 to 2: 1 0 Questions and Answers

Airline Industry Perspective

2 : 1 0 to 2 : 2 0 Daniel M. Kasper, Senior Consultant, Kasper Lee Aviation/ Compass Lexecon3 

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2 : 2 0 to 2 : 30 Jay Sorensen, President

– Product, Partnership and Marketing Practice,

IdeaWorksCompany

2 : 3 0 to 2 : 4 0 John Heimlich, Vice President & Chief Economist, Airlines for America

2: 4 0 to 2 : 5 5 Questions and Answers

Airport Perspective

2 : 55 to 3: 05 Deborah McElroy, Executive Vice President, Airports Council International

–

North America

3: 05 to 3: 15 William Swelbar, Research Engineer, International Center for Air

Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3: 15 to 3: 25 Questions and Answers

3: 25 to 3 : 40 Additional Q&A , Observations

, and Comments on the Impact of Mergers

and Consolidations

3 : 40 to 3 : 45 Closing Remarks

Blane Workie, Acting Assistant General Counsel for Aviation

Enforcement and Proceedings