Flight Operations Workshop

DAY 1, MONDAY 03 November 2025 – Marina Room

07:30 – 08:30  Welcome Coffee and Snacks

08:30 – 08:40  Opening Remarks

 Senior Management – Flight Operations, GCAA

09:15 – 09:30  Presentation 1 – Analysis of SMS Effectiveness Assessments

Capt. Kedar Pahadi – Senior Inspector Flight Operations, GCAA

09:30 – 10:00  Presentation 2 – Hidden Risk of Cognitive Belief, Assumption Based Call-outs & Expectation Bias in Aviation Safety

Maskoor Chhaya Raina, Manager – Safety & Emergency Response, Air Arabia

10:00 – 10:30  Networking Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:00  Presentation 3 – Safety Reporting – AI Powered

 Capt. Mohammad Ghalib – Senior Safety Investigator- Pilot B787|777, Etihad Airways

11:00 – 11:30  Presentation 4: Redesigning SOP – Lessons Learned

Capt. Rodrigo Barradas – Fleet Technical Pilot, FlyDubai

11:30- 12 30 Fireside Discussion: Empowering the Skies – How AI is Redefining Possibilities

Mr. Taha Lahabi, Co-Founder, Venture Capital & Advisory at AWA.VC

Moderator:

Capt. Talal Al Ansari, Acting Senior Manager, Air Transport Operations, GCAA

Capt. Ali Kazim, Inspector Air Carrier, GCAA

12:30 – 12:40  Closing Remarks

SeniorManagement – Flight Operations, GCAA

12:40 – 14:00 Prayer & Lunch Break (lunch begins at 12:30)