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AIRFIELD PAVEMENT
AND LIGHTING FORUM
Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May 2019
Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne
PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY
WORKSHOP
Tuesday 14 May 2019
Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne
PROGRAM
airports.asn.au
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you
to the 2019 AAA Airfield Pavement and Lighting
Forum and Pavement Technology Workshop.
This event forms part of the The forum will discuss issues and challenges that airports
commitment the AAA has to face on a day-to-day basis surrounding airfield pavements and
provide the aviation industry with lighting, as well as new technologies and case studies from
comprehensive technical training. relevant airfield projects.
A reminder of the Welcome and Networking Drinks on Tuesday
evening at Tonic Bar, Crown Promenade and the Networking
Dinner which is being held at the River Room, Crown Casino
on Wednesday evening. These networking events have been
sponsored by Fulton Hogan and ADB Safegate and we thank
them for their ongoing support and that of all the 2019 partners
and exhibitors.
I would also like to thank Greg White for his contribution to the
Pavement Technology Workshop program and for his time in
the role of MC.
Yours sincerely,
Caroline Wilkie
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Airports Association
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Tuesday 14th May Wednesday 15th May Thursday 16th May
• Pavement Technology • Airfield Pavement and • Airfield Pavement and
Workshop Lighting Forum Lighting Forum
• Welcome and Networking • Exhibition • Exhibition
Drinks
• Forum Dinner
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PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 14 MAY 2019
0845-0900 Welcome
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
0900-0930 Bitumen and asphalt surface challenges and Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to
address them
Dr. Navneet Garg, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration’s National Airport Pavement
and Materials Research
• Distresses observed in asphalt concrete airport pavements
• FAA specifications for HMA construction
• Research – Development of performance related specifications
• Advanced HMA characterisation for pavement evaluation and design
0930-1000 Achieving more sustainable flexible pavements through reuse and recycling
Erik Denneman, Director, Technology and Leadership, Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
• Tyre derived crumb rubber in asphalt and sprayed seals
• Increasing the reuse of reclaimed asphalt pavements
• Waste glass in asphalt
• Update on national harmonisation of test methods, including the AAA test methods
1000-1030 Specifications – The impacts of ‘creep’ and crossover
Dr. Bevan Sullivan, National Technical Manager, Fulton Hogan
• The required levels of and implications of over specification on competing performance
parameters
• Testing repeatability and balancing producers and consumers risk
• Test methods availability and applicability for design and production control
1030-1100 MORNING TEA
1100-1130 Smart Pavements Australia Research Collaboration (SPARC) Research Hub – A platform for
transformational R&D to future-proof and future-ready the Australian Pavement Industry
Professor Jayantha Kodikara, Deputy Head of Department, Professor in Geomechanics Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
• Australia spends about $17 billion dollars annually on roads with $5 billion going to maintenance
of its 900,000 km road network - one of the highest per capita in the world
• SPARC is an unprecedented research collaboration of Australian Research Council, 20 industry
partners, eight local universities and seven overseas organisations
• SPARC undertakes industry-led research delivering longer lasting, safer and more
environmentally friendly pavements and relevant skill enhancement that can adapt to future
transport demands
1130-1200 Pavement research and technology update
Craig Ridgley, Technical Director – Aviation, AECOM
• Focus on Christchurch Airport AC mix design evolution over the last seven years in parallel with
the Airside PCI asset management program findings and trends
• A look at the impact of the A321 on regional airports
1200-1230 Stone mastic asphalt as an ungrooved runway surface
Sean Jamieson, Research Student, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Runway surface texture and skid resistance
• Dense graded and stone mastic asphalts
• Specification development, laboratory testing and field verification
• Economics and other benefits
1230-1330 LUNCH
*Program is subject to change
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1330-1400 Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to increase rigid pavement design life and some
non-thickness related issues
Dr. Navneet Garg, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration’s National Airport Pavement
and Materials Research
• Distress observed in rigid airport pavements
• FAA specifications for rigid pavement construction
• Current FAA research on extended pavement life
• Best practices (construction, quality control, etc.)
1400-1430 Sensitivity of pavement thickness to input parameters
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Input parameters for flexible and rigid pavement design
• Parametric thickness calculations for different aircraft and subgrades
• Sensitivity of pavement thickness to the different parameters
• Gives guidance to designers on which parameters to focus on when investigating/designing
1430-1500 Innovative airport asphalt mixes based on hybrid-polymerisation of bitumen
Dr. Filippo Giustozzi, Senior Lecturer, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, RMIT University
• Several types of polymer are used by the asphalt industry to improve performance of asphalt
mixes; each of the polymer families has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to
polymer-modification of bitumen.
• This study will present the outcomes from the study of hybrid-polymerisation of bitumen for very
high-performance airport asphalt pavements. Hybrid polymers, after proper calibration, can
deliver superior durability of the pavement assets.
1500-1530 AFTERNOON TEA
1530-1600 The utilisation of EME2 asphalt at Brisbane International Airport
Andrew Henningsen, Civil Engineer, Aurecon
• The basis for which EME2 asphalt was chosen for Taxiway Hotel
• The EME2 mix design and performance test results
• Applied construction procedure
• Lessons learnt
1600-1630 Comparison of USA and Australian pavement designs and thickness determination tools
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Australia traditionally used APSDS and COMFAA for pavement thickness design
• USA uses FAARFIELD, which recently changed from Ver 1.3 to Ver 1.4
• Rigid and flexible pavement thicknesses are compared for the different softwares
1630-1700 Wrap up and additional questions for FAA
1700-1900 Welcome and Networking Drinks
Tonic Bar, Crown Promenade Melbourne
*Program is subject to change
Welcome Drinks
TUESDAY 14 MAY
You will have exclusive access
Join us for Welcome Drinks to the venue while enjoying
at the Tonic Bar, Crown canapes and drinks. This is a great
Promenade after the Pavement opportunity to network, relax and
catch-up with delegates prior to
Technology Workshop. the two-day Airfield Pavement
and Lighting Forum.
Networking Partner
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AIRFIELD PAVEMENT AND LIGHTING FORUM
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
0845-0900 Welcome
0900-0930 Overview of airports in the USA
Jeff Gagnon, Manager Airport Pavement R&D Section, Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National
Airport Pavement & Materials Research
• The role of the FAA
• Airport Improvement Program (AIP) - Airport funding in the US
• FAA advisory circulars and software
• Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) – Effects on airport pavement
• Airport Pavement R&D program
0930-1015 PANEL:The practical pavements and lighting implications of the new MOS 139
CHAIR:Darren Angelo, Senior Standards officer (Aerodromes and Heliports), CASA
Gary McGivern, Manager – Airside Operations, Canberra Airport
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
Rob Mikhail, General Manager Airfield Operations, Perth Airport
Jimmy Maitland, General Manager/Director Sales, Southern Asia Pacific Region, ADB SAFEGATE
1015-1045 MORNING TEA
1045-1115 The Existing Runway 01/19 Rename Project – Effecting Major Operational Change in an Airside
Environment
Adam Tull, Project Manager - Operational Readiness and Testing (ORAT), New Parallel Runway Project,
Brisbane Airport
• Project rationale
• Collaboration
• ‘Sign & Panel Exchange’ method
• Surface movement control splitting
• Approach to risk management
1115-1145 Perth Airport CAT III Upgrade
Mark Dawson, Electrical Infrastructure Manager, Perth Airport
• Perth Airport provided a Cat III presentation at the AAA Pavements and Lighting Forum 2017
• The 2019 presentation provides an overview of the completed project
• Focusing on the challenges that were encountered on the path to practical completion
• The solutions implemented and the lessons learnt
1145-1215 PANEL: Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL)
CHAIR: Jimmy Maitland, General Manager/Director Sales, Southern Asia Pacific Region, ADB SAFEGATE
Mai Yeung, Interface Manager, Western Sydney Airport Project, Bechtel Corporation
Michael Mahlstedt, Airfield Lighting Manager, Melbourne Airport
Mark Hickey, Technical Team Leader, Northern Territory Airports
1215-1315 LUNCH
1315-1345 The USA approach to airfield lighting and new AGL technologies
Jeff Gagnon, Manager, Airport Pavement R&D Section, Federal Aviation Administration’s National
Airport Pavement and Materials Research
• Solar airfield lighting
• Electrical infrastructure research
• FAA AGL research taxiway
1345-1415 Best practice for optimum crack retardation performance in asphalt overlays using Polyester (PET) grids
Zehra Kaya, National Business Manager - Roads & Pavements, HUESKER Australia
• Design and construction practices employed locally and relevant case studies
• Recommendations for optimum results in effective crack retardation
• Areas of collaboration between relevant stakeholders
1415-1445 WWII Pacific runways - reconstruction for commercial jet and turbo prop aircraft operations
Craig Ridgley, Technical Director – Aviation, AECOM
• Coral as a construction aggregate
• Coral asphaltic mixes and chip seals
• UXO risks
*Program is subject to change
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1445-1515 Overview of airport pavements in Japan
Dr. Ali Jamshidi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Pavements, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Airports in Japan
• Design issues and approaches
• Construction issues and challenges
1515-1545 AFTERNOON TEA
1545-1615 Remote Airports: the challenges at Komo Airport, PNG case study
Nick Lin, Airport Engineer, Aurecon
An ongoing project, Nick will discuss the various challenges faced during the Komo Airfield Earthquake
Recovery Project including:
• Quick and safe solutions designed to repair runway cracking and reinstate the runway to
operational status
• Condition assessment of the airstrip, to better understand what issues potentially lie below the
pavement surface
• Earthquake related challenges: safety, slope stability and major slips
• Location related challenges: weather, civil unrest, logistics, culture
• Engineering challenges: specification requirements vs materials available, equipment
requirements vs logistics, accessibility and availability
1615-1645 Development of a sprayed sealing specification for regional airports
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Sprayed sealing for airports
• Challenges and recent issues on airport sealing works
• Development of a standardised specification and catalogue of designs
• Practical tips for a regional airport getting a re-seal
1645-1715 Maintaining a CATIIIb aerodrome lighting system and our step towards follow the green
Michael Mahlstedt, Airfield Lighting Manager | Aviation, Melbourne Airport
• Lighting systems and serviceability requirements for CAT IIIB operations
• Upgrade to LED technology with individual lamp control and monitoring system
• Earthing strategy
• Voltage restriction
• Follow the Green READY
1900-2230 Forum Networking Dinner
River Room, Crown Casino Melbourne
*Program is subject to change
Networking Dinner
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY Networking Partner
Join us for the ‘Networking Dinner’
at the River Room, Crown Casino and
enjoy wonderful views over Melbourne’s
famous Yarra River and city skyline.
Our exclusive access provides a great
opportunity to network and relax with
industry professionals.
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AIRFIELD PAVEMENT AND LIGHTING FORUM
DAY TWO: THURSDAY 16 MAY
0845-0915 The FAA Technical Centre Airfield Lighting R&D program and outcomes
Jeff Gagnon, Manager Airport Pavement R&D Section, Federal Aviation Administration’s National
Airport Pavement and Materials Research
• Overview of current research
• Integration of IR into LED Lights
• Investigating wrong surface landing events and if airfield lighting is a factor
• In-pavement light fixtures
0915-0945 Sydney Airport cross runway – asphalt preservation trials, Jan 2017 to Oct 2018
Paul Rubsov, Technical Manager, Infrastructure and Services, Sydney Airport
• Overview of project including expected outcomes
• Details of products trialled
• Discussion of trial outcomes
• Recommendations to ensure successful project outcomes
0945-1030 PANEL: Performance based asphalt specifications
CHAIR: Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
Tony Schulz, Airport Manager, Whitsunday Coast Airport
Paul Rubsov, Technical Manager, Infrastructure and Services, Sydney Airport
Erik Denneman, Director, Technology and Leadership, Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
Luc Ramalinga, Airfield Manager, Melbourne Airport
1030-1100 MORNING TEA
1100-1130 Chatham Island Airport – Solar airfield lighting solution
Vicky Clarke, Sales Engineer, Avlite Systems
• Issues surrounding hardwired fixtures
• Issues surrounding remote airfields/communities
• Products supplied
• Finished airfield
1130-1200 Alice Springs Airport – 2019 pavements and AGL
Davy Semal, Manager Operations, Alice Springs Airport
Leigh Carnall, Project Manager, Northern Territory Airports
• Where is Alice and what are we doing?
• Chasing the multigrade
• Un-lighting the way
• Preserving the top bit
• Bird baths be gone
1200-1230 PANEL: Regional Airfield Ground Lighting
CHAIR: Simon Bourke, Policy Director, AAA
Mark Hickey, Technical Team Leader, Northern Territory Airports
Nat Thomas, Aerodrome Inspector, Surveyor and Line Marker, Aerodrome Management Services
1230-1330 LUNCH
1330-1400 Taxiway Bravo surface replacement 2017 at Canberra Airport
Gary McGivern, Manager – Airside Operations, Canberra Airport
• Planning works around aircraft movements including International Code E aircraft
• Continuous works for 19 hours, planning WSO and vehicle escorts with limited WSO resources
available whilst retaining normal operations
• Staging works adjacent to the RPT Apron including implementing alternative push back operations
• Traffic management for construction vehicles taking account of aircraft movements during
operational hours
• Managing FOD on an active movement area
*Program is subject to change
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1400-1430 Replacing the entire AGL primary infrastructure of a live runway without impact on operations:
Brisbane Airport 2016 overlay and AGL upgrade – a case study
Jaco Liebenberg, Senior Technical Director: Aviation and Pavement Engineering, GHD
• During 2013 Brisbane Airport experienced a failure of the blast protection pavement, which
prompted the need to do some strengthening works to the runway shoulders and blast protection
• All the primary cables for the runway lighting system were directly buried underneath the blast
protection pavement
• A complete overhaul of the primary runway AGL infrastructure was required
• The runway was only available for five hours a night and for a maximum construction duration of
27 weeks, leaving less than 850 construction hours available to complete all the works.
• Challenges, innovative solutions and processes adopted in the delivery of one of the most
challenging runway resurfacing and AGL upgrade projects
1430-1500 Use of Microsurfacing for airport pavement surfacing
Paul Price, National Manager Pavement Preservation, Downer
• Scope of works / specifications / aircraft design type
• Delivery process
• Performance attributes
1500-1530 Apron floodlight evaluation updates
Mai Yeung, Interface Manager, Western Sydney Airport Project, Bechtel Corporation
• The industry continues to find it confusing as to what is the apron floodlighting requirements,
specifically the interpretation of plane of calculations, area of compliance and how LED benefits
can be captured and materialised.
1530-1600 Comparing Australian flexible pavements to equivalent FAA and French style pavement designs
Greg White, Director, Airport Pavement Research Program, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Australian airports have traditionally used thick crushed rock and a thin asphalt surface
• The USA uses 150-250 mm of asphalt while Europe often has full depth asphalt
• Structurally equivalent designs are compared for cost and environmental impact, across various
aircraft and subgrade conditions
1600 CLOSE
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FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Darren Angelo Leigh Carnall Vicky Clarke Mark Dawson
Senior Standards officer Project Manager Sales Engineer Electrical Infrastructure
(Aerodromes and Heliports) Northern Territory Airports Avlite Systems Manager
CASA Leigh has been involved Vicky has over nine years’ Perth Airport
Darren Angelo is the Senior with the construction of experience in the aviation Mark is an experienced
Standards Officer at the Civil civil infrastructure for a lighting industry, with the electrical manager who
Aviation Safety Authority variety of clients across last three employed at Avlite has been employed at
(CASA), for Aerodromes and Australia and overseas. Systems in a technical sales Perth Airport for the last
Heliports. Darren is currently Projects such as local and and engineer capacity. nine years.
project lead to implement the state road construction & Vicky is highly experienced Mark is currently responsible
new heliport regulations as maintenance, tailings dams, in ICAO, FAA and CASA for the electrical team
well as updating the existing mine development, airports, specifications around airfield, including operations,
aerodromes regulations and disaster reconstruction, heliport and obstruction day-to-day maintenance and
standards. water storage dams, urban lighting with a focus on capital improvements.
Darren also serves as development and works for providing turnkey solutions.
local authorities. The responsibilities include
Australia’s representative Vicky has worked on large the high voltage network,
on the International Civil Leigh is consulting to the projects with a vast number the airfield and terminal
Aviation Organisation Panel Northern Territory Airport of customers around the facilities. Before joining Perth
for Aerodromes Design and Pty Ltd group, delivering world and is passionate about Airport mark’s background
Operations and is a standing infrastructure to both their the airfield industry. was in steel manufacture
member of the Visual Darwin & Alice Springs in the UK. Australia, iron
Aids Working Group, the Airports. ore, gold and nickel mining
Aerodrome Design Working both residential and fly
Group and the Obstacle in fly out, transmission
Limitation Surface Task construction and cement /
Force. lime production.
Darren has previously
held management
positions in operations,
emergency planning, safety
management, compliance
and training.
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FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Erik Denneman Jeff Gagnon Dr. Navneet Garg Dr. Filippo Giustozzi
Director, Technology and Manager Airport Pavement Program Manager, Federal Senior Lecturer, Civil and
Leadership R&D Section, Federal Aviation Administration’s Infrastructure Engineering
Australian Asphalt Aviation Administration’s National Airport Pavement RMIT University
Pavement Association (FAA) National Airport and Materials Research Dr. Giustozzi is the Chair
As Director of Technology Pavement & Materials Federal Aviation of AFD30(2) technical
and Leadership with Research Administration (FAA) committee on Sustainable
the Australian Asphalt Federal Aviation Dr. Navneet Garg is a Pavements at the
Pavement Association, Erik Administration (FAA) Program Manager in Airport Transportation Research
Denneman (PhD, CPEng, Jeffrey Gagnon has worked Technology R&D Branch at Board of the National
RPEQ) supports the flexible with several international the FAA’s William J. Hughes Academies of Science
pavement industry in the aviation consulting firms on Technical Center in New and Engineering in
implementation of innovative a diverse range of projects Jersey. Washington DC.
pavement solutions. ranging from design and He manages projects on He has been involved in
Before joining AAPA in July construction of large full-scale accelerated several road and airport
2016, Erik led the ARRB international airports to pavement testing, field construction projects
Pavement Technology and pavement research studies, instrumentation and testing since 2008 and is currently
Asset Management team in as well as, airport pavement and pavement materials. managing $1.6 million of
Brisbane. management systems. research funds on smart
Dr. Garg has a PhD and a
He specialises in He has a bachelor’s degree master’s in civil engineering pavement materials.
performance based in Civil Engineering from the from the University of Illinois. He is the Associate
design and specification of University of New Hampshire He has been actively involved Editor-Pavements of the
bituminous materials, and and a master’s in Engineering in airport pavement research Australian Journal of Civil
the development of pavement from Texas A&M University. at the FAA’s National Airport Engineering and is now
design models. Erik has He is a licensed professional Pavement Test Facility since serving as Senior Lecturer
worked in the Netherlands, engineer in the states of 1998 and has authored at RMIT University.
South Africa, the USA, and North Carolina and is a many technical reports and
since 2012 Australia. member of the American research papers for journals
Society of Civil Engineers and conference proceedings.
(ASCE) Airfield Pavement
Committee.
10FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Andrew Henningsen Mark Hickey Sean Jamieson Dr. Ali Jamshidi
Civil Engineer Technical Team Leader Research Student Postdoctoral Research
Aurecon Northern Territory Airports University of the Sunshine Fellow – Pavements
Andrew is a Civil Engineer Mark has over 10 years’ Coast University of the Sunshine
with Aurecon’s Civil experience working on Sean Jamieson is a Coast
Infrastructure team. He is aeronautical ground lighting Flight Lieutenant Airfield Dr Ali Jamshidi completed
a commercially-minded systems in both Australia and Engineering Officer in the his PhD, master’s, and
infrastructure specialist with Ireland. Royal Australian Air Force. bachelor’s degrees in civil
a strong background working He manages the electrical In 2018, Sean was seconded engineering.
on both Civil and Aviation maintenance team at to the University of the He has contributed to
projects. Darwin Airport and provides Sunshine Coast to undertake highway, airport and port
Andrew’s involvement in technical support to the NT a research masters as pavement projects in
Aviation projects has focused Airports Projects Team. part of the University’s different countries. In his PhD
on achieving high quality and Mark is a Recreational Pilot Airport Pavement Research course, Dr Jamshidi worked
practical constructability and certified Aerodrome Program. on warm-mix asphalt (WMA)
outcomes during design Works Safety Officer with a Sean now works at Defence’s technology.
phase, undertaking Graduate Diploma in Aviation Directorate of Estate The University of the
value added construction Management from UNSW. Engineering Policy, which Sunshine Coast Airport
engineering and supervision, is responsible for providing Pavement Research Program
as well as hands-on airfield airfield and aircraft pavement focuses on material and
infrastructure inspection policy and advice for technologies for development
and maintenance services, Defence’s 28 sealed airfields. of a high-strength and
ensuring value for clients sustainable pavement system
from their infrastructure. for airports in Australia.
Dr Jamshidi continues to
collaborate with overseas
universities as well as
industries in the field of
sustainable pavements.
11FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Zehra Kaya Professor Jayantha Jaco Liebenberg Nick Lin
National Business Manager - Kodikara Senior Technical Director: Airport Engineer
Roads & Pavements Deputy Head of Department, Aviation and Pavement Aurecon
HUESKER Australia Professor in Geomechanics Engineering Nick joined the Aviation
Zehra holds a Bachelor Engineering, Department of GHD team at Aurecon in 2018 and
of Science degree in Civil Engineering Jaco provides a lead role in his primary focus has been
Engineering with a Monash University the project management and the development of airfield
specialisation in technical Professor Jayantha Kodikara delivery of detailed aviation pavement layouts, associated
textiles, and has completed is Director of ARC Smart design services throughout drainage infrastructure,
a Master’s degree in Pavements Research Hub GHD. He has more than earthworks and structures,
International Business, – SPARC and is the Deputy 22 years’ experience in with an interest in design and
at Griffith University, Head of Monash Civil the design and delivery of project management.
Queensland. Engineering. infrastructure. During this time, Nick has
Over the past five years He obtained his bachelor’s Jaco has been the Design been heavily involved in the
she has worked in the degree from Sri Lanka Manager for major design, documentation and
geosynthetics industry in and his PhD from Monash road projects, runway project management of
Australia, where she has University. He is a Chartered resurfacings, upgrades and the Komo Airport Runway
specialised in the use of Professional Engineer rehabilitation projects in Recovery Project in Papua
geosynthetic solutions in and a Fellow of Engineers Africa and Australasia. New Guinea.
road and airfield pavements, Australia. Recent experience includes Nick obtained his Bachelor
with a particular interest He has undertaken research a complex overlay and AGL of Civil and Infrastructure
in the area of asphalt on a diverse range of topics, infrastructure replacement at Engineering (First Class
reinforcement to tackle the publishing more than 300 Brisbane Airport, pavement Honours) from RMIT
effects of reflective cracking peer-reviewed articles. rehabilitation at Sydney University and soon after
in pavement structures. Airport, conceptual pavement joined Melbourne Metro Rail
He has received several
She is currently heavily awards for innovation and designs for the new Western Authority (now Rail Projects
focused on a number of industry collaboration Sydney Airport and various Victoria).
airfield refurbishment including International Water runway resurfacing projects.
projects across Australia. Association award and B/
HERT award in 2016.
12FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Michael Mahlstedt Jimmy Maitland Gary McGivern Rob Mikhail
Airfield Lighting Manager General Manager/Director Manager – Airside General Manager Airfield
Melbourne Airport Sales, Southern Asia Operations Operations
Michael Mahlstedt is an Pacific Region Canberra Airport Perth Airport
Aviation professional with ADB SAFEGATE Gary McGivern has been with Rob is a certified practicing
11 years’ experience in Jimmy Maitland is the Canberra Airport for more civil engineer and
Airfield Lighting and Airfield General Manager and Sales than six years. experienced operations
Operations. Director for ADB Safegate in He has been instrumental manager who has been
Currently the Airfield Australia. in the planning and success with Perth Airport for the
Lighting Manager at From customer service to of several major works last 10 years.
Melbourne Airport, Michael is large scale turnkey projects, including a major taxiway He is currently the General
responsible for the efficient he has worked closely with upgrade, RPT apron upgrades Manager Airfield Operations
and effective management a large number of airports for the new terminal and and prior to that he oversaw
of the Airfield Lighting and in Australia, New Zealand airside upgrades to meet the capital works program,
Visual Aid infrastructure at and the Pacific to assist in MOS 139 and international maintenance and engineering
Australia’s first Category IIIb providing them with a broad standards. of the airfield as the Civil
approved Airport. range of Airfield Lighting and Gary is the chairperson of the Engineering Manager.
Michael is committed to Gate solutions tailored to the AAA Aerodrome Operations Before joining Perth
aviation safety and is an airport’s requirements. Safety Network Group, which Airport, Rob worked as an
active member of a number Jimmy is committed to meets quarterly to discuss aviation projects manager
of national technical helping airports achieve aviation safety issues, risks, for consultancies in
working groups, such as their maximum possible incidents, trends and future various locations around
the CASA MOS Part 139 safety, environmental regulatory changes at Australia and Papua New
review, as a major airports and operational efficiency Australian and New Zealand Guinea focused on airfield
representative. And a benefits through the Airports. infrastructure including
member of the recently implementation of technology aircraft pavements and
formed AAA Technical and the integration of airfield airfield lighting.
Working Group. systems.
13FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Paul Price Luc Ramalinga Craig Ridgley Paul Rubsov
National Manager Pavement Airfield Manager Technical Director – Aviation Technical Manager,
Preservation Melbourne Airport AECOM Infrastructure and Services
Downer Luc has worked in the Craig Ridgley is AECOM’s Sydney Airport
Paul has 25 years’ experience aviation industry for over Technical Director for Paul is the Technical
working in the bituminous 10 years and spent the Aviation for ANZ. For the Manager, Infrastructure and
surfacing industry, with last 7 years working for last 20+ years Craig has Services (I&S) at Sydney
over 20 years working Melbourne Airport. worked full time on airside Airport. His portfolio includes
directly with microsurfacing As the Airfield Manager infrastructure design and civil infrastructure (airfield
throughout Australia. With Luc manages the airfield construction management pavements, road pavements,
an extensive operational department responsible projects. stormwater, etc.) HV/LV,
and technical knowledge, for airside safety and Craig is AECOM’s Technical sewage, water and recycled
Paul is considered as an compliance, airfield civil Practice Group lead for water services.
industry expert with regard to infrastructure and also Aviation and Heavy duty Paul has been working at
microsurfacing. airfield lighting. Pavements and leads Sydney Airport for nearly
Paul has a wealth of airfield Luc is particularly active AECOM’s specialisation 13 years during which
surfacing experience using in overseeing safety on the in airside pavement asset time he has also managed
microsurfacing formed over airfield and chairs both the management and the Civil Assets and Airfield
two decades across all states Airside Safety Committee and development of airport Maintenance.
of Australia and a variety of the Melbourne Runway Safety client specific asphaltic He has previously worked for
applications. Team with an emphasis on mixes, surface treatments engineering consultancies
driving change in airside and expedient construction in Sydney and has extensive
safety culture and improving methodologies. experience in the road
driver behaviour. Craig has reconstructed a construction industry. Paul
number of WWII era coral is currently the Chair of
runways in the pacific and the Australian Airports
developed coral materials Association Pavements
specific methodologies for Working Group.
those projects.
14FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Tony Schulz Davy Semal Dr. Bevan Sullivan Nat Thomas
Airport Manager Manager Operations National Technical Manager Aerodrome Inspector,
Whitsunday Coast Airport Alice Springs Airport Fulton Hogan Surveyor and Line Marker
Tony has spent many years in Davy started his career in the Bevan is the National Aerodrome Management
the aviation industry seeing it tourism industry and worked Technical Manager for Fulton Services
from a variety of angles. in various parts of the world Hogan, Australia, and leads Nathanael Thomas (Nat)
He has spent 11 years before arriving in Australia the companies Pavement has worked with Aerodrome
working with Whitsunday in 2008 when he started his and Materials Engineering Management Services since
Regional Council. adventure into aviation. business. the year 2000. In that time,
Davy pursued his commercial he has carried out a wide
He currently looks after Bevan has worked in asphalt variety of roles on regional
Whitsunday Coast Airport, pilot’s license enabling him to
combine his love for tourism and pavement technology airports within WA, NT &
Bowen and Collinsville’s industries in consultancies, QLD. These roles include
aerdromes. and aviation. In 2013 Davy
commenced as Manager construction and now in a aerodrome management,
Operations for a major hands-on role in industry, he construction, line marking,
Northern Territory general has 20 years of experience lighting installation, design
aviation organisation and in in both in Australia and and inspection.
July 2016 took on his current internationally in pavement Nat has been representing
role as Manager Operations technology, design and small regional airports on
at Alice Springs and Tennant material development. the AAA Board since the
Creek Airports. He and his teams have category was created in
developed and implemented 2013 as the manager of
enhanced products and Halls Creek aerodrome. Of a
procedures for improving typical year Nat will visit near
pavement such as; EME2, 100 aerodromes carrying
Long Life Asphalt pavements, out Aerodrome Safety
Thin Asphalts and Speciality Inspections, Aerodrome
Port and Airport Mixes. Technical Inspections and
Bevan is part of Austroads various other works.
PSWG, ARWG and the AAPA
NLTC and holds a PhD in
Pavement Engineering.
15FORUM AND WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Adam Tull Greg White Mai Yeung
Project Manager - Director, Airport Pavement Interface Manager, Western
Operational Readiness and Research Program Sydney Airport Project
Testing (ORAT), New Parallel University of the Sunshine Bechtel Corporation
Runway Project Coast Mai Yeung has recently
Brisbane Airport Dr Greg White is the Director joined Bechtel Corporation
Adam is a Certified Practising of the Airport Pavement as the Interface Manager for
Project Manager (AIPM) with Research Program at the the Western Sydney Airport
14 years’ experience across University of the Sunshine Project.
the defence, mining and Coast. She has over 25 years
aviation sectors. Following a career as an airfield lighting and apron
In 2018, Adam was the Airfield Engineering Officer floodlighting design and
Project Manager of the in the Royal Australian Air construction experience
“Existing Runway 01/19 Force, Greg worked for a in Australia at Melbourne
Rename project” which number of leading Australian Airport, Gold Coast Airport,
successfully effected two design consultants as a Brisbane Airport, Sunshine
major operational changes Principal Airport Pavement Coast Airport, Sydney Airport
at Brisbane Airport - the Engineer and then as the and Defence Airfields, in New
renaming of the existing Technical Manager Airports Zealand at Auckland Airport
runway and the “splitting” for one of Australia’s leading and RNZDF Base Ohakea
of the surface movement airport construction and and in Hong Kong at the new
control ground frequency surfacing companies. international Hong Kong
from one zone into two. Greg holds a number of Airport.
Adam is the Project Manager Masters level degrees, as Representing Australia,
of Operational Readiness well as a PhD, all earned Mai is sitting on the IESNA
and Testing (ORAT) for BAC’s in the area of pavement RP37 - Outdoor Lighting
$1.3B New Parallel Runway materials and engineering. committee, focusing on apron
project. floodlighting design guideline
and standards development.
16FORUM AND WORKSHOP
2019 PARTNERS
Fulton Hogan ADB SAFEGATE Downer Avdata Australia
www.fultonhogan.com www.safegate.com www.downergroup.com www.avdata.com.au
Fulton Hogan is Australia’s ADB SAFEGATE is a leading Downer’s Airports & Avdata’s Airport Billing
largest and most experienced provider of solutions that Specialised Pavements Service, established in 1989,
provider of runway, taxiway boost efficiency, improve division is responsible for is used by more than 150
and apron construction, safety, raise environmental delivering airport projects airports Australia-wide.
upgrade and maintenance sustainability and reduce across Australia, with We specialise in tailored
services at international, operational costs for airports. services including: solutions - we make our
domestic and regional The company partners with • Asphalt and spray seal system fit your charges.
airports and defence airports to explore their pavement construction, Avdata collects and manages
facilities. We have the people, current situations, identify maintenance and air traffic data from multiple
equipment, management bottlenecks and jointly solve preservation; sources including audio
systems and financial them through integrated recorders, and gives you easy
stability to offer the broadest solutions that address airport • Consulting on airfield access to the information you
range of tailor-made operations from approach to project constructability and need.
solutions for airport owners departure. maintenance optioneering;
Products and services:
and operators. Products and services: • Civil and drainage works;
• Billing services – for
Products and services: • Supply of Airfield Lighting • Ex-situ and in-situ aircraft landing and
• All airport civil Systems pavement stabilisation; parking fees, passenger
infrastructure and • Installation and • Trapezoidal runway charges and other
pavement construction and commissioning of AGL grooving; specialised charges as
maintenance services required.
• Supply, installation and • Research and
• Grooving commissioning of Gate development; and • Obligation-free evaluation
• AGL works Docking Systems service
• Management and delivery
• Friction Testing / Rubber • Air Traffic Safe Control of aeronautical ground • Airport traffic data - short
Removal lighting, line marking or long term
• Project management and building construction
• Specific Technical & Design • Customised reporting
• After sales support services.
Services • Access control and
• Airport specialised billing services for other
bituminous products applications
• JetBind® - bitumen binder
used in asphalts for airport
surfaces
• JetBlack® - a blend
of premium bitumen
emulsion, special additives
& mineral filler
• JetBond® - a premium
modified bitumen emulsion
tack coat
• JetBloc® - a speciality
fuel resistant coating to
protect asphalt surfaced
pavements
17FORUM AND WORKSHOP
2019 EXHIBITORS
Avionics Boral Colas GRP
www.avionicslimited.com www.boral.com.au www.colas.com.au www.grp-airsys.com
Avionics provide design, Boral Asphalt supplies high Colas combines the expertise GRP offers a state of the
supply, installation and quality surfacing solutions of its local binder, spray art Individual Lamp Control
commissioning of all airfield for a wide range of road and seal and asphalt operations and Monitoring System
related lighting systems. other construction projects with its global engineering (ILCMS) for Airfield Ground
Runways, taxiways, aprons, across Australia. The Boral network to offer a wide Lighting, using Power
infrastructure, cabling – Asphalt business includes range of pavement solutions. Line Carrier Technology,
we complete all services asphalt manufacturing Including pavement able to work with shielded
in-house. Our specialty sites, ‘spray seal’ depots, preservation treatments and unshielded cable and
is working on operational and an asphalt contracting to provide innovative, with no minimum value of
airfields where our ability service. Boral Asphalt sustainable and cost effective insulation of the primary
to maintain production and holds Management System solutions for airports. cable. Headquartered in
achieve integration of new certifications across its Products and services: Madrid (Spain) and with
airfield lighting systems operations for: Quality offices in Paris (France), GRP
whilst not affecting operation Management System to ISO • Asphalt Production & has installations of ILCMS
is unsurpassed. 9001:2015, Environmental Laying operational in the UK, France,
Products and services: Management System to • Spray Sealing Hong Kong among others.
ISO 14001:2015 and OH&S Besides GRP offers Three
• Supply of full suite of AGL • Microsurfacing
Management System to AS/ Phase and Two Phase IGBT
products – Choose your NZS 4801:2001 • Pavement Rejuvenation sine wave Constant Current
manufacturer Regulators.
• SealCoating
• Installation and
• Fuel Resistant Membranes
Commissioning of AGL
(Australia Wide) • Crack Sealing
• Supplier of ewo LED Apron • Line Marking
Lighting conforming to
MOS139 and ICAO
• Supplier of weber tec grout
and resins specific to AGL
installationFORUM AND WORKSHOP
2019 EXHIBITORS
Huesker JJ Ryan Consulting ORION SOLAR LIGHTING Pavement Management
www.HUESKER.com.au www.jjryan.com.au orionsolar.com.au Services
The HUESKER Group JJ Ryan Consulting Orion Solar has been www.pavement.com.au
is one of the world’s specialises in infrastructure supplying solar powered Pavement Management
leading manufacturers planning, design, LED lighting solutions Services (PMS) is a specialist
of geosynthetics with the construction management for aviation, defence, pavement engineering
corporate head office located and whole of life asset marine, roadway, parks consultancy that owns and
in Germany, and subsidiary’s management and we and transport industries operates a range of state-
around the world, including a provide advice for airlines, throughout Australia since of-the-art, non-destructive
local Australian subsidiary. airport operators, investors, 2004. The company supplies, testing and survey equipment
HUESKER provides innovative developers and regulators. manufactures and distributes for pavement investigations,
and specialised solutions We have a detailed award winning hard wired assessments, monitoring
for Roads and Pavements, understanding of airside and solar powered LED and design.
Earthworks and Foundations, and landside aviation lighting solutions throughout Products and Services:
Mining, Hydraulic requirements and provide Australia and the Oceanic
region. From small LED • PCN/ACN Assessments
Engineering, Environmental integrated services to
Engineering as well as balance competing on obstruction markers, aviation • Load Transfer Efficiency
Industrial and Agricultural airport issues. lights up to area, car park (LTE)
applications. and street lighting, Orion can
Products and services: • Slab corner voids testing
assist with reducing your
With decades of global • Strategic & commercial power consumption while • Pavement Designs
experience in rehabilitation advisory increasing safety. • Falling/Heavy Weight
and construction of airport
• Project planning Best Lights under the Sun! Deflectometer Testing
pavements, HUESKER offers
high-quality reinforcing • Engineering design • Ground Penetrating Radar
geosynthetics, including (GPR)
• Contract administration
the renowned HaTelit® • Skid Resistance (Friction)
technology for effective • Asset management Testing
asphalt reinforcement which • Program & project
has proven its engineering • Moisture Investigations
management
performance at Australian • Pavement Failure
airports. • Master planning Investigations
• Landside infrastructure • Routine pavement
• Safety and risk monitoring
management • Pavement Condition Index
• Aerodrome Safety (PCI)
Inspections • Boeing Bump Index (BBI)
19FORUM AND WORKSHOP
2019 EXHIBITORS
Roadline Removal SuperSealing FOD*BOSS
www.roadlineremoval.com.au www.supersealing.com.au www.fodboss.com
Roadline Removal Group are Specialising in Crack Sealing, The FOD*BOSS is a tow
your aerodrome pavement Civil Works, Line Marking behind sweeping system by
maintenance specialists, and Traffic Management, Aerosweep P/L designed
with the largest fleet of UHP and with over 120 employees exclusively for collecting
waterblast trucks and shot throughout Australia and FOD from aircraft movement
blast equipment Australia New Zealand, SuperSealing surfaces. This extraordinary
wide. Safely remove rubber is a market leader in sweeper collects debris such
build-up and flush bitumen the Road Maintenance as nuts and bolts, pavement
seals, to reinstate surface & Construction industry. fragments, loose baggage
texture and friction values to Since 2003, SuperSealing hardware, washers, rivets,
your runways and aprons. has established long term stones, sand, and gravel,
Products and services: relationship with Councils, inexpensively and with
Civil Contractors and amazing speed and efficiency.
• Rubber Removal leading Road Maintenance Products and services:
• Linemarking Removal Organisations.
• The FOD*BOSS Airfield
• Pavement Retexture Our reputation has been Sweeping System
built on our reliability, (2.4m wide)
• ICAO Compliant Friction
quality of work, value for
Testing and certification. • The FOD*BOSS Duplex
money and high levels of
• Spills cleanup service. SuperSealing aims Airfield Sweeping System
to improve the effectiveness (4.8m wide)
• Jet Seal and Linemarking
and efficiency of constructing • The FOD*BOSS Triplex
and maintaining roads Airfield Sweeping System
and services by utilising (7m wide)
high quality products,
systems, services and
solutions that are based
on client’s needs; provide
safe work environments;
optimise traffic flows
through worksites; are
environmentally sensitive;
and save lives.
SuperSealing places the
highest priority on OH&S
with our fully integrated
management system
providing the framework for
our continuous improvement.FORUM AND WORKSHOP
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FOD*BOSS 3
HUESKER Australia 4
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Roadline Removal 5
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ORION SOLAR 6
JJ RYAN Consulting 7
DOWNER 8
GRP 9
Pavement Management 10
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Avionics 11
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CAFÉ SuperSealing 12
ADB SAFEGATE 13
Fulton Hogan 14
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