Robert Cousins
Robert Cousins
Speaker
Corporate Sales Manager UK and Ireland

Lufthansa Technik

Ireland

Rob has 27 years of aviation experience, starting in flight operations and the commercial department of a cargo airline, selling wet and dry lease as well as charter flights for global customers. He then sold flight operations products and services in the Asia Pacific region, setting up an office in China and servicing airline customers in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam. Over the last 10 years, his focus has been on MRO Sales. He served most recently as Sales Manager for Dublin Aerospace, where he managed sales for Europe and the Middle East selling the company’s Base Maintenance, APU, Landing Gear and Component services to Airlines, Lessors, OEMs and Component Suppliers and Traders. Prior to this, from 2012 to 2017 he was Network Sales Manager within LHT’s base maintenance division, selling to customers in the UK and Ireland. Rob lives in Dublin and holds an MBA from The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.

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Sessions

Stream

  • MRO capacity overview: how full are shops? What are current turnaround times and waiting times?  
  • Will there be enough new parts for shop visits if OEMs are using them all to fix engine teething issues?
  • Are operators able to get repairs for new generation engines? What is the wait for those?  
  • What solutions are MRO shops exploring to minimise turnaround times? How is digitalisation is being explored? Is this proving successful in practice?  
  • How have labour shortages been addressed?
Carol Lynch
Tax Partner & Head of Customs and International Trade Services, BDO Ireland
Alistair Forbes
Senior Market Analyst, MTU Maintenance Lease Services
Kyle Telfer
Head of Aerospace and Project Cargo, Tecex
Robert Cousins
Corporate Sales Manager UK and Ireland, Lufthansa Technik
Moderator
Aidan Reynolds
Chief Technical Officer, Jackson Square Aviation