Getting to MRO Americas 2017 Orlando: Planning a flight to Orlando? Here’s the vital operational insight you need.
Aviation maintenance professionals will gather in Orlando, Florida, from Tuesday, April 25 to Thursday, April 27 for this year’s MRO Americas. Here is the information you need to successfully plan an operation to Orlando.
Orlando International Airport
IATA: MCO
ICAO: KMCO
Latitude / Longitude: N28-25.8/W081-18.5
Magnetic Variation: 06W
Elevation: 96 ft.
Time Zone: UTC –5 hours
Fuel types: Jet / Avgas
Orlando Executive Airport
IATA: ORL
ICAO: KORL
Latitude / Longitude: N28-32.7/W081-20.0
Magnetic Variation: 06W
Elevation: 113 ft.
Time Zone: UTC –5 hours
Fuel types: Jet / Avgas
Operational Information
Overflight and landing permits are generally not required for private and non-scheduled flights
There are no parking restrictions at this time, but any operation to KORL will likely be restricted to those aircraft participating in the static display only
There is no NOTAM at this time
Immigration
Passengers
A passport is required and all visitors must hold return/onward tickets
A visa is required
All visitors are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay
All visitors must produce any documents required for their next destination
The following applies to those traveling under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program:
Each passenger must hold a passport (including biometric Emergency/Temporary passport) and be traveling as a tourist, on business or in transit. Passengers can make side trips to Canada, Mexico or Caribbean countries/islands, provided first entering the U.S. on a carrier participating in the Visa Waiver program (VWP). There will be no time extension given based on any of these departures.
Crew
The same regulations apply to crew members as for regular passengers.
Visa regulations for Airline Crews:
A D-Visa is valid for entry of aircrew members arriving in the USA on a flight operated by their own company
Such crew members must be listed as “crew” on the arrival manifesto
If an aircrew arrives on a flight of another carrier for the purpose of boarding a flight as a member of crew, they must have a valid C-1 visa
A Form I-95 must be filled out on arrival
Customs
Note: making false statements to U.S. Customs officers is punishable by law.
Information regarding regulations for the movement of fish, animals, and foodstuffs, periods of quarantine, etc. should be obtained from the following:
U.S. Bureau of Sport, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Washington, D.C. 20240
U.S. Embassies or Consulates overseas
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road, Unit 39; Riverdale, MD 20737
For full details, please see http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
Baggage Clearance
All baggage, regardless of next destination, is cleared at the first point of entry in the USA, this also applies to baggage of passengers making an international transfer
There is a special crew line available
Airport Embarkation Tax
No airport tax is levied on passengers upon embarkation at the airport.
Accommodation
Hotels close to the airport:
Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport (on airport)
Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside
La Quinta Inn & Suites Orlando Airport North
Sheraton Suites Orlando Airport
Hilton Garden Inn Orlando Airport
Courtyard Orlando Airport
Residence Inn Orlando Airport
Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando Airport @ Gateway Village
Hotels close to the event:
Hilton Orlando
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Rosen Center Hotel
Rosen Plaza
Transport
All major car rental companies are available at the airport
Orlando is well equipped with great public transport option
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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