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Canada updating its SMS, should the FAA start a similar review?

Transport Canada Civil Aviation has announced that it will “update” its safety management system citing this risk assessment tool’s birthdate as 2005.  Our neighbor to the North recognizes that its current framework needs realignment with evolving ICAO nuances as well as other CAAs best practices.

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PILOT LOGGGING IN MX BOOK

Management and Union throwing ROCKS

likely not lead to AVIATION SAFETY SOLUTIONS Below are two reports displayed in the order of their publications. The first is a strongly worded accusation by NetJets’ management directed to allegations that the Shared Aircraft Pilots Union is deliberately hurting operations. NetJets Association of Shared

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Mark Twain on Aviation Safety

2024 Business Aircraft Safety Results as SMS focus tool 

Almost simultaneously AIN published its 2024 Business Jets Safety Results and NBAA issued its Top 2024 Business Aviation Safety Focuses. These apparently accidentally juxtaposed articles should serve as a useful mechanism for Business Aviation Safety Managers and their teams.  Attention as to safety matters is

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dirty dozen

EASA’s DIRTY DOZEN applied to your SMS 

AVIATION SAFETY cannot be captured in a poster or a t-shirt. The below excellent article by EASA’s John Franklin provides very useful points about embedding this critical culture in each of our organizations. He has synthesized the multitude of behaviors on which SAFETY DNA can be

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The Miracle on the Hudson Hero talks 2024 Aviation Safety 

Twenty-four years ago, the above image made aviation headlines and history. A USAirways Airbus A320 departing LGA struck a flock of birds shortly thereafter and thus lost power from both engines. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger assessed his position relative to available airports (not good), the aircraft’s low altitude, and the remaining

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max 7 plug door

An Immediate RX for the Boeing SMS malaise ???

The below article assesses the Boeing Max 7 debacle from a 50,00’ level and declares: “it’s not enough to say that the company will ‘ensure every next airplane that moves into the sky is in fact safe’”. It is way too early to define specific

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OR scene

What can Health Care learn from Aviation’s SMS ?

AVIATION SAFETY is the foremost thought for all who work in this demanding field. The introduction of Safety Management Systems into our work has refined the industry’s ability to address risks. Not all of our colleagues have found this new discipline to their liking—too much

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Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community. No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

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PILOT LOGGGING IN MX BOOK

Management and Union throwing ROCKS

likely not lead to AVIATION SAFETY SOLUTIONS Below are two reports displayed in the order of their publications. The first is a strongly worded accusation by NetJets’ management directed to allegations that the Shared Aircraft

Read More »
dirty dozen

EASA’s DIRTY DOZEN applied to your SMS 

AVIATION SAFETY cannot be captured in a poster or a t-shirt. The below excellent article by EASA’s John Franklin provides very useful points about embedding this critical culture in each of our organizations. He has

Read More »

The Miracle on the Hudson Hero talks 2024 Aviation Safety 

Twenty-four years ago, the above image made aviation headlines and history. A USAirways Airbus A320 departing LGA struck a flock of birds shortly thereafter and thus lost power from both engines. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger assessed his position relative to available

Read More »

2 POSTS A DAY — OVER 2,500 ARTICLES

JDA Solutions Journal:
Daily Aviation Insight by FAA Experts

Published daily since 2009, the JDA Journal has earned a reputation as a source for concise, unbiased, no nonsense, non-jargon, in depth analysis and incisive commentary on the latest news and important current issues of interest to the aviation community. No other daily aviation journal is as thought provoking, insightful, interesting and sometimes even fun to read at no cost, without advertisements and without overt or subtle marketing messages.

JDA Journal is a forum for JDA Aviation staff and Associates to post their insights on aviation Safety.

Our head writer, Sandy Murdock, was former FAA Chief Counsel and FAA Deputy Administrator. Also NBAA’s former Sr. VP Administration and General Counsel.

Sandy Murdock 2023

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