So you’ve jumped on the safety train. Your senior executive has written and signed a statement publically professing the goal of being a safe company. You purchased safety posters and strategically placed them throughout the…
For years, the benchmark for measuring aviation safety has been accident and incident statistics. Is this approach antiquated? As we move towards Safety Management Systems (SMS) and adopt proactive safety practices and programs, should new…
Safety in the workplace is a top priority for nearly every company. Each company has their own reasons that they focus on safety, i.e., it’s the right thing to do, eliminating unnecessary costs, etc. Depending…
Many corporate operators have placed their aircraft on another company’s Part 135 certificate to avoid having to obtain their own, yet at the same time collecting charter revenues. However, operation of passenger-carrying flights for hire…
Flying on a commercial carrier has never been safer simply because the FAA in partnership (no partnership is not a bad word) with U.S. air carriers go beyond simply ensuring regulatory compliance. Yet, there are…
Recent Congressional and NTSB hearings on the December 2008 Colgan accident have turned up the heat on regional airline safety, and the FAA is moving quickly to enhance existing pilot fatigue regulations. On the other…
There has been a great deal of public scrutiny of the Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) system. After a 30-year career in safety both at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and as a safety consultant,…
A positive and dynamic safety culture is a prerequisite for implementing a Safety Management System (SMS). Before any organization, (airport, air traffic organization, air carrier, helicopter operators, manufacturer or repair station) can implement an effective…