NATA Safety 1st Management System For Air Charter Operators Is
Unveiled At Teterboro Townhall Meeting
Given the rash of
high-profile air charter accidents recently, the National Air
Transportation Association (NATA) has taken proactive steps to
assist air charter operators improve safety.
NATA President James K. Coyne unveiled NATA’s new Safety 1st
air charter Safety Management System (SMS) at a townhall meeting in
Teterboro Monday, to approximately 50 aviation businesses. The
new air charter SMS builds off of the extremely successful ground
service SMS NATA launched in 2004.
The SMS approach involves five crucial steps to make safety a
systematic part of business operations. These steps
include:
Senior management commitment
Creation of a comprehensive safety manual customized to each
participating business
Web-based continuing education
Independent third party audits
Data collection and analysis
The air charter SMS
initiative has been underwritten by Air BP; Avsurance;
ChevronTexaco; ExxonMobil; Global Aerospace; Phillips 66 Aviation;
Phoenix Aviation Managers, Inc; USAIG; XL Insurance; and W Brown
Associates.
"As an industry committed to safety, it is important for us to look
for ways to improve the already exceptional record of on-demand air
charter,” said Coyne. “Every day, hundreds of charter
aircraft take to the skies of America and it is imperative that the
operators of those flights have tools at their disposal to make
them safer and more profitable. The air charter SMS does
both.”
“By lowering the number of accidents, air charter operators
will see a significant savings in insurance deductibles, and a
decline in insurance rates over time,” Coyne said. “In
addition to cost savings, safer operation helps the entire industry
to grow.”
The program has the participation of some of the largest air
charter operators, who are also strongly encouraging the
participation of their vendors. These companies include:
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