Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Runway Incursions, Risk Management, Advance Cockpits Among The
Focus Areas
The day before the EBACE exhibition opens next month, the
European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will jointly host a workshop
dedicated to the safety issues facing aircraft operators in Europe.
The European Business Aviation Safety Workshop will be held May
16ht at the Geneva Palexpo Conference Center, Hall 1, Meeting Room
K, beginning at 0830.
Topics to be covered include:
- Preventing Runway Incursions and Excursions.
- Human Performance and Managing Risk.
- Advanced Technology Cockpits.
- The Role of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and other
safety-related tools.
Additionally, the annual EBAA Safety of Flight Awards Ceremony
will be held during a post-Workshop reception. This award honours
operators who’ve demonstrated exemplary safety records.
“As business aviation resumes its position as the
fastest-growing aviation sector in Europe after the low-cost
carriers - meaning that we represent more than 7% of IFR traffic -
it is all the more important that we redouble our efforts to
deliver ever-improving safety performance, so that, even with such
expansion, our safety record matches or exceeds the safety of the
best airlines,” says Brian Humphries, EBAA President and CEO.
“Indeed such excellence is vital if we are to retain our
hard-won public and official confidence in the business aviation
sector.”
The business aviation community has taken the lead in setting
standards of best practice through such tools as the International
Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) as a cornerstone
element in Safety Management Systems for business aviation. And
just last year, EBAA developed and published an Emergency
Response Planning support tool, which likewise has been popular
among operators.
“We must carry such initiatives down through everything we
do, which is why we have arranged this workshop, focusing on the
main safety challenges faced in Europe,” explains Ed Bolen,
NBAA President and CEO. “We are delighted to be working
with our colleagues in EBAA and the UK Civil Aviation Authority to
develop this event.” The European Business Aviation Safety
Workshop is open to any operator of any business aircraft to attend
free of charge.
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