During the excellent bi annual African Aviation Conference organised by Aviassist in October 2020, a discussion was held about how organizational standards and recommended practices can be difficult to implement in some countries due to differences between the way some States think and act and...
The foundation of any safety management system (SMS) is the use of a robust methodology for risk assessment. No aviation organisation would consider their SMS complete without assessing the chance certain events will occur and how severe their consequences. But what do you do when...
Safety performance indicators within management systems are useful tools for allowing an organisation to measure progress – and continuous improvement – of safety topics. This is as true for airlines and airports as it is for national oversight bodies. Although these indicators are extremely useful,...