Civil and Municipal - Jan 2024

Source- nbaa.org, New Editor, First Published 01 Jan, 2024 With the right approach to safety, business aircraft operators big and small can avoid incidents and operate with less risk. That’s why, every two years, the NBAA Safety Committee brings together some 80 experts from across the industry to review and revise its list of top safety focus areas. The NBAA 2024 Top Safety Focus Areas fall into three categories. In the first, “Preventable Accidents,” the areas of focus are loss of control inflight, runway safety, controlled flight into terrain and ground operations and maintenance accidents. According to Dan Boedigheimer, committee vice chair and CEO of Advanced AircrewAcademy,“These focus areas are based on the latest accident data. For example, loss of control inflight continues to be the No. 1 cause of fatal aviation accidents.” In the second category, “Unique Operational Concerns,” the focus areas include single-pilot operations, human factors (like regulatory, policy and procedural non-compliance), fitness for duty and workforce challenges. UPDATED NBAA TOP SAFETY FOCUS AREAS HELP AVIATORS REDUCE OPERATIONAL RISK 17 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 01 OPENING LINES