J.D. Smith
A Look at the Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System
The FAA’s website reports there are nearly 1.7 million Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or “drones” registered in the U.S. and projections...
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Todd Thomas
- Sep 8, 2020
The Critical Nature of Data Sharing to Aviation Safety
Jennifer Caron, FAA Safety Briefing Copy Editor, stated in her recent article “Show Me the Data!” that “To improve safety we need to...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Aug 18, 2020
Fostering Safety Citizenship Behaviors: A Key Challenge for High-Risk Organizations
There has been a lot of research on organizational citizenship behavior, which can be defined as employee extra-role behaviors performed...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Aug 3, 2020
Establishing Meaningful SMS Recurrent Training
There is, without a doubt, a lot of training that takes place across all functions in the aviation sector. When we are first hired we are...
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Mark Myers
- Jul 21, 2020
Finding Balance in Your Safety Space: Managing SMS in a Pandemic State
Leading our companies through the disruption of a pandemic is not an easy task, even for the nimblest organizations. One lesson of the...
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Don Baldwin
- Jul 13, 2020
Change Management: What is it? When should I use it?
We are asked quite often for a detailed explanation of how to manage change and why we must do so in an aviation organization. The...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jul 6, 2020
Novelty Bias: Avoiding the “Shiny Object Syndrome” in SMS
We are all susceptible to it. You know, when something new and shiny comes along we have a tendency to think that the novel solution will...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 22, 2020
Reflections on the “Why” of SMS
I have read quite a few good books over the last decade, but few have had a profound effect on me like Simon Sinek’s Start with Why....
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 15, 2020
Safety Citizenship Behaviors
In his 2009 treatise on the last 30 years of safety climate research, Dov Zohar (2010) called for the next phase of research focus into...
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J.D. Smith
- Jun 8, 2020
3 Coordinating Mechanisms Behind Successful Teamwork
In order for any team to work efficiently within a complex environment such as the flight deck or an organization with multiple...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 1, 2020
Moving from Pencil to PDF: Finding the flexibility of pencil and paper on an electronic device
Sometimes I like to get nostalgic and think of the days when I was actively flying as a corporate pilot. One of the things I remember is...
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Lynn Moore
- May 27, 2020
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: The Emerging Importance of Drones in a Pandemic World
During the global financial crisis of 2008, former President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously remarked that, “You never let a...
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Todd Thomas
- May 18, 2020
A Personal Tale of the FAA and SMS Implementation
I have served as a Part 119 director of safety for multiple FAA Part 121 supplemental carriers. I recall asking myself the question,...
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Mark Myers
- May 11, 2020
A Safety Leader’s Imperative: Share Selflessly and Steal Shamelessly – Part II
In our last blog, we framed the safety management tenet of sharing selflessly and stealing shamelessly. I proposed that this safety...
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Mark Myers
- May 4, 2020
A Safety Manager's Mantra: Share Selflessly and Steal Shamelessly - Part I
I have been fortunate to have started my safety management career working for one of the nation’s commercial airlines. If one can think...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Apr 28, 2020
Paradoxical Leadership
In the last leadership post, we talked about what a safety leader might look like through the lens of the transformational leadership...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Apr 20, 2020
Effective Safety Leadership
High-consequence industries are – as the name suggests – one where the stakes could be high if risk manifests or risk controls are...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Apr 13, 2020
Risk Mitigations for Aviation Operators During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has more than likely impacted society for years to come. To say that this pandemic is unprecedented in our...
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Briana Lynch
- Apr 6, 2020
5 Things Your Org Can Be Doing Now to Prepare for Life After Corona
Here are five things your organization can be doing to be proactive and efficient to prepare for normal operations after COVID-19. 1....
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Mar 31, 2020
Coronavirus & Business Aviation
Effective March 13, the United States imposed a travel ban in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Although there has been a...
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