The global commercial air transport industry continues to enjoy growth and despite the concerns about the possibility of this growth resulting in increased accident numbers, the number of both fatal and non-fatal accidents is remarkably low. Unfortunately, – what I consider as – ‘Black Swan’ events such as MH370, MH17 and 4U9525 in 2014 and…
PLEASE VOTE TO STOP ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST AIRLINES FOR TECHNICAL DELAYS I strongly believe that taking enforcement action against airlines for not paying compensation due to technical delays is a terrible idea and it may be potentially the cause or contributory factor to the next major airline accident! I NEED YOUR VOTE,…
Of course, the answer to the question is neither but in the IFA’s Workshop in Hong Kong (November 2013) and Aviation Safety Culture Summit in Dubai (February 2014), I asked the participants this question, ‘On a scale of 1 to 5, do you think SMS (Safety Management System) is ‘Unnecessary Bureaucratic Burden’ or do you…
The term ‘Critical Thinking’ is as an important skill for academic studies and scientific research; however it is not often used in aviation legislation or literature. In this article, I aim to discuss the role of critical thinking skills with a view to achieving competency of staff working in Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMOs). In…