2020 and 2021 are years that have revolutionized the workplace. More organizations have individuals working remotely than ever before....

One of the major tenants of your SMS is the Safety Policy. Your employees need to know how to accomplish their assigned tasks in a safe...

To state the obvious, aircraft don’t just fly, they move along the ground making ground operations a large piece of aviation safety....

For those of us who work in safety, we often refer to ourselves as a “family” of safety professionals. There is good reason for that. ...

As the early months of 2021 unfold, this is a gentle reminder that it is time to dust off the SMS manual and perform your company’s...

Raise your hand if you have ever rolled your eyes when you got an email announcing your companies next safety meeting. I see a lot of...

In any given organization, there always seems to be that so-called “bad apple”. This is the individual who is consistently difficult,...

‘Twas the flight before Christmas, when all through the cabin; The lights flickered on for seat belts to fasten. The passengers nestled...

On occasion people have asked me what it was like leading the safety effort at a Part 121 airline. I tell them that it is certainly a...

Need to gain ground quickly in changing your safety culture? Transform your internal evaluation program (IEP) into a highly effective...

Congratulations on making your SMS more proactive by implementing an Internal Evaluation Program (IEP)! By now, you have probably visited...

Many organizations promote areas such as health, diversity, and fair labor practices but fail to remember a vital area - social...

I recently finished a course through the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) called Airport Certified Employee (ACE) -...

Mention the acronym “GUMPS” to just about any fixed wing pilot and watch their eyes move upward and to the right. Their neurolinguistics...

What exactly is sustainability? When you hear the word sustainability, do you immediately think of climate change, recycling, and a...

The FAA’s website reports there are nearly 1.7 million Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or “drones” registered in the U.S. and projections...

Jennifer Caron, FAA Safety Briefing Copy Editor, stated in her recent article “Show Me the Data!” that “To improve safety we need to...

There has been a lot of research on organizational citizenship behavior, which can be defined as employee extra-role behaviors performed...

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...

Leading our companies through the disruption of a pandemic is not an easy task, even for the nimblest organizations. One lesson of the...