Does your business use aircraft in the course of normal business such as charter flights or fly-in fly-out operations? Are you concerned about workplace health and safety implications associated with your workforce flying in aircraft?

An accident in April 2014 involving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone as they are commonly referred to, highlights a number of important issues for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), and the operators of these unmanned aircraft.

I recently read a report in RT America, that the FAA expects that there could be 7,500 unmanned aerial vehicles (they refer to them as drones) operating in the USA within a decade.  Further, the Teal Research Group estimates that global drone …

As the new CASRs roll out and as customer expectations rise, there is an increasing requirement for Safety Management Systems (SMS). An SMS is a collaborative combination of people, processes and tools.  It will be less than fully effective …

The election is over and we have a new Australian government. Of interest in the last week of campaigning, the coalition released its plan for aviation. Among other things the plan states that the Government will establish a high level …

The old adage, “more hurry – less speed” is true in many aspects of personal life but in aviation operations this sometimes results in tragedy.  Often, this syndrome is accompanied in private operations by another well know aviation affliction called, “get home itis.”

The recent crash of the Asiana 777 flight 214, at San Francisco has illuminated the public’s tribal character trait of jumping to conclusions and looking for convenient scapegoats. There is a general undercurrent of comment that this accident must …

Just like a human being, a Safety Management System (SMS) should be alive! For those who think that I’ve had one too many cups of coffee, let me assure you that I have not and for all intents and purposes, I think I’m perfectly normal …