International aviation safety strategies in the spotlight
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Preparations are on for the fourth edition of the World Aviation Safety Summit to take place in Dubai.
International aviation specialists will convene to propose new procedures for enhancing safety across the industry. Global experts will also analyse how the sector can ensure that safety is standardised and best practice implemented worldwide, particularly as airlines in emerging markets grow in size and routes open to airports in new destinations.
Latest figures released by IATA show January international passenger traffic rose 7.3% compared to 2015. Capacity rose 5.9% and load factor rose 1.0 percentage point to 78.8%. All global regions recorded year-over-year increases in demand.
Key attendees will look at how airlines and airports can measure their own performance, and implement effective predictive measures and pressure checks to prevent and pre-empt incidents.
High on the agenda will also be debates on how regulators can effectively work with airlines to improve safety and how governments can harmonise national laws and regulations with those of industry leading states. Other areas of discussion include industry frontrunners who will deliberate on how best to deal with armed conflicts.
Mohammed A Ahli, director general at Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said: “As the aviation industry continues to grow and become more complex it is important that we reinforce an effective, transparent and honest safety culture. The Summit will give us the opportunity to look at best practice examples of working with large multicultural workforces.”
The Summit will also analyse case studies to allow the industry to assess benefits of certain approaches. One of the sessions will focus on why the UK decided to become one of the first performance-based regulators and what improvements have been achieved as a result.
Hosted by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority on 25 – 26 April, 2016, the Summit will facilitate discussions, partnerships and strategic planning to advance existing culture of safety within the sector.
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