MARCH 11–15 — Aircraft Maintenance Investigation. Southern California Safety Institute. San Pedro, California, U.S. Denise Davalloo, denise.davalloo@scsi-inc.com, www.scsi-inc.com/AMI.php, +1 310.940.0027, ext.104. (Also AUG. 26–30.)
MARCH 12–13 — Safety Across High-Consequence Industries Conference. Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University. St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Damon Lercel, dlercel@slu.edu, www.slu.edu, +1 314.977.8527.
MARCH 12–13 — Risk Management. ScandiAvia. Stockholm. morten@scandiavia.net, bit.ly/U9yyPm , +47 91 18 41 82.
MARCH 18–20 — CHC Helicopter Safety and Quality Summit. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. summit@chc.ca, bit.ly/tmyQll, +1 604.232.7424.
MARCH 18–22 — Investigation Management. Southern California Safety Institute. San Pedro, California, U.S. Denise Davalloo, denise.davalloo@scsi-inc.com, www.scsi-inc.com/IM.php, +1 310.940.0027, ext.104.
APRIL 3 — Safety Show-Down. North Texas Business Aviation Association. Addison, Texas (near Dallas). Marj Rose, mrose@market-lift.com, www.ntbaaonline.com, +1 214.862.8992.
APRIL 9-11 — Heliport Evaluation Course. U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Lisa Colasanti, AviationTrainingEnrollment@dot.gov, 1.usa.gov/WD7WWR, +1 405.954.7751. (Also JUNE 11–13.)
APRIL 10–11 — 58th annual Business Aviation Safety Seminar. Flight Safety Foundation and National Business Aviation Association. Montreal. Namratha Apparao, apparao@flightsafety.org, flightsafety.org/aviation-safety-seminars/business-aviation-safety-seminar, +1 703.739.6700, ext. 101.
APRIL 11–13 — Internal Evaluation Program Theory and Application. U.S. Transportation Safety Institute. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Troy Jackson, troy.jackson@dot.gov, www.tsi.dot.gov, +1 405.954.2602. (Also SEPT. 17–19.)
APRIL 15–17 — Ops Conference. International Air Transport Association. Vienna. www.iata.org/events/Pages/ops-conference.aspx.
APRIL 15–19 — OSHA/Aviation Ground Safety. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Sarah Ochs, case@erau.edu, bit.ly/wtWHln, +1 386.226.6000.
APRIL 22–26 — Aviation Safety Program Management. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Sarah Ochs, case@erau.edu, bit.ly/wtWHln, +1 386.226.6000.
APRIL 23–25 — International Accident Investigation Forum. Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore. Singapore. Steven Teo, steven_teo@mot.gov.sg, fax: +65 6542-2394.
APRIL 29–MAY 3 — Aircraft Accident Investigation. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Sarah Ochs, case@erau.edu, bit.ly/wtWHln, +1 386.226.6000.
APRIL 30–MAY 2 — Maintenance Management Conference. National Business Aviation Association. Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. info@nbaa.org, www.nbaa.org/events/mmc/2013, +1 202.783.9000.
MAY 2–3 — Air Transportation of Hazardous Materials. U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute. Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. Lisa Colasanti, AviationTrainingEnrollment@dot.gov, 1.usa.gov/VRFRYQ, +1 405.954.7751. (Also JULY 30–AUG. 1, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.)
MAY 6–10 — Advanced Aircraft Accident Investigation. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Prescott, Arizona, U.S. Sarah Ochs, case@erau.edu, bit.ly/wtWHln, +1 386.226.6000.
MAY 13–17 — SMS Theory and Principles. MITRE Aviation Institute. McLean, Virginia, U.S. Mary Beth Wigger, maimail@mitre.org, bit.ly/14E7NFV, +1 703.983.5617. (Also JULY 15–18, SEPT. 16–20, DEC. 9–13.)
MAY 14–16 — Advanced Rotorcraft Accident Investigation. U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Lisa Colasanti, AviationTrainingEnrollment@dot.gov, 1.usa.gov/ZM138r, +1 405.954.7751.
MAY 16–17 — Air Medical and Rescue Congress. China Decision Makers Consultancy. Shanghai, China. info@cdmc.org.cn, www.cdmc.org.cn/2013/amrcc,+86 21 6840 7631.
MAY 20–24 — Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Southern California Safety Institute. Prague, Czech Republic. Denise Davalloo, denise.davalloo@scsi-inc.com, www.scsi-inc.com/unmanned-aircraft-systems.php, +1 310.940.0027, ext.104.
MAY 21–23 — European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). European Business Aviation Association. Geneva, Switzerland. www.ebace.aero/2013.
MAY 30–31 — 2Gether 4Safety African Aviation Safety Seminar. AviAssist Foundation. Lusaka, Zambia. events@aviassist.org, bit.ly/TtMkqD, +44 (0)1326-340308.
JUNE 4–6 — Advanced Commercial Aviation Accident Investigation. U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Lisa Colasanti, AviationTrainingEnrollment@dot.gov, 1.usa.gov/XY6yet, +1 405.954.7751.
JUNE 6–7 — Overview of Aviation SMS and Proactive Hazard ID and Analysis Workshop. ATC Vantage. Tampa, Florida, U.S. www.atcvantage.com/sms-workshop.html, +1 727.410.4759. (Also NOV. 7–8.)
JUNE 21 — Dangerous Goods Training Course for Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Programme Inspectors. Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation. Hoofddorp, Netherlands. jaato.com/courses/106/#. (Also DECEMBER 13.)
JUNE 21–23 — Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Conference. National Business Aviation Association. Washington, D.C. Jay Evans, jevans@nbaa.org, www.nbaa.org/events/fa-ft/2013, +1 202.783.9353.
JUNE 24–28 — Safety Assessment of Aircraft Systems. Cranfield University. Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk, bit.ly/TMAE39, + 44 (0) 1234 754192. (Also NOV. 25–29.)
JULY 10 — Hazardous Materials Air Shipper Certification Public Workshop. Lion Technology. Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S. (Boston area). Chris Trum, info@lion.com, bit.ly/XNDWUv, +1 973.383.0800.
JULY 29–AUG. 2 — Fire and Explosion Investigation. Southern California Safety Institute. San Pedro, California, U.S. Denise Davalloo, denise.davalloo@scsi-inc.com, www.scsi-inc.com/FEI.php, +1 310.940.0027, ext.104.
OCT. 14–16 — SAFE Association Annual Symposium. SAFE Association. Reno, Nevada, U.S. Jeani Benton, safe@peak.org, www.safeassociation.com, +1 541.895.3012.
OCT. 22–24 — SMS II. MITRE Aviation Institute. McLean, Virginia, U.S. Mary Beth Wigger, mainmail@mitre.org, bit.ly/YJofEA, +1 703.983.5617.
OCT. 23–25 — 65th annual International Air Safety Summit. Flight Safety Foundation and Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association. Washington, D.C. Namratha Apparao,apparao@flightsafety.org, flightsafety.org/aviation-safety-seminars/international-air-safety-seminar,+1 703.739.6700, ext. 101.
IATA Ops Conference 2013 to Focus on Safety
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ops Conference 2013, scheduled for April 15–17 in Vienna, will focus on driving forward the industry agenda on all issues related to safety, security, operations and infrastructure, according to IATA. Safety-related issues and agenda topics expected to be addressed include maximizing the benefits of operational and safety data; enhanced IOSA (the IATA Operational Safety Audit program); cargo safety with a focus on lithium batteries; improving pilot training provisions; and promoting regional safety initiatives. Other topics to be addressed include the promotion of infrastructure efficiency; moving toward paperless operations in maintenance and aircraft transfers; increasing airport and airspace capacity and efficiency; and the Security Checkpoint of the Future.
Expected keynote speakers include Tony Tyler, CEO and director general of IATA; Doris Bures, Austria’s minister of transport, innovation and technology; Raymond Benjamin, secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization; Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Austrian Airlines; Patrick Goudou, executive director of the European Aviation Safety Agency; and Peggy Gilligan, associate administrator, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
The three-day event is structured to blend workshops, interactive sessions and streamed discussions with traditional plenary sessions to create an effective learning and discussion environment, IATA said.
More information is available on IATA’s website at iata.org/ops.
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