The aviation industry is reaching a turning point as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and the industry comes back from the resulting downturn in flying, aviation leaders said today (Sept. 21) during the opening session of Flight Safety Foundation’s 74th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS).
“We are thinking about what is ahead of us,” Yannick Malinge, senior vice president and chief product safety officer for Airbus, said. “I think it’s our duty to make aviation a dream again.”
IASS, which is being held virtually, will continue through Wednesday.
Capt. Conor Nolan, chair of the Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors, director of safety and security at Aer Lingus and moderator of the opening session, noted that in many ways, the world has begun to move on from the pandemic, and “it’s time to take stock of what we’ve learned.” All of the participants on the opening executive panel are members of the Foundation’s Board.
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