In the aviation industry, one way we track the passing of time is by the events we attend or support. These can be airshows that attract tens of thousands or smaller, more tightly focused, subject-specific summits and seminars. Because this is 2016, an even-numbered year, the first major event will be the Singapore Airshow in February. Then, many of the same companies will move their exhibits, aircraft and hospitality to Farnborough, outside London, for the Farnborough International Airshow in July. And then it’s off to the Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, put on annually by our friends at the National Business Aviation Association, this year on Nov. 1–3 in Orlando, Florida, U.S.
At Flight Safety Foundation, the monuments on our calendar are our Singapore Aviation Safety Seminars (SASS), co-organized with the Singapore Aviation Academy, scheduled for the week of March 14; the 61st Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) in Austin, Texas, May 5–6; the 2016 Safety Forum…
