New CAST Charter
The U.S. Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) has a new charter and leadership with two “aggressive goals,” says Ken Hylander, one of the new industry co-chairmen and senior vice president, corporate safety, security and compliance, Delta Air Lines. “We’re looking at [achieving] another 50 percent reduction in commercial aviation fatality risk — basically between the 2010 numbers and [those in] 2025,” Hylander said. The other goal is to “expand CAST influence on international fatality risk.” He said the government-industry partnership also will follow through on 75 existing CAST safety enhancements.
Paul Morell, new industry co-chair of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Executive Board, said analysts now can study 92 percent of commercial operations in the National Airspace System. Morell is a captain and vice president, safety and regulatory compliance, US Airways. Hyland…
