by Mark Millam | Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
At the beginning of every year, I am amazed by how many news stories are written about top airline safety rankings and how fast those stories spread. I was once told by a former boss “what gets measured gets attention,” as he was explaining the need to get...
by Mark Millam | Nov 9, 2016 | In Sight
Ten years ago, Flight Safety Foundation joined other notable organizations that support aviation safety to issue an unprecedented resolution decrying an increase in aviation accident criminalization. We owe thanks to these organizations and others like them because...
by Mark Millam | Oct 6, 2016 | Risk Management
United Airlines recently was given credit in a Wall Street Journal article for performing safety analysis that is saving the airline millions. The article speaks about how the idea for this analysis was derived from an open-source violent crimes study under way in...
by Mark Millam | Oct 1, 2016 | Cargo Safety
Handling passengers and their luggage at today’s volumes can be challenging enough. But the cargo side of the business is getting more and more complicated because of our technology and hazards that are tough to spot. In September, Amazon was fined for trying...
by Mark Millam | Sep 27, 2016 | Data Sharing, GSIP Blogs and Opinions
I recently participated in a gathering organized by the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration NHTSA). Administrator Mark Rosekind, who previously served as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, assembled group of safety people...