Dear Stakeholders:
It’s time that I report back on what is going on with our Global Safety Information Project (GSIP). We had a busy month in July, visiting many countries for our first round of focus groups. You may recall that this project is about enhancing the world’s ability to effectively use aviation safety data through voluntary safety programs. This source of information is key to advancing the world’s safety record and must be protected so that we can ensure its full and rich potential use in preventing future accidents. I want you all to know what we have heard through our visits and discussions.
Our first tactical exercise is to conduct focus groups with key aviation safety stakeholders, and during the month of July, we have done that in Wellington, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Mexico City, Mexico; and Panama City, Panama. We have involved representatives of regulators, airline operators, labor groups, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and a…
