Europe’s business aviation community may think it has a good safety record; however, it needs to demonstrate a more structured and statistical approach to maintaining that reputation rather than expecting regulators and the rest of the world just to acknowledge it. This is the message coming from regulators with the advent of the new safety management system (SMS) mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the industry facing increased market expectations and media scrutiny.
“The quality and standards of safety in aviation generally are staggeringly good, but [business aviation’s] attitude to risk management is not as mature and it needs to make better use of data to assess risk analysis,” declared the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s new CEO Andrew Haines at the recent annual conference of the British Business and General Aviation Association. Haines came to the CAA last year from the UK rail industry, which has had to confront some hard lessons about safety management in the wake of a string of serious accidents in recent years.
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