Safety
Michael Graham: SMS Can Work for Small Ops
NTSB member Michael Graham expresses the need to erase the perception of SMS as costly and difficult.
Michael Graham brings a background in SMS to the NTSB. (Photo: NTSB)
Michael Graham brings a background in SMS to the NTSB. (Photo: NTSB)

Michael Graham became the 45th member of the National Transportation Safety Board on Jan. 3, 2020, bringing with him a deep background of military and business aviation operations and safety expertise. Beginning his career as a U.S. naval aviator flying A-7s and F/A-18s, Graham also spent more than two decades with Textron Aviation, most recently as director of flight operations safety, security, and standardization. He has chaired the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) as well as led the NBAA Safety Committee’s Single Pilot Safety Working Group.