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BUSINESS AVIATION AND THE BOARDROOM
The Peaceable Skies of Business Aviation Possibly the world’s most recognized expert on the value of Business Aviation, Jack Olcott is a former Editor and Publisher of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine and Vice President within McGraw-Hill’s Aviation Week Group. He was President of the National Business Aviation Association from 1992 through 2003, and today Jack’s network and personal knowledge of Business Aviation uniquely qualifies him to oversee Business Aviation and the Boardroom. More information from www.generalaerocompany.com
“Such situations may generate sensational TV, but they are anomalies in an operational environment where aviation’s culture of safety is reflected by an outstanding safety record. ”
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The Board plays an integral part in aviation safety. The safety record of jet-powered business aircraft flown by a two-person salaried crew is outstanding—on a par with the most experienced scheduled Airlines, observes Jack Olcott. ecently the Smithsonian Channel has been airing a weekly series entitled Terror in the Skies, which features hair-raising coverage of aircraft accidents and aeronautical close calls. The program’s creative personnel have amassed dramatic clips from across the globe of aircraft dealing with challenging situations, such as extreme crosswinds at airports where terrain features limit conventional approaches. A segment on fatigue featured video of a pilot asleep at the controls, and cases were described where the pilot in command awoke to find the co-pilot also asleep, the aircraft
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continuing on course thanks to its autopilot. Footage of tragic accidents also is aired. Such situations may generate sensational TV, but they are anomalies in an operational environment where aviation’s culture of safety is reflected by an outstanding safety record. Terror in the Skies is an unfortunate title for a series on commercial and private aviation. The series does provoke a concept, however, that should be considered by those responsible for oversight of a company’s most important assets—its employees. DOES YOUR TRANSPORTATION POLICY ENSURE SAFETY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES?
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