Summary Document

Before we continue, let’s discuss the concept of safety as it exists in the reality of aviation. The old definition of safety was the absence of casualties and the absence of damage to property. For years that was the accepted definition. Now, however, the generally accepted definition of safety is a philosophy that (1) seeks to discover all potential hazards; (2) develops processes to eliminate or mitigate the risk posed by both detected and undetected hazards; and, (3) that is shared, accepted, and championed by all members of an organization.

What’s the difference between those two concepts? The old definition–safety is the absence of harm–was passive and assumed that if competent people were trained adequately then accidents would not occur; or at least, that the likelihood of accidents would be reduced to the lowest possible level. Unfortunately, that philosophy failed to take into account the reality that human error is inevitable. The new definition of safety accepts the inevitability of human error and has resulted in a system safety concept based upon managing threats and errors that will not, and cannot be, eliminated.

produce a summary document (a paper) that addresses each topic we addressed during the class and relates those topics and how they interact, and discusses how a manager must provide balance between and among each of the topics.

This is designed to be a high level executive briefing document.  The length is to be two pages and no longer than four pages in 12 point size and Times New Roman Font.

Think of this as a report you are submitting to a superior; it should include everything necessary, but nothing that could be considered “fluff” or filler. Say what needs to be said, but nothing more. I will grade the paper based on the premise that I am the manager of an aviation business and you are an assistant who has been tasked with producing a report on the assigned topic.

Academic formatting (APA, MLA, etc.) is neither required nor beneficial but should be a minimum of two up to a maximum of four typed pages.

Topics Addressed in Class (and supplemental information)

1. Three major segments of the aerospace/ aviation industry

– the aerospace industry can be divided into three primary classifications: (1) Government; (2) Commercial; and, (3) General Aviation.

2. The Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS), created by FAA Order 8900.1 (Links to an external site.), is the source for all information relating to aviation safety inspector job tasks. It contains about 8,000 pages of guidance and policy intended to direct and guide FAA Inspectors as they perform their assigned job functions.

3. the general aviation service industry (FBOs)

4. Airline route planning and scheduling

5. Ground service equipment and facilities

6. Airline security procedures and security management
( federal air marshall service, explosive detection, canine teams, international aviation security)

7.Airports and Infrastructures
(National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), Airport Financing , Airport Improvement Program (AIP), Airport costs, etc)

8. NextGen

9. Aviation and the environment
(fuel prices, fuel efficiency,  Soaring fuel prices have intensified the airline industry’s efforts to increase fuel efficiency – the most effective means of reducing emissions,  synthetic jet fuel, CO2 emissions, etc)