By any measurement the COVID 19 Pandemic has devastated aviation worldwide. Flying passenger numbers were reduced to 10% of January 2020 & December 2019 numbers. We have seen a recovery to around 35% this summer. Domestic flying is driving the majority of the increase as border closures, quarantine requirements and fear are severely curtailing international […]
More than ever before the Environment, Health and Safety and SMS are linked in providing the path to a full recovery and sustainable future. Health is the new Wealth. Employers and Boards will need to invest in the safety and well being of their employees. The Great news is that Environmental spending on renewable initiatives
TEAM Culture of Safety Discipline Post Covid19 business is going to have to be health and safety driven to avoid another lockdown at any point in the future. The travelling public are going to demand airplanes and terminal buildings are safe and disease free. More time and effort will be needed to ensure this happens
The following is Part 2 of a 5 part series about taking Commercial Aviation into the new Post Covid19 Frontier. Investment collaboration and return on investment (ROI). As we stated in Part I the road forward is dangerous. The past model will not be acceptable nor will it work going forward. We need to emerge
The following is Part 1 of a 5 part series about taking Commercial Aviation into the new Post Covid19 Frontier. Times are tough and the road forward is dangerous (physically and financially). The past model will not be acceptable going forward. Airlines will have to be resourceful and innovative if they want to survive. Air
As the COVID19 curve has been flattened (far from beaten), it is time to imagine and Plan for the transition to the new normal in all walks of life. Somethings will look similar to pre-COVID19, many things will be modified and changed, Somethings will be gone for ever such as the handshake. Sanitizing surfaces and
Our world changed permanently a mere 10 weeks ago (has it only been that short a timeframe it seems like a lifetime). COVID19 or the CORONA Virus now has reached the top 20 World altering events in the history of mankind along with such things as the printing press, the World Wars, putting a man
The current world Crisis, both in human toll and economic terms, is fraught with the “unknown” and the potential “danger” must not be underestimated. What we absolutely cannot succumb to is “worry.” Defined as “giving way to anxiety and/or unease” worry is a passive disorder threatening confidence and leading to inaction simultaneously. Knowledge of the
Fear is a very strong overwhelming emotion. COVID19 and its potential life threatening and absolute negative economic consequences has left all of us wondering about the future. Remember out of adversity comes all great opportunity and achievement for those that seek them out and work hard to change the circumstances. We cannot change COVID19 and
“Canadian airports need to take actions before Transport Canada” – Kathy Fox. Why Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada Warned Airport Operators? 150 m or 300 m? Has your airport implemented Runway End Safety Area (RESA) standards? In a short period, an airport operator might need to make a decision to meet either Transport Canada
