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FAA's Duncan To Keynote BASS
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Duncan has been a champion of the agency's compliance philosophy.
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Flight Safety Foundation is kicking off its 64th Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) with senior FAA safety official John Duncan as the keynote speaker. Held in partnership with NBAA, the two-day BASS provides a forum for the business aviation community to discuss safety concerns, approaches to risk reduction, and initiatives to improve safety. This year’s event is scheduled for May 2 and 3 in Denver.

Duncan, who is the FAA’s deputy associate administrator for aviation safety, helps lead the organization within the FAA that establishes, oversees, and enforces safety standards for the aviation industry.

“His more than 30 years at FAA, plus his experience as a corporate and airline pilot before that, give him a unique perspective from which to address the challenges facing the aviation industry broadly, and business aviation specifically, today,” said FSF president and CEO Hassan Shahidi.

Duncan, who joined the FAA in 1986 as an aviation safety inspector, has held numerous positions within the agency, including as executive director of the Flight Standards Service. He has established a reputation for pursuing a collaborative approach to resolving safety issues. He has been a champion of the FAA’s Compliance Philosophy and also has been helping to steer the realignments within the agency’s safety organizations.