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Westchester Aviation Group Readies Safety Day Slate
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The June 11 event will take place one day ahead of the NBAA Northeast Regional Forum
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The Westchester Aviation Association (WAA) will hold its eighth annual safety day—“Predictive Safety: Are We Doing As Well As We Think?”—on June 11, one day ahead of NBAA’s Northeastern Regional Forum at New York's Westchester County Airport (KHPN).
A key focus of the event will be on mental wellness in aviation, with featured guest speakers Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup and Quay Snyder, co-chair of the Mental Health & Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee. last month, the committee issued 24 recommendations to the FAA regarding mental health issues and medical certifications.
Additional topics will include integrity in the aviation department, implementation of the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) in Part 91 flight departments, safety trends in circling approaches, and preventing the normalization of deviance by aviation department members.
Intended for the entire aviation operations chain, the Rye event is directed towards jet and turboprop operators, their flight crews, maintenance staff, and schedulers and dispatchers.
“The WAA has designed a stellar program for corporate and charter operators at our airport, in the New York metro area, and beyond,” said WAA chair Greg Keshishian. “We are building on our history of success with our safety days, and listen carefully to our WAA member flight departments in choosing subjects and speakers that are relevant, poignant, and challenging for our audience.”