RUNWAY EXCURSIONS AND THE GAPPRE   A look at what items in the recent Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions (GAPPRE) are applicable to business aviation.  *Available on the FSF website now.  

Speakers: 
Capt. Bill Curtis, Head of Aviation, Presage Group 
Capt. Tom Becker, Pilot, TUI Fly 
Mr. Richard Weeks, Director of Safety and Compliance, NetJets Aviation Inc.  

Moderated by Mr. Tzvetomir Blajev, Director, Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation 

BUSINESS AVIATION SAFETY PERFORMANCE TRENDS   An in-depth review that looks at the past twelve months, as well as longer-term business aviation safety performance trends.   *Available on the FSF website now.  

Speakers: 
Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation 
Mr. Jim Burin, Foundation Fellow, Flight Safety Foundation
Capt. Dan Ramirez, General Manager, GMJ Air Shuttle, LLC

2:00 – 3:45 p.m. EDT

OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

KEYNOTE ADDRESS U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg, a noted business and general aviation safety advocate, will be the keynote speaker for Flight Safety Foundation’s 66th Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS). A 7,000-hour pilot, educator, writer, and industry executive, he will bring a unique perspective to BASS 2021.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Bruce Landsberg, Vice Chair, National Transportation Safety Board
Followed by Question and Answers with Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation 

EXECUTIVE KICKOFF  Flight Safety Foundation President and CEO, Dr. Hassan Shahidi, will have one-on-one conversations with two leading international business aviation executives to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the sector.  They will discuss the choices they made in navigating an unprecedented business and operational environment, the importance of continuing to focus on safety during difficult times, and what they believe will be the biggest challenges and opportunities as the industry and the global economy recover.

Executive Panel: 
Mr. Andy Nureddin, Vice President, Customer Support, Bombardier
Mr. John D. Witzig, Vice President of Corporate Aviation, Pfizer Inc.

Moderated by Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation 

MORNING PROGRAM:  10:00 – 11:30 a.m. EDT

WELCOMING REMARKS
Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
Mr. Tom Huff, Chair, Business Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation  

SESSION 1:  BUSINESS AVIATION ACCIDENT TRENDS – CAN WE IMPROVE?  The NTSB will present on their investigation and report of the departure from controlled flight accident that occurred at Teterboro Airport in 2017. They will share lessons learned and provide some insight on how they identified safety issues as a result of this accident investigation. Also, FSF staff will briefly touch on business aviation accident trends and look at if improvements to a stable system are possible.   

Speaker:  Capt. David Lawrence, National Resource Specialist (Air Carrier Operations), Senior Aviation Accident Investigator, National Transportation Safety Board 
Moderated by Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation 

SESSION 2:  LEADERSHIP – COCKPIT DYNAMICS    An expert in safety leadership will discuss self-examination of ego in the cockpit, crew resource management (CRM), and crew harmony.  

Speaker: Capt. James Albright, Founder, Code 7700
Moderated by Mr. Tom Huff, Aviation Safety Officer, Gulfstream Aerospace, and FSF Business Advisory Committee Chair

AFTERNOON PROGRAM:  2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EDT

SESSION 3:  OPERATOR EXPERIENCE – MANAGING A CRISIS SITUATION    Learn about inflight crisis situations from the crews who experienced them. The session moderator will lead the group through a discussion beginning with a description of the inflight emergency, and how the crew responded. They will look at how training and experience played a part in the outcome, strategies for crew cohesion and mission execution, and more. 

Speakers:
Capt. Gerald Downs, Pilot, Air Trek Inc.
Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, Pilot and Author 

Moderated by Capt. John Cox, President and CEO, Safety Operating Systems, and FSF Business Advisory Committee Member 

MORNING PROGRAM:  10:00 – 11:30 a.m. EDT

WELCOMING REMARKS & AWARD:
Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
Mr. Tom Huff, Chair, Business Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation

THE BUSINESS AVIATION MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
Presented by Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation 

SESSION 4:  MEDICAL REGULATORY UPDATES   Top medical experts will discuss topics that include new processes introduced as a result of the ICAO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) process, what can be expected as vaccines are rolled out worldwide, international quarantine requirements, evidence of latest variants in the virus, the use of medical certificates and vaccine passports, and other medical regulatory issues.

Speaker:  Dr. Susan E. Northrup, M.D., MPH, Federal Air Surgeon, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration
Moderated by Dr. Quay Snyder, President and CEO, Aviation Medicine Advisory Service, and FSF Business Advisory Committee Member

SESSION 5:  TRAINING FOR SAFETY A leader in the pilot training industry will discuss new initiatives implemented over the past twelve months that focus on enhancing safety. They will also address what we are learning from evidence-based training programs, making effective use of simulator time for pilots, and building programs to train for learning styles and generational differences.

Speaker:  Mr. D. Richard Meikle, EVP Safety and Regulatory Compliance, FlightSafety International
Moderated by Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President Technical, Flight Safety Foundation 

SYDNEY BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD   The Sydney Baker Memorial Scholarship Award will be introduced by Mr. Tom Anthony, Director, Aviation Safety and Security Programs, University of Southern California. All BASS 2021 attendees are entered into the drawing for the scholarship award. 

AFTERNOON PROGRAM:  2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EDT

SESSION 6:  FAA SMS AND VOLUNTARY PROGRAM  The Federal Aviation Administration will present on their SMS and Voluntary Program. 

Speakers:
Ms. Tiffany LaTour, Assistant Manager, SMS Program Office, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr. Thomas A. Rau, Assistant Manager, SMS Program Office, Federal Aviation Administration
Moderated by Business Advisory Committee Member, Flight Safety Foundation 

SESSION 7:  SAFETY DATA ANALYTICS THAT DRIVE OPERATORS SMS  Presenters will look at safety data gathering and analytics from employee reporting integrated with flight data monitoring and assessment. They will also look at what we are learning about business aviation from programs like ASIAS, and how this feeds back into operators SMS programs.

Speakers:
Mr. Chad Brewer, Operational Safety Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr. Steve Bruneau, VP Aviation Services, Polaris Aero
Capt. Jared Taylor, Safety Manager, Johnson & Johnson
Moderated by:  Mr. Fred Calvert, Director of Safety Assurance and Air Safety Investigator, Executive Jet Management, and FSF Business Advisory Committee Member

CLOSING   Summit closing remarks