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FLIGHT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
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In-House Operation? How to Set-Up for Success (Part 2) Having discussed key elements to properly set-up an in-house flight operation for success, René Armas Maes focusses on other critical elements, including training, safety and quality assurance, start-up costs, and ongoing success measurements…
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n integral part of any in-house flight operation is the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety strategy, to include both safety and internal evaluation/quality assurance. The safety and quality assurance should be consistent with the Flight Department’s mission statement, ensuring the safe transportation of its passengers. Moreover, it should be consistent with international best practices, addressing the broad range of risks involved in Business Aviation covering flight, maintenance, ground safety, aircraft protection, and passenger security.
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The Flight Department’s safety program should be designed to prevent personal injury and property losses resulting from accidents and incidents, objectives which can be achieved through a dynamic corporate safety culture. Threats to safe operations should be identified, and safety interventions implemented. Safety trends should be monitored to validate effectiveness, and the results should be communicated throughout the operation. The flight department should also ensure professional training is given to those who will oversee safety, and ongoing education needs to be provided (in safety and quality standards, including
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