World Aviation Safety Summit planned for Dubai
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The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority will host the fourth edition of the World Aviation Safety Summit (WASS).
The event will take place on 25-26 April 2016 and will engage local and international stakeholders from regulatory authorities, airline operators, airport operators, aircraft manufacturers, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic control service providers.
The Summit will address how the aviation industry ensures that safety is standardised and best practice is implemented worldwide, particularly considering impact of rapid growth of airlines in emerging markets. Other areas will include how airports with increasing levels of traffic and new routes must enhance and optimise their safety practices. The Summit will also look at how airlines and airports measure their own performance and implement effective predictive measures and pressure checks to prevent incidents before they happen.
Some of the sessions at WASS include creating a just culture, effective crew management strategies for safe operations, risk management and predictive safety, assuring air cargo safety, as well as inflight tracking and safety.
Mohammed A Ahli at Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said: “We believe that a global gathering of safety experts will make a genuine difference to the industry, enhance performance levels and present best practices.”
According to IATA, the number of air accidents and resulting fatalities dropped in 2015 from the previous year, and was well below the five-year average. IATA said the 2015 global jet accident rate, measured in hull losses per 1 million flights, was 0.32, compared with 0.27 in 2014 and 0.46 in the previous five years.
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