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HAI@Work: Is it Time to Honestly Assess Your Risk?

During the Jan. 7, 2021 HAI@Work webinar, HAI Director of Safety Chris Hill and panelists Tarek Loutfy, GE Aviation senior operations and flight safety manager, and Chris Young, aviation insurance professional with Pik West Insurance Agency, had this message for their audience: whether you’re starting a safety management system (SMS), struggling to engage leadership in […]



HAI@Work: Aeronautical Decision-Making When the Outcomes Aren’t Black-and-White

On Dec. 17, 2020, HAI President and CEO James Viola and panelists Bryan Smith, APSA safety program manager; Erik Bratton, director of operations, Hospital Wing; and Dawn Bolstad-Johnson, CEO/founder, Kaizen Safety Soutions, discussed how to mitigate risk through preparation and planning. During the webinar, Bryan Smith introduced the OODA loop, a strategy developed for US […]




HAI@Work: A Conversation with FAA Administrator Steve Dickson

Between the rise of drones, the coming of unmanned and advanced air mobility vehicles, and the pandemic, the FAA has a lot on its plate. To learn how the agency is adapting to what’s often termed “the new normal,” HAI went right to the top—and you can too. In this HAI@Work webinar on December 10, […]





December 2020

On the cover: Pilot Marco Gnos and his Bell 205A-1, operated by Summit Helicopters, departs Arizona’s Payson Airport (KPAN) after refueling to return to the Polles Fire, a wildfire burning about 11 miles west. A resident of Arizona, writer/photographer Mark Bennett documents that state’s busy fire season in a photo essay on p. 48.
Photographer: Mark Bennett
Helicopter: Bell 205A-1
Location: Payson Airport (KPAN)