Safety

Safety is the foundation on which our industry was built and remains our number one priority. Airlines work collaboratively with the FAA, the NTSB, our employees and labor groups and others to ensure the safety of passengers and crew members. Today the U.S. airline industry is the largest and safest in the world, the result of rigorous data-driven collaboration and the gold standard against which other nations are measured. In this section, you will find information regarding important airline safety initiatives.

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The Work of the ATA Safety Council
ATA Safety Council initiatives provide industry leadership to the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), a unique consortium aviation stakeholders committed to implementing voluntary safety enhancements to prevent fatal airline accidents.

Runway Safety
The aviation community for years has been working hard to continuously improve runway safety. ATA represents its member airlines at the Runway Safety Council, a joint effort between the FAA and the aviation industry.

Safety and Bird Strike Information
Bird strike task force/safety related information.

Airline Ground Support Equipment
ATA, together with five member air carriers, through an alliance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), works to enhance ramp vehicular safety by developing prevention strategies to protect employees...

Facts About Cabin Air(03/26/2010)
Cabin Air Facts

ATA Testimony by VP, Operations and Safety Basil Barimo before Senate Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee on Pilot Duty Time and Fatigue Management(12/01/2009)
ATA members are committed to using the best science available combined with proven operational experience to improve pilot duty time and fatigue management.

ATA Testimony by Vice President Basil Barimo before the House Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee on Repair Station Security(11/18/2009)
ATA U.S. airline members have logged an exceptional safety record while expanding their use of contract maintenance. Independent government figures do not support the conclusion that maintenance contracting compromises security or safety in any way.

ATA Testimony by Jim Casey before the House Railroads Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee on the Lithium Battery Rulemaking Process(11/16/2009)
ATA testifies about the importance of the rulemaking process to regulate air transportation of lithium batteries and electronic devices. Specifically, ATA opposes Section 201 of HR 4016 and believes the matter should be resolved through rule making.

ATA Responds to the Aviation Subcommittee on Pilot Qualifications(10/13/2009)
ATA writes House Aviation Subcommittee leadership, addressing concerns with the new pilot qualifications proposed in Section 10 of the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act, H.R. 3371.

ATA Testimony by CEO Jim May before the House T&I Aviation Subcommittee on FAA’s “Call to Action” in Response to the Buffalo Accident(09/23/2009)
The airline industry continues to work diligently to respond to the FAA’s “Call to Action” in response to the Buffalo accident. ATA members have achieved an extraordinary safety record, and it continues to be our top priority.

FAA-ATA 'Better Way' Award Winners Announced(09/23/2009)
The Air Transport Association of America, in association with the Federal Aviation Administration, today recognized the recipients of the 2009 FAA-ATA Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) “Better Way” award.

ATA Says FAA Crew Training Proposal Unworkable(08/11/2009)
ATA filed comments expressing serious and broad concerns about a Federal Aviation Administration proposed regulation that would rewrite pilot, flight attendant, flight engineer and dispatcher training requirements.

ATA Says Safety Remains Airlines' Top Priority(06/24/2009)
ATA issued a statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration safety announcement.

ATA Testimony by CEO Jim May before the Senate Aviation Subcommittee on The Role and Responsibility of Commercial Air Carriers and Employees in Aviation Safety(06/17/2009)
The airline industry is working diligently to evaluate and respond to the results of the NTSB investigation of the Buffalo accident and the Inspector General's assessment of the FAA regulatory oversight program.

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