Operations & Safety

Airworthiness Committee

AC Charter

The ATA Airworthiness Committe is chartered undeer the Engineering, Maintenance & Materiel Council (EMMC) to, within the areas of ailrine engineering and maintenance, assist in the development of consensus on industry positions for regulatory and legislative proposals, and to identify new and emerging airworthiness issues and concerns, and proposed industry solutions.

AC Mission

Provide expert assistance concerning advice to regulatory agencies, coordination, and consenus-based industry positions on regulatory and public policy matters pertaining to airline engineering and maintenance, to include the technical aspects of safety, airworthiness, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

AC Vision

Maintain processes that, in coordination with regulatory agencies, continuously improve the safety, reliability, and cost effectiveness of airline technical operations while minimizing the need for regulation.

 

Last updated: 10/6/2006

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Airworthiness Committee Chairman

Doug Hill
Northwest Airlines 

Airworthiness Committee Vice Chairman

Nils Johnson
ASTAR Air Cargo

 

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