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Opening presentation

Changing Aviation Safety Culture with

Safety Roadshows

by Sanjeeth Sewgolam,
Aviation Security Manager, Airbus

Sewgolam outlined how the leading helicopter opera- Safety by maintenance and reiterating to
tors including Agusta Westland, Bell Textron, Sikosky customers to adhere to proper maintenance
and Airbus Helicopters collaborated with a call of action practices.
under the international helicopter safety team that
reiterated on the need to implement safety manage- Safety by design by manufacturer aircraft
ment systems, training, use of advanced system and designs that meet the highest safety standards
equipment including flight data monitoring, health
monitoring systems, mission specific equipment like Safety by cooperation by commiting to work-
night googles and strict compliance with manufacturers ing closely with authorities, safety organiza-
maintenance programmes. tions and proactive approach to listening to
customer requirements.
He further outlined how Airbus is conducting various
regional roadshow to increase safety awareness and
that it was also implementing various safety initiatives
including

Safety by Aviation SMS with clients as part of
improving safety.

Safety by training by making significant invest-
ment in training facilities that offer realistic
mission based training scenarios.

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