On July 23, 2008, IFG Chairman Oscar S. Garcia attended
an FAA Safety Management System (SMS) seminar on behalf
of the Latin American Aeronautics Association (www.ala.aero).
ALA’s President, Ernesto Rois Mendez was represented
by IFG at this safety sensitive event. ALA’s leading
SMS and Total Resource Management (TRM) efforts in Latin
American complement regulatory agencies’ mandates
(ICAO) and are crucial to the operational safety in the
region. ALA is the leading general, corporate and regional
airline aviation association to enhance safety and security
with an intense focus on the helicopter industry as well.
Oscar S. Garcia stated “It is very important to communicate
the FAA’s efforts in the SMS area to the Latin American
aeronautical communities to harmonize the effort sin the
continent for the less regulated general aviation sectors.
ALA is leading the information sharing though its magazine
and seminars held at the yearly ALA Miami event, to beheld
at the Doral Country Club on August 18-19, 2008.
The event was hosted by George Guerra Dean of the Broward
Community College Aviation Institute and led by FAA speaker
Mr. Neal Norris. Dan Sullivan, President of the Greater
Miami Aviation Association (www.gmaa.aero)
and Miami Maintenance Management Council (www.mmmc.com)
shared the event and reported to both associations.
View photos
from event (PowerPoint file)
For more information on FAA SMS please click here
(PDF file)
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