SciTechxWebinar: Flying Is Safe—Is Air Travel? 9 December 2020 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Virtual
On Demand Recording Available
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on commercial aviation and the over 65 million jobs directly and indirectly connected. The aerospace industry is not simply waiting for the pandemic to pass but is actively seeking and testing data to drive solutions today.
This two-part webinar was facilitated by well-known aerospace journalist Miles O’Brien and AIAA Executive Director Dan Dumbacher.
In Part I we heard from leaders of the global air travel ecosystem on how they are working together to build the traveling public’s confidence back with real data and communication.
Part II took a deeper technical dive into what and how data within the global air travel ecosystem are being tested, what are the results, and what are the next steps to ensure that not just flying is safe, but air travel is too.
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Part I: Executive Panel
Miles O’Brien
Independent Journalist
Michael P. DelaneyVice President, Digital Transformation, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Leader, Confident Travel Initiative
John SeldenAirport General Manager
Bill LentschChief Customer Experience Officer
David SilverVice President, Civil Aviation
Amanda SimpsonVice President, Research and Technology
Part II: Technical Panel
Josh CumminsProbabilistic Analytics Team Lead, Confident Travel Initiative
Deborah HeckerSenior Manager, Flight Operations – Policy & Procedures
Joseph W. PopeCommander
Mark SearleGlobal Director, Safety
Ryan SmithDirector, Flight Test & Strategy
John SpenglerAkira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, and Director of the JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Catherine ThibaudCabin Air Quality Lead