Replay: SciTechxWebinar: Flying Is Safe—Is Air Travel?
Summary

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.

Referenced Studies
Part I: Executive Panel

Miles O’Brien Moderator
Miles O’Brien , Independent Journalist



Michael P. Delaney Panelist
Michael P. Delaney The Boeing Company, Vice President, Digital Transformation, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Leader, Confident Travel Initiative



John Selden Panelist
John Selden Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Airport General Manager



Bill Lentsch Panelist
Bill Lentsch Delta Air Lines, Chief Customer Experience Officer



David Silver Panelist
David Silver AIA, Vice President, Civil Aviation



Amanda Simpson Panelist
Amanda Simpson Airbus Americas, Vice President, Research and Technology



Part II: Technical Panel

Daniel L. Dumbacher Moderator
Daniel L. Dumbacher American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, CEO



Josh Cummins Panelist
Josh Cummins Boeing, Probabilistic Analytics Team Lead, Confident Travel Initiative



Deborah Hecker Panelist
Deborah Hecker American Airlines, Senior Manager, Flight Operations – Policy & Procedures



Joseph W. Pope Panelist
Joseph W. Pope United State Navy, Commander



Mark Searle Panelist
Mark Searle IATA, Global Director, Safety



Ryan Smith Panelist
Ryan Smith United Airlines, Director, Flight Test & Strategy



John Spengler Panelist
John Spengler , Akira 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 Thibaud Panelist
Catherine Thibaud Airbus Commercial, Cabin Air Quality Lead



AIAA Corporate Partners


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