Be safe. Fly Safe,
Every day is a new flight. Every day is a new beginning. Every blog is a new challenge. I love this medium of blogging as I am able to reach out and share my stories with others. It has been a long way, since Feb 2020 when I first published my blog.
Like a pilot who maintains control of aircraft, navigates through the challenges; a leader at OCC should be able to maintain control amid the pandemonium, must take decisive actions and be able to improvise under pressure. This allows him/her to prevail over situation and maintain aim/vision regardless of the dilemma.
The aviation sector continues to improve the safety and quality of services provided to customers. However there is an immediate need to address passenger concern regarding spoofing and jamming. As a long term measure it would be appropriate to develop new standards for avionics system to limit susceptibility to jamming and interference. Otherwise, there exists a great likelihood that terrorists groups may be able to breach on-board systems and remotely operate in-flight aircraft by using sophisticated attack tools with consequent severe damage to property and loss of life.
Flight delays and cancellations have become important factors that affect passengers’ airline preferences. Consequently, national regulatory authority for civil aviation categorically mentions airline punctuality in terms of “On time Performance”. Airlines invest millions of dollars to optimise their operations and prevent delays. But what about disruptions and its management, which in other words can be termed as resilience of operations. In recent past we have seen many such examples where airline operation were disrupted due to software issues, bad weather or due to changes in rules. In this article we will look at why disruption management or recovery has become a major problem in airline operation management.
I must caveat that I have no inside information either from the airline industry or aviation regulator. I am merely drawing on my general knowledge of leadership, organizational culture, military knowledge and aviation experience as a pilot. So while my experience and knowledge are limited, I still think I can offer some insights that can be useful to aviation industry. These lessons revolve around the need for adaptability and decentralization in such situations in particular but also in this Information Age in general.