The first panel of CFS 2018 kicked off a full week of incredible discussions on avia on safety. Moderators
NATCA's Na onal Safety Commi ee Chair Steve Hansen and FAA ATO Safety & Technical Training VP Jeffrey
Vincent led panelists NATCA Na onal Voluntary Safety Repor ng Programs Representa ve Mike Blake, FAA
ATO General Manager Safety Programs Ernesto Lasen, NATCA Na onal Partnership for Safety Representa ve
Chrissy Padge , NATCA Chicago Center Local Safety Council Lead Jon Kunowski, and ALPA Safety Informa on
Analysis Programs Mike Schilz in a discussion of the Benefits of Collabora ve Safety Programs.
On Monday, in a discussion about Runway
Safety at CFS 2018, NATCA Na onal
Runway Safety Representa ve Bridget
Singratanakul (Gee), FAA ATO Western
Service Area Runway Safety Team Manager
Emily Banuelos, and NATCA Surface
Surveillance Representa ve Dan Hamilton
discussed the role of technology and
open communica on between industry
members, regulators, and airports in
reducing runway risk.
NATCA Con ngency Opera ons
Representa ve Jason Grider (above,
le ) joined Command Center (DCC)
Con ngency Opera ons Staff Specialist
Philip Madrid (above, right) for a discussion
on Con ngency Opera ons in the Na onal
Airspace System. Among the topics at hand,
Grider and Madrid focused on the team
working directly with each major facility
to make improvements tand ensure that
everyone knows what is needed restore air
traffic services to airspace affected by crises.
SURFACE SAFETY
VOLUNTARY SAFETY REPORTING PROGRAMS
CONTINGENCY OPS
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY Tuesday, Oct. 23 3
