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The Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) resides within the Office of the Secretary in the U.S. Department of Transportation. TSI provides safety training to more than 25,000 people each year, covering all modes of transportation.

AeroDirections is proud to work with TSI, providing all Bowtie Risk Management training in the TSI Aviation Division.

AeroDirections is proud to participate as a Corporate Member of the ISSP, supporting their efforts to build a community of practice for Safety Professionals.

AeroDirections is a member of, and actively supports the efforts of HAI. We have provided training courses at each of HAI's HeliExpo Rotor Safety Challenges. 

AeroDirections exhibited at HeliExpo 2017 and will do so again at HeliExpo 2022 in Dallas where we meet with many of our customers and other attendees, showcasing our services in IS-BAO auditing and advice, SMS implementation and training services and featured the BowTieXP product suite from CGE Risk Management Solutions.

Come see us at HeliExpo 2022 in Booth 5804 just four aisles to the left of the HAI Safety Zone exhibit. This year, AeroDirections will again present the Bowtie Method of Safety Risk Management class while also introducing a new class on Risk Management in UAS Operations led by our own Jorge Sanchez Hidalgo.

AeroDirections is a member of NATA and actively participates in it’s Air Transport Safety Manager Certification Program offered through training at the TSI and certification through the ISSP.

AeroDirections actively participates on the USHST and specifically on the Accident Scoring project where we are evaluating 52 fatal U.S. rotorcraft accidents that fall into the top 3 rotorcraft accident categories:

• Loss of Control - Inflight (LOC-I)
• Unintentional Instrument Meteorological Conditions (U-IMC)
• Low Altitude Operations (L-ALT)

As part of this initiative, AeroDirections is working with the project team members to develop BowTie diagrams representing the industry best practices for controlling the threats most likely to lead to accidents in these three categories. Model results will be made available to industry as they are completed. Stay tuned for more information!

Previously known as the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), the VAST mission is to continuously improve the community’s safety culture and operational performance through harmonization, coordination, and implementation of global safety information, resources, and programs while supporting regional safety team data that promotes vertical flight’s societal contributions.

AeroDirections is proud to participate as a member of the VAST Special Projects – Safety Rating Working Group, providing Bowtie analysis to this forward-thinking group of industry experts from around the world.

As the central coordination point of International Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for aviation, ICAO is the origination point for what often becomes regulations around the world when ICAO's input is enacted into law by individual countries around the world. ICAO is an excellent source of information pertaining to aviation safety. Some of their information can be found at the following links:

•   DOC9859/AN474 - Safety Management Manual (SMM) Edition 3 (2013)

The FAA's stated Mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. With Safety at the core of its responsibility, we will assist their efficiency efforts by providing some shortcuts to useful safety information on the FAA web site at the following links:

• Aviation Safety - Safety Management Systems
• Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS)
• Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
• FAA Safety Team (FAAST)