SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAFETY INSTITUTE (SCSI) and Global Aerospace Logistics, LLC (GAL) announce the signing of a teaming agreement to jointly pursue business opportunities within the United Arab Emirates in connection with aviation related safety education and safety management system development.
Under the agreement, SCSI will work with GAL to provide proven, comprehensive, training solutions and address the immediate safety education requirements for operators in the UAE and throughout the region.
“This teaming agreement with SCSI provides all Aviation customers in the UAE access to the entire spectrum of the SCSI safety portfolio,” said Brig. Gen (R) Eng. Dr. Hassan Yousuf, Chief Executive Officer for GAL. “Together, we are committed to enhancing safety education and risk management for the UAE Armed Forces. In conjunction with this, marketing the SCSI portfolio away from its home campus yields the ability for other GCC members to enhance aviation safety management and awareness.”
The team will work to leverage current requirements established between the UAE Armed Forces an GAL, an aggressive marketing campaign to perspective aviation service customers, and culminate with a comprehensive marketing plan throughout the GCC. Additionally, the support relationships GAL possesses internal to the UAE will focus on providing a single venue for all activities to maximize educational benefit and to minimize logistical challenges for all concerned. The team will consist of another EAI subsidiary, Institute of Applied Technology (IAT). They will work in close cooperation with SCSI in enhancing the education process.
“This collaborative agreement with GAL provides SCSI the ability to meet our strategic goal by expanding into the UAE with an already established requirement, and growing from there to support other GCC clients. SCSI’s globally recognized reputation in safety and accident investigation education along with GAL’s sustained growth and the increasing requirements in safety education supporting aviation and air traffic control specialties provide the perfect touchdown zone to begin this venture.” said Christine Schmitz, President of SCSI.
The Civil Aviation Management Institute China (CAMIC) requested SCSI’s expertise in aviation safety training. SCSI is able to create custom courses and deliver them at the customer’s location, providing for considerable savings and directly addressing the needs of the organization. SCSI Instructor, Dave Walsh, was selected to deliver this training due to his considerable background in aviation safety and his experience teaching courses on location in China. Working with Ms. Sun Jia, Director of CAMIC’s Kunming Campus, and Ms. Tong Li, the training program was developed to focus on areas including Operational Risk Management, Fatigue Risk Management, Threat and Error Management, Weather Risk Management, and Decision Making along with others.
In the Spring of 2011, SCSI was pleased and honored to host a delegation of aviation safety professionals from China, including the Director General of China’s CAA, regional Directors of CAA China, and members from CAMIC, the Civil Aviation Management Institute China.
Presentations were given from both SCSI and the delegation, with simultaneous translations provided by SCSI Mandarin Specialist, Ms. Lee Ling Ou, and by CAMIC Ph.D. aviation specialist, Ms. Tong Li, in addition to the delegation’s official translator. China is experiencing an unprecedented growth phase currently that is touching on many sectors of its economy, social dynamic, and of course aviation. In a recent report the aviation sector is projected to increase 7.9% annually over the next 20 years. There are 25,000 new planes to be delivered to China by 2028 for a total investment of $3.1 trillion. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), China has also achieved 100% of E-Ticketing ahead of schedule for a savings of $3 Billion annually.
Under the leadership of SCSI’s Director of Human Factors Programs, Rick Anglemyer, the company has developed a course in Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance that it is currently under contract to provide to the FAA’s Aviation Safety Inspectors. The company provides this training at both its Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro training location and at a secondary training location in Atlanta, Georgia. SCSI has developed an open enrollment course based on the FAA course which it offers at its San Pedro campus and at client-selected sites.
The company recently welcomed Mr. Al Lopez to the instruction team that performs training on this contract, and he has been well received by ASI’s in both the San Pedro and Atlanta courses. Mr. Lopez joins SCSI after a career training with Delta Airlines and with AeroSim, most recently working extensively throughout Latin America.
For almost a decade, SCSI has had the pleasure of operating in Europe, offering an annual training series in Prague, the Czech Republic at the Czech Airlines Training Center in conjunction with the Czech Ministry of Transport. This year, the company was honored to be invited by the Belgian Defence Forces to provide on-site training in Belgium as well. Alternating between Prague and Belgium, SCSI Directors provided training in Safety Management Systems, Human Factors, and Investigation. The Directors were assisted by lead instructor Gary Hook, Canadian Forces, and instructor Wade Fontaine. Courses in Prague are coordinated with Mr. Ladislav Mika.
For 2012, SCSI plans to offer the Aircraft Accident Investigation course 23 April—04 May 2012, the Human Factors for Accident Investigators course 7-11 May 2012, and the Safety Management Systems course 14-18 May 2012.
SCSI was pleased and honored to have students from Ecuador’s military join us in the Investigation Management course in August 2011. The course is taught by Caj Frostell, retired Chief of ICAO’s Accident Prevention section, and Dave McNair.
The course was conducted in English, with simultaneous translation provided by Mr. Al Lopez, who has recently joined the SCSI insturction team and primarily teaches in the FAA HFAM contract courses in San Pedro, California and Atlanta, Georgia.
Rooted in deep military tradition, the SCSI family welcomed almost 100 Coast Guard students from all over the United States as part of a 4-course series in Investigation and Prevention courses.
“It has been our distinct honor to provide training to our men and women in uniform, and as the daughter of a Navy veteran who works with colleagues from militaries around the world, it is exciting to host these groups of bright young service members who are among our country’s best,” said company President, Christine Schmitz.