Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The foundation on which the aviation community dramatically improved our safety record over the last three decades is the development and implementation of a ‘just culture’ compliance philosophy, which encourages reporting errors, analyzing the collected data and learning from mistakes, without fear of retribution. Just culture empowers the community to identify and address areas of risk before they become incidents or accidents, and when we jump to conclusions before the investigators’ report, we erode that foundation....

Source: Portions of a statement by NBAA's Ed Bolen as he submitted written testimony on March 4, 2025, to the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, “America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing.

FMI:  nbaa.org/