World Safety & Ops Conference to focus on driving safety and efficiency

Thursday, July 20, 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the inaugural World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19 – 21 September 2023 under the theme ‘Leadership in Action: Driving Safer and More Efficient Operations. ‘ Vietnam Airlines will be the host airline.

The event brings together the previous Cabin Ops Safety Conference, the IATA Safety Conference, Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General and the Emergency Response Planning and Aircraft Recovery Forums.

Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General stated that borders are open, airports are busy, and flights are full. As they rebuild the airline network and balance sheets. It is vital that all aviation stakeholders maintain the same strong commitment to safe operations that they exercised during the pandemic years.

The WSOC is the forum to discuss and debate today’s challenges and opportunities to keep the industry on a trajectory of improving safety and more efficient operations.

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