The challenges of Safety Management in small air operators

Your feedback is very important to scientifically research and document how the smallest air operators implement and run their Safety Management System. What are the results of the SMS implementation in your operations? Which issues did you face or do you still face? Is there a disconnection between your capabilities and the SMS framework? Tell us about it!

This survey is part of a research project for an MSc thesis in human factors and system safety at Lund University. It is primarily interested in hearing from the smallest air operators in business aviation, without any limitation to any particular type of air operation, geographical region or regulatory framework. It is intended to fill a huge gap in knowledge regarding SMS in micro enterprises in business aviation, for which no scientific research has ever been conducted. The potential implications of the results go beyond the academic world, as they could also influence future initiatives in rule-making and industry standards.

Trials indicated that this survey should only take from 6 to 9 minutes. Your responses are completely anonymous. We do not store any personal information (not even the IP address of your device) unless you voluntarily provide it and explicitly agree to its storage and use for well-defined purposes. Both Swedish and EU laws on data protection and privacy apply to this research project. All data will be aggregated, securely stored and only accessible to the researcher and university staff directly involved in the research. For any question, suggestion or comment, please contact: st1830de-s@student.lu.se