January 23, 2013 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA)—the world’s largest nongovernmental aviation safety organization—issued the following response to CBC TV’s program “Power & Politics with Evan Solomon” that aired on 22 January.

“Safety Management Systems (SMS) are a valuable tool to enhance safety in aviation and other transportation industries in Canada. SMS aid airlines by helping to identify and mitigate safety risks that have not been anticipated by regulators. As a result, SMS programs are critical to ensuring the highest safety standards are maintained and to providing a continuous means of identifying hazards before they become serious.”
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