


FocusOn… Behind the Flight Deck Door
On May 29th, ESASI hosted the fifth online FocusOn… seminar. The topic of this FocusOn… was ‘Behind the Flight Deck Door’ and it covered a wide range of topics related to cabin safety.
The seminar was chaired by Joann Sheehan, Head of ISASI’s Cabin Safety Working Group and a current cabin crew member for a large US airline.
The seminar began with a presentation by Darlene Maclachlan of ICAO discussing Cabin safety aspects in accident investigations. This was followed by a presentation of the regulations relating to the minimum required cabin crew by Jean Paul Vieu of Airbus. Professor Ed Galea of the University of Greenwich and Zuzana Chin from Cranfield University then covered Cabin evacuation testing.
The seminar then moved on to the significant risk posed by lithium-ion batteries. Lisa Fitzsimons from the UK AAIB presented the technical aspects of the risk and this was followed by a presentation by Candace Kolander and Mark Phaneuf from ALPA who covered the operational realities and the work that is being done to reduce the risk.
The seminar was completed with a presentation by Dr James Blundell of Cranfield University. James discussed the very current topic of disruptive passenger behaviour and its effects on cabin crew well-being and flight safety.
The presentations were fascinating and highlighted the vast range of topics that may need to be considered when investigating cabin safety.
The ESASI committee would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the presenters and our chairperson for giving their time to share their extensive knowledge of the subject.
Please see below a recording of the seminar.
