K. Scott Griffith to Keynote 2024 ACSF Safety Symposium

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Author, pilot and aviation safety trailblazer K. Scott Griffith will deliver the opening keynote at the 2024 ACSF Safety Symposium, to be held April 1-3, 2024 on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), in Daytona Beach, Florida. Hosted by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), the annual aviation safety event brings together 200+ aviation leaders and students to gain insights and learn best practices, as well as share lessons learned.

Captain Griffith came to prominence in the field of aviation serving as an international airline captain and chief safety officer at American Airlines. He is widely recognized as the father of the airline industry’s landmark Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), a safety partnership that includes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the certificate holder, and may include any third-party administrator, such as the ACSF.

“We’re absolutely honored to have Scott Griffith deliver one of our keynotes at the upcoming Symposium,” noted ACSF’s President & CEO, Bryan Burns. “It’s very apropos that he will discuss what led to his founding the ASAP for the airline industry, especially since the ACSF has served as a third-party administrator since 2012, when we made the ASAP program more widely accessible to on-demand charter and business aviation operators. I couldn’t imagine an aviation leader more qualified to speak on the safety benefits of the ASAP in that regard.”

Griffith’s debut book, “The Leader's Guide to Managing Risk: A Proven Method to Build Resilience and Reliability,” is also the title of his keynote address.

During the 75-minute session, attendees will:

  • Learn about a plane crash that Griffith witnessed in 1985, an event that led him to develop the ASAP, which subsequently contributed to a 95-percent reduction in the U.S. fatal accident rate in aviation.

  • Hear stories and offer proven methods to help leaders build resilience and reliability into their organizations.

  • Describe the “Sequence of Reliability.”

  • Learn about the world’s first independently audited, high-reliability standard—Collaborative High Reliability®—and its building block, Collaborative Just Culture®.

  • Explain the concept of “Flipping the Iceberg,” and how it can improve an operator's safety and reliability.

  • Begin to develop an Aviation Safety Action Program (or improve an existing one).

  • Take the initial steps to achieve Collaborative Just Culture program qualification.

The founder and managing partner of SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC, Griffith has earned a reputation for world-class reliability and collaborative skills. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with businesses, regulators and labor associations in high-consequence industries worldwide. A recipient of the Flight Safety Foundation’s Admiral Luis de Florez Award for his outstanding contribution to aviation safety, he is also a three-time recipient of the FAA’s Good Friend Award.

Captain Griffith’s keynote will kick off the ACSF Safety Symposium at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. He will also be available to sign copies of his new book, which will be gifted to attendees Assured Partners.

To register, sponsor or learn more about the annual safety event, visit at acsf.aero/symposium. Please follow the event hashtag, #ACSF2024, on LinkedIn and Facebook. Registration for the Symposium is now open for members and non-members, and hotel bookings are now available.

To learn more about the non-profit foundation and its member benefits for business aviation and aircraft charter operators, visit acsf.aero.