Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt, Member

2013

• February 13, 2013 - Presentation to the South Carolina Aviation Association about working with the NTSB after an accident.
• February 7, 2013 - Inadequate Monitoring and Cross-checking - How do we make vast improvements?
• January 24, 2013 - Presentation to Patriot Rail Operations Team Leadership Workshop.
• January 14, 2013 - Presentation to the Transportation Research Board on Human, Organizational, and Cultural Factors in Accidents.
• January 13, 2013 - Presentation to the Transportation Research Board Human Factors Workshop on Safety Data.
• January 13, 2013 - Presentation to the Transportation Research Board Human Factors Workshop on Automation.

2012

• December 10, 2012 - Presentation to SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners on role of leadership in preventing organizational accidents.
• December 7, 2012 - Speaker Remarks for International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association
• December 3, 2012 - Keynote Remarks for National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) - Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit, Washington, DC
• November 27, 2012 - Presentation to US Air Force's Safety Center in Albuquerque, NM
• November 7, 2012 - Presentation on Inadequate Monitoring and Cross-checking "The Problem that Never Went Away" Human Factors industry roundtable in Irving, TX
• October 29, 2012 - Presentation on Threat and Error Management at NBAA's Single Pilot Safety Standdown in Orlando, FL
• October 24, 2012 - Presentation on how to create the right kind of safety culture, Railway Tie Assn Symposium in Tampa, FL
• October 23, 2012 - Presentation on Understanding the Critical Role of Leadership in Preventing Organizational Accidents, at CPUC Safety Leadership Conference
• October 18, 2012 - Luncheon Remarks Before American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Aviation and Space Law Committee, Washington, DC
• October 8, 2012 - Member Sumwalt gives a workshop on Safety Management Systems at Bombardier's Safety Standdown in Wichita, KS - Presentation | Talking Points
• September 26, 2012 - Presentation to Flight Safety Foundation in Alexandria, VA, on working with the NTSB after an accident occurs.
• September 20, 2012 - Presentation to Boeing Training and Flight Services personnel in Seattle on adherence to standard op procedures.
• August 15, 2012 - The NTSB's Robert Sumwalt writes in an opinion piece for the Post and Courier.
• August 8, 2012 - Presentation to Avantair employees in Clearwater, FL on the importance of adhering to standard ops procedures.
• July 11, 2012 - Presentation to the M&N Aviation Safety Standdown, Englewood, CO.
• June 26, 2012 - California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Safety Leadership Conference in San Francisco, CA, Morning Presentation , Afternoon Presentation, and Webcast
• June 12, 2012 - Pilot and ATC professionalism presentation to Beaver County Community College
• May 8, 2012 - Remarks Before the Press & Youth at Launch of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month, Washington, DC
• May 7, 2012 - Remarks to NTSB Youth Open House, Washington, DC
• May 3, 2012 - Remarks to To the International Society of Air Safety Investigators, Mid Atlantic Regional Chapter (MARC), May 3, 2012, Washington, DC
• April 26, 2012 - Presentation to the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association conference, Chicago, IL
• April 25, 2012 - Remarks at Meharry-State Farm Alliance Teen Safe Driving Champion Award Presentation and ThinkFast Program Blythewood, South Carolina
• April 19, 2012 - Presentation at Flight Safety's Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar in San Antonio, TX.
• April 17, 2012 - Presentation to Purdue University on Professionalism in Aviation, West Lafayette, IN.
• April 13, 2012 - Presentation to the Volpe Center's Roundtable on Automation and the Human, in Cambridge, MA. [Video of Presentation]
• March 29, 2012 - Presentation to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• March 20, 2012 - Presentation at the SCRRA seminar in Los Angeles, CA.
• March 8, 2012 - Presentation at the Veriforce 2012 Annual Contractor Safety and Training Conference.
• March 1, 2012 - Presentation at the 24th Annual European Air Safety Seminar (EASS) of the Flight Safety Foundaton (FSF) in Dublin, Ireland.

2011

• November 11, 2011 - Presentation to the 2011 Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) Foundation Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
• November 9, 2011 - Presentation at the Fifth International Helicopter Safety Symposium, Fort Worth, TX
• October 26, 2011 - A Practical Look at Establishing a Safety Culture, presented to the Bombardier 15th Annual Safety Standdown, Wichita, KS
• October 26, 2011 - Address to the Bombardier 15th Annual Safety Standdown: Raising the Bar on Pilot Professionalism, Wichita, KS
• October 26, 2011 - Address on SMS to the Bombardier 15th Annual Safety Standdown, Wichita, KS
• October 17, 2011 - Address to the National Organizations for Youth Safety National Teen Distracted Driving Summit, Arlington, VA
• September 28, 2011 - (PDF, 3MB) Remarks at General Aviation Air Safety Investigator Workshop, Wichita, KS
• August 23, 2011 - Luncheon Keynote to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Annual International Conference, Milwaukee, WI
• July 28, 2011 - (PDF, 1.6 MB) Remarks at Metrolink USC
• July 21, 2011 - (PDF, 2 MB) Remarks at ALEA Conference, New Orleans, LA
• June 7, 2011 - (PDF, 933 KB) Remarks to the American Waterways Operators Safety Costal Committee Summer Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
• May 10, 2011 - Opening Remarks at the Truck and Bus Safety Forum, Washington, DC
• May 5, 2011 - (PDF, 2.87 MB) Remarks to the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association's Annual Safety Stand-Down, St. Charles, IL
• May 4, 2011 - (PDF, 1.81 MB) Remarks to the Society of Chest Pain Centers 14th Congress, Miami, FL
• April 20, 2011 - (PDF, 1.94 MB) Remarks at Flight Safety Foundation's 56th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar 2011, San Diego, CA
• March 30, 2011 - (PDF, 7.85 MB) Remarks to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences' Spring Aviation Safety Seminar, Grand Forks, ND (Video at UND website)
• March 26, 2011 - (PDF, 6.76 MB) Remarks at South Carolina Aviation Safety Council 2011 Safety Fly-In, Rock Hill, SC
• March 23, 2011 - Remarks and presentation (PDF, 826 KB) to NTSB Training Center Aircraft Accident Investigation for Aviation Professionals (AS 301) Course, Ashburn, VA
• January 25, 2011 - (PDF, 1.8 MB) Remarks before the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
• January 19, 2011 - Remarks and presentation (PDF, 826 KB) to the Dombroff, Gilmore, Jaques, & French 5th Annual 2011 Airline Symposium, McLean, VA
  
  

2010

• November 16, 2010 - Remarks on Eliminating Distractions for Young Drivers, Most Wanted List Press Conference: State Issues, Washington, DC
• November 12, 2010 - (PDF, 1.8MB) Remarks to the Trauma Center Association of America Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
• October 13-14, 2010 - Public Forum Of Fishing Vessel Safety, Washington, DC - Chairman's Opening and Closing Remarks, Washington, DC
• September 21, 2010 - (PDF, 5.42MB) Remarks to the Flight Safety Foundation's Corporate Advisory Committee Workshop, Alexandria, VA
• September 18, 2010 - Remarks to the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide, Beaufort Teaching Site, Charleston, and Greenville Campus 2010 Commencement, Charleston, SC
• September 9, 2010 - (PDF, 1.01MB) Remarks before the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety Meeting, Washington, DC
• September 1, 2010 - (PDF, 7.91MB) Remarks before the Georgia Business Aviation Association's Annual Safety Day, Marietta, GA
• August 24, 2010 - Keynote Address for the 2010 Training, Standardization and Compliance Conference, Concord, NC
• May 12, 2010 - (PDF, 1.61MB) Remarks before the Flight Safety Foundation’s 55th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar, Tucson, AZ
• March 17, 2010 - (PDF, 1.29MB) Remarks before the 2010 Association of Air Medical Services Spring Conference, Washington, DC
• March 2, 2010 - (PDF, 4.66MB) Remarks before the NASA Langley Research Center - Colloquium and Sigma Series Lectures, Hampton, VA
• February 23-24, 2010 - Public Hearing on Collision of Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Trains Near Fort Totten Station, Washington, DC, June 22, 2009 - Chairman's Opening and Closing Remarks, Washington, DC
• February 12, 2010 - (PDF, 15KB) Remarks before the South Carolina Aviation Association's 32st Annual Aviation Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC
• February 11, 2010 - Keynote Address for the South Carolina Aviation Association, Hall of Fame Banquet, Myrtle Beach, SC
• January 8, 2010 - Remarks before the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s 21st Annual Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium, Orlando, FL

2009

• December 10, 2009 - Remarks before the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Flying Club, Boston, MA
• December 7, 2009 - (PDF, 2.58 MB) Remarks to the 2nd Annual Gulfstream Safety Standdown, Savannah, GA
• December 1, 2009 - Remarks to the FAA International Runway Safety Summit,Washington, DC
• November 3, 2009 - (PDF, 2.75 MB) Remarks to the Flight Safety Foundation's 62nd Annual International Air Safety Seminar, Beijing, China
• October 21, 2009 - Remarks to the National Business Aviation Association's 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention, Safety Town Hall Meeting, Orlando, FL
• October 8, 2009 - (PDF, 1.29 MB) Remarks to the Flight Safety Foundation Corporate Advisory Committee, Alexandria, VA
• October 5, 2009 - (PDF, 994 KB) Remarks to the American College of Emergency Physicians Meeting, Boston, MA
• September 29, 2009 - Remarks to the Third International Helicopter Safety Symposium, Montreal, Québec, Canada
• September 17, 2009 - Remarks to the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) 2009 40th Annual Seminar, Orlando, Florida
• September 2, 2009 - (PDF, 3.55 MB) Remarks to the 21st Annual FAA/ATA International Symposium on Human Factors in Maintenance and Ramp Safety, San Diego, CA.
• July 9, 2009 - (PDF, 2.67 MB) Remarks to the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Golden Anniversary Meeting, Mackinac Island, Michigan.
• June 23, 2009 - (PDF, 759 KB) Remarks to the PALMATT 2nd Aviation Safety And Risk Management Symposium, Teaneck, NJ
• June 11, 2009 - Opening Statement For the Public Hearing on US Airways Flight 1549 Airbus A320, N106US, Hudson River, NJ January 15, 2009, Washington, DC
• June 3, 2009 - Opening Statement/Closing Remarks For Pre-Hearing Conference, US Airways Flight 1549 Airbus A320, N106US, Hudson River, NJ, January 15, 2009, Washington, DC
• June 3, 2009 - Remarks to the Federal Interagency Committee On EMS, Arlington, VA
• May 20, 2009 - (PDF, 2.70 MB) Remarks to the Training Committee, Regional Airlines Association Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, UT
• May 6, 2009 - (PDF, 4.07 MB) Remarks to the Advanced Qualification Program Conference, Phoenix, AZ
• April 28, 2009 - (PDF, 3.70 MB) Remarks on Human Error in the Context of Accidents to the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Flight Test Safety Workshop, Ottawa, Canada
• April 28, 2009 - (PDF, 1.35 MB) Remarks on Threat and Error Management to theSociety of Experimental Test Pilots, Flight Test Safety Workshop, Ottawa, Canada
• April 22, 2009 - Testimony Before theSubcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on the Oversight of Helicopter Medical Services, Washington, DC
• March 18, 2009 - (PDF, 1.03 MB) Remarks to Flight Safety Foundation's European Aviation Safety Seminar (EASS), Nicosia, Cyprus.
• March 11, 2009 - Remarks to the Association of Air Medical Services Spring Conference, March 11, 2009, Washington, DC
• March 3, 2009 - (PDF, 1.26 MB) Remarks to the 2009 Air Charter Safety Foundation Symposium, Ashburn, VA
• February 24, 2009 - Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on the US Airways Flight 1549 Accident
• February 3, 2009 - Opening Statement at the Public Hearing In the Matter of the Issues On Emergency Medical Services, Helicopter Operational Safety, Washington, DC
• January 22, 2009 - (PDF, 2.06 MB) Remarks to the 2009 Cessna Safety Stand-down, Wichita, KS

 

2008

• October 29, 2008 - Remarks to the Reginal Airlines Association's Presidents Council Luncheon, Washington, DC
• October 22, 2008 - (PDF, 2.71 MB) Remarks to the 2008 Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) Accident Response Workshop, Arlington, VA
• October 20, 2008 - (PDF, 875 KB) Remarks to the Air Medical Transport Conference 2008, Minneapolis, MN
• October 7, 2008 - (PDF, 666 KB) Remarks to NBAA Safety Town Hall Meeting, Orlando, FL
  
• September 10, 2008 - (PDF, 1.17 MB) Remarks to the Flight Deck Automation Working Group, Washington DC
• August 19, 2008 - Remarks to the FAA Air Traffic Organization Leadership Summit, Washington, DC
• July 31, 2008 - (PDF, 1 MB) Remarks to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Public Workshop for Stakeholders: Transporting Hazardous Materials Safely - the Next 100 Years, July 31, 2008, Washington, DC
• July 20, 2008 - (PDF, 4.19 KB) Remarks to the FlightSafety’s Senior Leadership Course, Orlando, FL
• July 9, 2008 - (PDF, 0.98 MB) Remarks to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Washington, DC
• June 26, 2008 - (PDF, 1.36 MB) Remarks to the Southern Gas Association's Safety and Health Round Table during the Environmental, Safety, and Training Conference, Charlotte, NC
• June 19, 2008 - (PDF, 1.26 MB) Remarks to the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, Columbia, SC
• June 17, 2008 - Remarks to the FAA Aviation Fatigue Management: Partnerships for Solutions Symposium, Vienna, VA
• June 17, 2008 - (PDF, 3.55 MB) Opening Remarks to FAA Aviation Fatigue Management Symposium, Vienna, VA
• May 28, 2008 - Remarks to the Federal Aviation Administration Shared Vision of Aviation Safety Conference, San Diego, CA
• May 22, 2008 - Remarks to the Regional  Air Cargo Carriers Association, 7th Anniversary Spring Conference, Chantilly, VA
• May 14, 2008 - (PDF, 2.32 MB) Remarks to the Nautical Institute Seminar, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York
• May 8, 2008 - Remarks of Robert Sumwalt, Vice Chairman to the 27th Annual Conference of theAviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, Australia
  
• May 1, 2008 - Remarks to the International Society of Air Safety Investigators, Mid Atlantic Regional Chapter, Washington, DC
• April 17, 2008 - Remarks to the 2008 International Boating and Water Safety Summit, San Diego, CA
• April 9, 2008 - (PDF, 1.94 MB) Remarks to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
• February 28, 2008 - Remarks to the National Business Aviation Association 2008 Leadership Conference, San Antonio, TX
• February 21, 2008 - Remarks to the SMU Air Law Symposium, Dallas, TX
• February 19, 2008 - (PDF, 1.99 MB) Remarks to the Air Charter Safety Foundation, Alexandria, VA
• February 13, 2008 - Testimony Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Runway Safety, Washington, DC
• February 8, 2008 - (PDF, 3.34 MB) Remarks to the South Carolina Aviation Association, Hilton Head, SC
• January 14, 2008 - (PDF, 3.30 MB) Opening Remarks to the Southeastern Transportation Center Student Breakfast during the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies' 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
• January 9, 2008 - (PDF, 824 KB) Remarks to the University Aviation Association, Washington, DC

 

 

2007

• December 6, 2007 - Opening Remarks To the Aviation Directors Roundtable, Washington, DC
• November 6, 2007 - Opening Remarks Before The NATA Aviation Business Roundtable, Washington, DC
• October 15, 2007 - Opening Remarks Before The Airline Dispatchers Federation Safety Symposium, Houston, TX
• September 19, 2007 - Opening Remarks Before The General Aviation Air Safety Investigators (GAASI) 2007 Advanced Technical Workshop, Wichita, Kansas
• September 6, 2007 - Remarks To 19th FAA/ATA International Symposiumon Human Factors in Maintenance and Ramp Safety, Orlando, Florida
• August 22, 2007 - Remarks To The Chief Aircraft Accident Investigators Programme Of Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore And Singapore Aviation Academy, Singapore, Republic Of Singapore
• August 8, 2007 - Remarks To The Air Line Pilots Association, International, 2007 Air Safety & Security Forum, Washington, DC
• May 23, 2007 - Remarks Before The Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors, Washington, DC
• May 22, 2007 - Testimony Before The U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Rail Safety Legislation
• May 17, 2007 - Remarks to the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association 5th Anniversary Spring Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
• May 12, 2007 - Remarks to the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, Charlotte, NC
• April 11, 2007 - Remarks to the Air Line Pilots Association, International Pilots Assistance Forum, Denver, CO
• February 12, 2007 - Remarks Before the Columbia (SC) Rotary Club, Columbia, SC
• February 2, 2007 - Remarks Before the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Eighteenth Annual Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium, Orlando, FL
• January 30, 2007 - Remarks Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, Washington, DC
• January 18, 2007 - Remarks Before the United Motorcoach Association Motorcoach EXPO 2007, New Orleans, LA

 

2006

• November 18, 2006 - Remarks Before the 68th Annual Conference, National Foundation for Women Legislators, Avon, CO
• November 10, 2006 - Keynote Address for the 30th Anniversary Celebration NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System, San Carlos, CA
• November 3, 2006 - Introductory Remarks Before the FAA 3rd Annual International Aviation Safety Forum, Chantilly, VA
• October 11, 2006 - Statement Before the Illinois Task Force on Graduated Driver Licensing, Chicago, IL
• September 14, 2006 - Remarks During his Swearing-In Ceremony, Washington, DC