53rd Annual MAMA Conference

Airport safety programs are often built around regulatory compliance—but their true value is realized during real-world events. This panel brings together perspectives from FAA certification, state aviation oversight, and airport management and planning to explore how preparation, training, and coordination translate into effective operational response. Panelists will highlight common safety discrepancies at Part 139 airports, discuss how general aviation airports can adopt scalable safety practices, and examine how consultants and service providers can minimize operational impacts during projects. The session will emphasize proactive preparation, including tabletop exercises, interagency coordination, and construction planning. Through interactive polling, attendees will identify common discrepancies, followed by practical strategies to prevent and address these. The session will also feature a mock emergency preparedness tabletop exercise based on audience participation.

Session Key Takeaways:
- For Part 139 airports: Common discrepancies and prevention strategies.
- For GA airports: scalable safety and emergency preparedness practices.
- For consultants/service providers: key CSPP and project risk considerations.
- For all audience members: practical approaches to improve coordination, training, and readiness across facilities of varying sizes and complexities.