About the Operations Standing Committee
CANSO established the Operations Standing Committee (OSC) at its 13th AGM in San Diego, June 2009 to facilitate the promotion and exchange of industry best practice in operations and technical areas. It comprises four Workstreams: 1) Improving Operational Efficiency, 2) Industry Cooperation, 3) ATM Standards, 4) Operations Strategic Goals.
Dan Smiley, Programme Manager ATM Operations
Dan Smiley is on secondment from FAA ATO for two years. Before joining CANSO, he worked as a Senior Advisor for NextGen in the Office of International Aviation, where he educated the international aviation work force on the FAA’s NextGen programmes and ICAO activity around the world. Prior to that, he spent 3 years as Manager of the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, and has managed several FAA Headquarters level branches.
Operations Blog
25 Feb 2010High flyers, Geese and ProfitsHarry F Banks once said, “Financial rewards follow accomplishment, they don’t precede it.” This holds true for most rewards, not just financial. There has to be some doing before you get the reward.
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4 Feb 2010On the importance of caffeine for great accomplishments…As this is my first blog entry I have some catching up to do. I was nominated to the position of CANSO Program Manager ATM Operations back in early November and have come on board full time as of January. It was quite an honor to be asked to serve in this capacity and I would like to thank the FAA and CANSO for allowing me the opportunity. That being said it’s on to delivering some tangible benefits in the operational arena!
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