Reykjavik Flight Safety Symposium

The Icelandic Airline Pilots' Association organizes the annual Reykjavik Flight Safety Symposium. The seventh conference will be held on October 12th 2023 in Gullhamrar.

The goal of the conference is to share information and create a platform for discussion on the safety issues that concern the aviation industry. The conference attracts a diverse group from the aviation industry, from all over the world. Participation in recent years has exceeded our expectations and it is clear that the subject matter appeals to a diverse group of listeners, i.a. air traffic controllers, pilots and members of the administration.

The topics are varied in accordance with the spirit of the conference, but confirmed speakers are:

Petter Hörnfeldt - Mentour Pilot (TRE B737)

Sævar Birgisson from ISAVIA ANS - Remote towers

Snædís Sigurðardóttir, psychologist - Stress and burnout

Haukur Gunnarsson, Icelandair - flight training

The entrance fee will be modest as before and a lunch buffet will be included in the price.

Tickets available here: https://tix.is/is/event/16151/reykjavik-flight-safety-symposium/

A more detailed program will be announced later.

If you have any recommendations, suggestions, questions or comments, feel free to send us a line at fia@fia.is. The event is held in English, and admission fee is quite modest.

Here you can read about last years speakers.

The RFSS videos from previous years can be found here below:

2022

In 2022, the RFSS was held on October 13th at the Gullhamrar.

The speakers that participated in 2022 were the following. By clicking their names you will be forwarded to a recording of their speeches:

Högni Björn Ómarsson: FÍA boardmember and Icelandair Captain

Opening remarks

Birta Líf Kristinsdóttir: Meteorologist

Weather in BIKF and ice crystal icing

Melisa Bravin: Propulsion operability engineer at Boeing

Ice crystal icing

Matthías Sveinbjörnsson: President of the Icelandic Aeronautical Association

Energy exchange in aviation

Erla Björnsdóttir: Clinical psychologist, Phd in sleep medicine

Sleep and fatigue

Ingvar Tryggvason: Icelandair Captain

Just culture

Jóhann Wium Magnússon: Aviation Psychologist

Peer support

Gunnar Björn Bjarnason: FÍA boardmemeber and Air Iceland Captain

Lokaorð

Here you can read more about this years speakers

Podcast: Flugvarpið- #47 Svefnheilsa og Just culture - Reykjavík Flight Safety Symposium.

2021

In 2021, the RFSS was held on September 24th at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica.

The speakers that participated in 2021 were the following. By clicking their names you will be forwarded to a recording of their speeches:

Guðmundur Kristjánsson is a project manager at Isavia ANS

Patrick Hudson is emeritus professor at Delft University of Technology in The Human Factor in Safety at the Department of Safety Science

John Franklin is Head of Safety Promotion at EASA

Helena Cunningham is Chairman of the IFALPA Safety Management Working Group (SMWG.)

Ragnar Guðmundsson is an aeronautical engineer and investigator at the Icelandic Transportation Safety Board.

Guðmundur Már Þorvarðarson closing remarks

Högni B. Ómarsson, FÍA's Secretary, moderated the event.

Here you can read more about each speaker.

2020

In 2020, the RFSS was held on March 13th, right at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Iceland. The event, held at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica, was therefore "moved" online.

The speakers that participated in 2020 were the following. By clicking their names you will be forwarded to a recording of their speeches:

Dr. Sara Barsotti of the Icelandic Met Office - Responding to explosive eruptions in Iceland: changes and improvements over the last 10 years
Dr. Rory Clarkson from Rolls Royce - Volcanic ash and aviation - 10 years from Eyjafjallajökull
Harry Nelson, a former test pilot for Airbus - Are we ready for the challenges of tomorrow?
Hlín Hólm, chair of NAT-SPG - NAT-SPG
Captain Antti Tuori, MD, from IFALPA’s HUPER committee - Pilot's health - risks and solutions
Ingvar Tryggvason - Chair of the FÍA Safety Committee

2019

In 2019, the RFSS was held on April 11th, at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica. The speakers that participated this year were the following. By clicking their names you will be forwarded to a recording of their speeches:

Ragnar Guðmundsson - RNSA - The Road from an Incident to an AD
Marika Melin - Karolinska Institutet - High-Flying Risks
Steinarr Bragason - AEEC - Datalink Objectives and Obstacles, the safety perspective
Graham Braithwaite - Cranfield - Maintaining an Authentic Safety Culture
José-María Lorenzo -The European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) - EGNOS Service Provision
Kristín Sigurðardóttir hér og hér- Þróunarmiðstöð rannsóknaverkefna. She gave two speaches: Stress, Friend or Foe? & Resilience - What can we do?

Here you can watch the entire symposium including some words from Jens Þórðarson (Icelandair), Jeroene Kruse (ECA) and final words from FÍA President, Örnólfur Jónsson.

Högni B. Ómarsson, FÍA's Secretary, moderated the event.