Services

Aerospace Safety Associates provides commercial aviation oversight and operational risk consulting built on extensive work supporting NASA. We help government agencies, military organizations, contractors, and smaller operators replace safety theater with right-sized systems that improve real operational capability. Every associate brings at least 30 years of aviation experience, from line operations through senior leadership, across government, military, commercial, civilian, and contract environments.

Commercial Aviation Oversight

We support commercial aviation oversight with experienced maintenance and operations specialists who evaluate regulatory compliance, barrier effectiveness, decision authority, and operational capability. Services include vendor and contractor assessments, surveillance planning, procedural reviews, accountability reviews, and development of practical oversight standards.

Risk Management and Regulatory Support

We help agencies and operators write or refine regulations, audit protocols, safety management processes, policies, and procedures. We also prepare organizations for government audits, assess legacy programs, remove low-value bureaucracy, and redirect time, money, and attention toward the controls, training, equipment, and judgment that manage risk.

Speaking Engagements and Workshops

Jeff Hicks provides keynote presentations, executive briefings, and facilitated workshops on operational risk, safety theater, barrier effectiveness, judgment in the gray, and the difference between compliance and capability. Programs are tailored for government agencies, military units, aviation operators, safety leaders, and professional conferences. Contact us to request a speaking engagement.
UAS OPERATOR EVALUATIONS
We provide independent UAS operator evaluations and NASA UAS oversight support. We apply the same operational test used in crewed aviation: whether the organization’s barriers remain capable under actual mission conditions.