We’re Back: Weekly Blogs Restart on Monday 23rd March

Weekly blogs return on 23 March. Still here, still strong, and still championing positive safety culture across civil and military aviation.

As many of you know, I am currently in the Middle East, and when the war started, regular blogging rather understandably came to a halt. Truth be told, there is only so much thought leadership one can produce while hiding under the staircase in the only part of the house with no Wi-Fi!!

That said, things are beginning to settle into a new rhythm — perhaps not normal in the traditional sense, but certainly a new normal of sorts.

The bangs are still enough to get your attention, but I am starting to recognise the sound of UAE fighter crews doing what they do best as they go after drones and missiles at full re-heat. To all those protecting people on the ground and in the air, thank you. You are doing an incredible job.

Most importantly, we are alive, well, and very much still in the fight for something that matters: better safety, better leadership, and better thinking across the transport industries.

So I am pleased to announce that regular weekly blogs will restart from Monday 23rd March.

Because, and let us be honest, a few Shaheed drones, a handful of missiles, and an enforced relocation to the staircase were never going to defeat Avia Intelligence’s commitment to Positive Safety Culture.

If anything, recent events have only sharpened the point.

Positive Safety Culture is not just for quiet days, tidy operations, and well-behaved spreadsheets. It is not a fair-weather philosophy. It matters most when conditions are difficult, when uncertainty is high, and when people still have to make calm, disciplined, well-judged decisions under pressure.

That applies whether you are in civil aviation or military aviation.

Whether you are flying fare-paying passengers, protecting national airspace, managing operational risk, supporting aircraft maintenance, leading safety teams, or making command decisions in real time, the same truth remains: safety depends on people who can think clearly, act professionally, and stay grounded when everything around them is trying very hard not to be.

So from next week onward, you can expect regular articles once again — practical, direct, and grounded in the realities of aviation and wider transport safety. Less theory for theory’s sake. More useful thinking for leaders, managers, pilots, engineers, supervisors, and safety professionals trying to make a real difference.

Yes, that includes both the civilian and military communities, because professionalism, discipline, courage, and sound decision-making do not belong to one side of aviation. They matter across all of it.

A very special note, then, to all those serving, protecting, supporting, and responding — in the air and on the ground — thank you for absolutely everything. Your professionalism and commitment do not go unnoticed.

Thank you as well to everyone who has stayed with Avia Intelligence during this pause.

We are still here. Still thinking. Still writing. Still pushing for better safety.

The sky may still be noisy. The staircase may still be on standby. But Avia Intelligence is back and the blogs are back with it.

Call to Action:
If you want to strengthen safety thinking, leadership and operational resilience across civil or military aviation, especially when conditions are far from ideal, email me at contact.us@aviaintelligence.com, or register with our community website on Zenler.