WMG CAA STPA Project Showcase
WMG CAA STPA-based Safety Analysis of eVTOL Operations
Project Showcase
In the past 18 months, the Safe Autonomy Research Group at WMG has been working with the Civil Aviation Authority on the Systems Theoretic Process Analysis-based Safety Analysis for eVTOL Operations research project.
To support eVTOLs to safely integrate into the UK airspace, this project uses a system-thinking approach to holistically analyse interactions between aircraft, software, hardware and human operators. As a result, we identify a number of potential risks and hazards of future eVTOL operation and close the current potential gaps in regulation, including airspace integration, vertiport operations and automation.
We would like to invite you to join this project showcase event to celebrate the success of the project, including a presentation of the project overview and key findings, followed by an industrial panel discussion to explore the application of STPA in aviation technology. The CAA will also share the next steps of this project.
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Register now, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Event details:
Date: 3 Oct 2025 (Friday)
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Venue: One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
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Event agenda: |
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| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration |
| 10:00 – 10:10 |
Welcome Address Prof Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy, WMG, University of Warwick |
| 10:10 - 10:20 |
Ministerial Keynote Address (TBC) |
| 10:20 - 10:35 |
CAA interest, relevance and future steps Chris Booth, Technical Strategy Specialist - Future Safety & Innovation, Civil Aviation Authority Darryl Abelscroft, Technical Strategy Portfolio Manager - Future Safety and Innovation, Civil Aviation Authority |
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10:35 - 10:50 |
eVSLG Overview and Relevance Simon Meakins, Co-Chair of the eVTOL Safety Leadership Group and Director of Advanced Air Mobility, Bristow Group Rick Newson, Co-Chair of the eVTOL Safety Leadership Group and Flight Operations Manager - VTOL, Civil Aviation Authority |
| 10:50 - 11:30 |
Project and Results Overview Mariat James Elizebeth, Lead Engineer (System Safety), WMG, University of Warwick |
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Coffee break |
| 11:45 - 12:40 |
Panel discussion Moderator: Prof Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy, WMG, University of Warwick Simon Meakins, Co-Chair of the eVTOL Safety Leadership Group and Director of Advanced Air Mobility, Bristow Group Rick Newson, Co-Chair of the eVTOL Safety Leadership Group andFlight Operations Manager - VTOL, Civil Aviation Authority Prof Mikela Chatzimichailidou, Professor of System Safety and Innovation, University College London |
| 12:40 - 12:50 |
Closing remarks and next steps |
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12:50 onwards |
Lunch and networking reception |