Sat, Sep 19, 2009
New Organization Will Consolidate FAA Safety Resources
As part of a strategy to reduce emerging aviation risks using
national safety data, the FAA's Office of Aviation Safety Thursday
launched a new Accident Investigation and Prevention Service that
integrates the work of the Offices of Accident Investigation and
Safety Analytical Services.
“This program give us better tools to spot potential
safety problems and head off aviation accidents before they
happen,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
“If we are going to continue to improve aviation safety,
we have to be able to gather safety information from our industry
and use data-driven safety programs to identify and address risks
before they lead to accidents,” said FAA Administrator Randy
Babbitt.
The new organization will consolidate resources so the FAA can
better understand current and emerging risks across the aviation
community through the use of data from accident and incident
investigations, historical accidents and incidents, and voluntarily
submitted information from industry programs such as Aviation
Safety Action and Flight Operational Quality Assurance
programs.
The Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing program
combines information from industry and government data sources to
provide new insights into potential safety issues. The program has
matured to the point that the FAA can now look at data from more
than 73 percent of current U.S. commercial operations and identify
emerging vulnerabilities and trends. Safety improvements are made
not only through FAA regulations, but also through the Commercial
Aviation Safety Team (CAST).
The Accident Investigation and Prevention Service will be headed
by Jay Pardee, who most recently was the director of the Office of
Safety Analytical Services. Pardee is recognized as a leader in
safety data analysis. He has been a leader in CAST, which won the
2008 Robert J. Collier Trophy for achieving an unprecedented level
of safety in U.S. airline operations. He is also the agency’s
lead to assure that the Next Generation Air Transportation System
provides enhanced levels of safety. Tony Fazio, who most recently
was director of the FAA's Europe, Africa and Middle East Office in
Brussels, will serve as deputy director.
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