Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Laboratory Will Allow Saudi Kingdom To Perform "In-House"
Flight Recorder Playback And Analysis
A contract to deliver a comprehensive flight recorder playback
and analysis laboratory for the General Authority of Civil Aviation
(GACA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been awarded to CAE
Flightscape, the company announced Monday. The heart of the
laboratory is CAE Flightscape's Insight software suite, which is
used by the majority of air safety investigators at aircraft
manufacturers and investigation authorities around the world and
greatly facilitates collaboration during complex international
investigations.
The GACA laboratory will provide the capability to readout and
analyze information from aircraft flight data and cockpit voice
recorders, a key component of any accident investigation today. The
laboratory will fall under the responsibility of Captain Mohammed
Ali Jamjoom, Vice President of Safety & Economic Regulation
(S&ER) within GACA. "We investigate every civil aviation
accident in the KSA, and we issue safety recommendations aimed at
preventing future accidents by determining the probable cause. The
addition of a flight recorder lab will significantly improve our
ability and timeliness to fulfill this primary mandate," said
Captain Jamjoom.
GACA's S&ER is also responsible for maintaining the
government's database of civil aviation accidents and also conducts
special studies of aviation safety issues of national significance.
The S&ER provides investigators to serve as KSA-accredited
representatives as specified in international treaties for
accidents outside the Kingdom involving Saudi-registered aircraft.
The S&ER is also responsible for airport certification and for
the implementation and monitoring of Air Navigation Systems
safety.
The laboratory being supplied by CAE Flightscape is based on
technology and processes originally developed at the Transportation
Safety Board of Canada, the federal agency responsible for accident
investigation in Canada. CAE Flightscape staff have built or
augmented flight recorder laboratories for agencies in the Middle
East, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and North America.
Modern aircraft record significant amounts of flight data and
technology advances have made flight data analysis and playback a
widely accepted, necessary, and practical activity for all
authorities charged with investigation responsibilities.
"More and more countries are realizing the importance of
in-house capabilities when it comes to flight data analysis, not
only to investigate major accidents but also to investigate serious
incidents in order to improve safety, as recently mandated by ICAO
(International Civil Aviation Organization)," said Mike Poole, CAE
Flightscape Executive Director and Chief Investigator.
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