The Next Generation FOQA Programs

The reason why the aircraft accident rate has stayed fairly flat since the mid-70’ has caused many to speculate as to why. First of all, - is it at an acceptable level? or is “Zero Accidents” an attainable goal to strive for. We must always as an industry strive for “Zero Accidents”. The increase in traffic density over the next ten to fifteen years is bound to have an effect, not only on the rate, but the number of accidents. The numbers we are looking at are unacceptable. What has kept the accident rate flat since the mid-70's is better flight training programs with the introduction of LOFT and Cockpit Resource Management programs and the introduction of GPWS and TCAS. The value that these programs have added to further reduce accidents has been exhausted as indicated by the persistent flat accident rate. One of the yet un-exploited tools is Flight Operational Quality Assurance or FOQA. The goal of FOQA programs is to provide airline managers with information that will enable them to better understand risks to flight operation and how to manage risk.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Publications/pdf_library/brandt.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

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  International Transportation Safety Association

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• Authors:
  • Brandt, Mads H
• Conference:
  • Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond. International Symposium on Transportation Recorders
  • Location: Arlington VA, United States
  • Date: 1999-5-3 to 1999-5-5
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 29-34
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transportation Recorders. Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond, May 3-5, 1999, Arlington, Virginia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Air transportation crashes; Aviation safety; Crash rates; Flight recorders; Risk management; Traffic density
• Identifier Terms: Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088091
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2008 12:31PM