In India, Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for all airline operators to carry out Flight Data Analysis for flight safety. Instruction clearly states the need for a flight safety department for all scheduled operators. Non-scheduled operators are required to present a safety report on a half-yearly basis to DGCA.
Literature
US DOT: Advisory Circular: Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA), AC No: 120-82, 12. April 2004.
European Union: Regulations: EU-OPS 1, COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 8/2008 of 11 December 2007.
CAA Safety Regulation Group, CAP 739 Flight Data Monitoring. A Guide to Good Practise. First issue 29. August 2003.
swiss49 ag, FDM booklet for PilotsArchived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, V1.0, 13. January 2009
IATA, IOSA Standards Manual, January 2008.
References
↑Recorded as a direct quotation made by Mr. Douglas Carr in response to a question from the general audience at the annual conference of the Aviation Insurance Association held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 28, 2008. At the time, Mr. Carr was the vice president for Safety and Regulation of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) which has its headquarters in Washington, DC, USA.
↑"FAA Advisory Circular 120-82". Federal Aviation Authority. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
↑"SKYbrary Flight Data Monitoring". Eurocontrol. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-02.