The Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) program of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) credits strong airline support and a joint industry-government approach for today’s wide acceptance of its strategy, methods and products. Four years after its launch, and contrary to early concerns, ASIAS analysts have not been hampered by the agreed boundaries around use of airline data to identify safety solutions. Rather, the most pressing challenges now include focusing resources based on sound safety-risk assessment and delivering the desired vulnerability-discovery capability, said Jay Pardee, FAA chief scientific and technical advisor for vulnerability discovery and safety measurement programs, and Michael Basehore, ASIAS program manager.
The participation and funding levels are “a testament to the value that both our airline members of the ASIAS community and the FAA attach to our activities,” Pardee said. As of November, the program had 40 U.S. airli…
