Data Sources and Analysis Processes for Identifying Emerging Trends

Review data and analyses of all relevant sources of information, such as operational data being used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the air transport industry to monitor for potential safety concerns; government and industry voluntary aviation safety reporting systems; FAA’s annual safety culture assessment; and other sources the committee deems appropriate, including National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations; FAA investigations of accidents and incidents; air carrier incidents and safety indicators; and international investigations of accidents and incidents, including information from foreign authorities and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The committee will assess whether these available sources of information are being analyzed in ways that can help identify emerging safety risks as the aviation system evolves and whether other information should be collected and analyzed for this purpose, such as data on accident precursors. © 2022 National Research Council. All rights reserved.