IATA LAUNCHES SAFETY ANALYSIS SYSTEM

IATA LAUNCHES SAFETY ANALYSIS SYSTEM    The International Air Transport Association said it has enacted a new system to insure safety in air transport with the Safety Trend Evaluation, Analysis and Data Exchange System (STEADES) project.
   STEADES will collect data from incident reports provided by pilots and support personnel of airlines in a de-identified format for confidentiality. Data will be forwarded to IATA via the safety departments of the airlines concerned. It will then be analyzed for trends by IATA, and the findings will be shared globally among the participants.
   “It is founded on the well-proven British Airways BASIS software and will, at last, enable our airlines to share safety and security lessons arising from incident data,” said Pierre J. Jeanniot, director general and chief executive officer of IATA.
   IATA has formed a committee that includes safety executive from 10 airlines and operators to support and direct this project and help with its propagation throughout the IATA community and the industry.