Phase 2 Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing Concept of Operations

The Concept of Operations for Phase 2 of Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing ASIAS describes an integrated, operational capability to proactively identify and evaluate safety issues through aggregation of data and sharing of analysis capabilities. The aviation community has adopted a Safety Management System SMS approach to continuously improve aviation safety, as expected by the public and the U.S. Congress. Analysis and sharing of safety information are considered critical pieces of the SMS approach. Phase 1 ASIAS is currently operating with participation of the FAA, MITRE s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development NASA, and twelve Part 121 air carriers as of September 2008. The vision for Phase 2 ASIAS is to expand the sharing and collaboration of Phase 1 to include other Federal government partner departments and agencies and additional industry stakeholders that volunteer to participate. The organizational structure of Phase 2 ASIAS will have the same three basic components as Phase 1 an ASIAS Executive Board governing the activity, an Issue Analysis Team and its chartered Working Groups WGs performing the work of identifying systemic issues through analysis, and the Repository Integrator integrating and managing the flow of safety information among the participating organizations. The functions of Phase 2 ASIAS will include establishing stronger protections for data and information in ASIAS sharing relevant safety information via net-centric approaches sharing the development and use of advanced methods and tools for safety analysis and supporting safety communities by providing information and methods and tools that can be used to identify and prioritize risk as well as design corrective actions.