EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY ESTABLISHES FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS CAPABILITY WITH FLIGHTSCAPE INSIGHT PRODUCT LINE

Flightscape (Ottawa) is pleased to announce that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) based in Cologne, Germany has established a technical capability to analyse and animate flight data using the Flightscape Insight product line. EASA is an agency of the European Union which has been given specific regulatory and executive tasks in the field of aviation safety. Its establishment is key to the European Union’s strategy to maintain a high uniform level of aviation safety in Europe and beyond. The Agency's responsibilities include:

Given that modern aircraft are data rich and to meet the above objectives, EASA felt it was important to establish in-house expertise and capability in the increasingly critical field of flight data analysis. The Flightscape system was selected through an international tender process and was considered to be the most capable and industry accepted system worldwide.

Flightscape, part of CAE's training solutions group, offers flight safety expertise in flight data analysis and flight sciences. Flightscape develops software tools that enable the effective study and understanding of recorded flight data to improve safety, maintenance and flight operations. Flightscape software powers IATA's web-based Flight Data Analysis Service to provide Flight Data Monitoring and Flight Operations Quality Assurance as an out-source service to airlines who do not wish to invest in the infrastructure of an in-house program. Flightscape develops flight recorder laboratories including complete turnkey systems. Flightscape's mission is to improve safety on an international basis by having the operator, investigative and aircraft manufacturer communities collaborate on flight data analysis issues with a common suite of continually advancing tools.

CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual revenues exceeding C$1 billion, CAE employs approximately 6,000 people at more than 75 sites and training locations in 20 countries. We have the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through our global network of 27 civil aviation and military training centres, we train more than 75,000 crew members yearly. We also offer modelling and simulation software to various market segments and through CAE's professional services division, we assist customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs.