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FSF’s corporate FOQA plan keeps growing by the day

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) says it could have as many as 75 business jets in its corporate flight-operation quality assurance (C-FOQA) program by t

By Ian Goold • Senior correspondent

September 30, 2008

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) says it could have as many as 75 business jets in its corporate flight-operation quality assurance (C-FOQA) program by the end of next year, more than doubling the number of aircraft covered today. C-FOQA typically involves routine analysis of data from day-to-day flight operations to uncover safety situations and practices that might require corrective action.

FOQA advocates say accidents can be prevented through identification of potential dangers using quick-access flight-data recorders (QARs) and related software for routine data collection. FSF began extending the program two years ago to business aviation, encouraged by feedback from operators after an acknowledged “painfully slow” start. The initial phase began in late 2005 with two Gulfstream IVs and a Dassault Falcon 900.

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