American Airlines Using Flightscape's Suite of Analytical Tools

American Airlines is using Flightscape's suite of flight data analytical tools to analyze both routine and non-routine data from airplane and simulator flights.

Flightscape's Insight processes and visualizes raw binary flight data from aircraft flight recorders and simulators for analysis and FOQA (flight operations quality assurance) purposes.  The system was designed to provide detailed information for manual investigation of complex cases – including animation of flight maneuvering – but it allows safety analysts and training managers to quickly review routine flights as well.

The software is installed in American's flight safety and flight training offices.

OJ Treadway, who manages flight training development for American, said the airline uses the system to support both our airport familiarization and FOQA programs. "Flightscape allows us to animate flights into demanding special airports and then disseminate the results via our intranet to all pilots in the company."

Flightscape says that while Insight was initially developed to analyze flight data for accident investigation, airlines increasingly want to use the same tool, and particularly its animation capability, to evaluate simulator sessions and special flight scenarios.  05-07-2006.

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