Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB, german: Büro für Flugunfalluntersuchungen, BFU; french: Bureau d'enquête sur les accidents d'aviation, BEAA; it, Ufficio d'inchiesta sugli infortuni aeronautici, UIIA) was the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
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bureau of aircraft accident investigation. In 2011, it was replaced by the
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board
The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB, german: Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle; french: Service suisse d'enquête de securité; it, Servizio d'inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza) is a government agency of Swit ...
.
History
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau was established by the
Swiss parliament
The Federal Assembly (german: Bundesversammlung, french: Assemblée fédérale, it, Assemblea federale, rm, Assamblea federala), also known as the Swiss parliament (''Parlament'', ''Parlement'', ''Parlamento''), is Switzerland's federal legi ...
. Operations began in 1960. The bureau was headquartered on the grounds of
Payerne Airport
Payerne Airport is a military airfield of the Swiss Air Force north of Payerne in Switzerland, located approximately halfway between Lausanne and Bern.
History
In 2004 the International Air Show Air04 was held at Payerne.
On 8 July 2010, Pay ...
and in
Payerne
Payerne (; frp, Payèrna) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name ''Peterlingen'' for the town is out of use.
History
The earl ...
.
Normally the original aircraft accident reports were written in the language of the Swiss region where the aircraft accident occurred. Some reports had English versions available.
The agency was disestablished on 1 November 2011 when it and the
merged to form the
Swiss Accident Investigation Board.
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Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, french: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'én ...
. Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
See also
*Crossair Flight 498
Crossair Flight 498 was a scheduled commuter flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany. On 10 January 2000, the Saab 340B operating the flight crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Niederhasli on 10 Januar ...
*Crossair Flight 3597
Crossair Flight 3597 was a scheduled flight from Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany, to Zürich Airport, Switzerland. On 24 November 2001, the Crossair Avro RJ100 operating the route, registration crashed into a wooded range of hills near Bassersd ...
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References
External links
Official website
Government of Switzerland
Aviation organisations based in Switzerland
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
1960 establishments in Switzerland
Organizations established in 1960
Organizations disestablished in 2011
Payerne
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