The NLR Air Transport Safety Institute (NLR-ATSI) is a research and consultancy organisation embedded in the
National Aerospace Laboratory of the
Netherlands
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(NLR). NLR-ATSI is one of the largest institutes of its kind in Europe. The institute was officially opened by Prof.
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven Jr. (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member, by marriage, of the Dutch Royal House.
Early life and career
Van Vollenhoven was born in Schiedam, he is the second son of ...
on October 31, 2007. NLR-ATSI is a not-for-profit organisation with 32 employees. Around the world, NLR helps all air transportation stakeholders understand and address the complex safety challenges of new technologies and operations required for air transportation development. NLP's clients include air navigation service providers, aviation authorities, airports and airlines.
The institute advises government and industry in the Netherlands and abroad on air transport safety issues. The services provided by NLR-ATSI can be divided into the following expert areas:
* Safety Management
* Safety regulation
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Safety case One definition of a Safety Case is that it is a structured argument, supported by evidence, intended to justify that a system is acceptably safe for a specific application in a specific operating environment. Safety cases are often required as pa ...
s and safety assessments
* Operational and flight technical assessments
* Air safety data analysis
* Safety modelling for advanced operations
* Incident & Accident investigation
* Safety training
* Security
The
European Aviation Safety Agency
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitorin ...
(EASA) uses data from NLR-ATSI on the operation of aircraft for commercial air transport for their annual safety review.
EASA Annual safety review
References
External links
NLR-ATSI Home page
NLR Home Page
Introduction NLR-ATSI
ProGA (SESAR WP-E research project led by NLR-ATSI)
ASCOS (European Commission research project led by NLR-ATSI)
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Research institutes in the Netherlands
Aerospace companies of the Netherlands