NASA-Backed Study Envisions ‘In-Time’ Aviation Safety System

Industry, government and academia should start research into the requirements of a comprehensive “in-time aviation safety management system” (IASMS) that would continuously monitor all components of the U.S. national airspace system (NAS), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommends in a NASA-funded study released Jan. 18. The system envisioned would maintain or exceed the NAS’s excellent commercial aviation safety record while …