Safety data is the key to continuously identify hazards and properly manage risks though mitigation strategies aimed at improving in operational safety.

IATA constantly seeks information from a variety of sources that may be indicative of emerging safety risks:

• Accident analysis: for over 40 years, IATA has been conducting analysis on accident data in order to develop prevention strategies and help the Industry improve its safety record.
• Incident analysis: Safety Trend Evaluation, Analysis & Data Exchange System is a voluntary reporting system, where member airlines can submit incident reports coming from pilots, cabin crew or ground personnel. This data allows IATA to analyse operational issues that can have and impact on safety and to determine international trends. Reports are produced and submitted to participating airlines on a quarterly basis.
• Flight Data Analysis: the Flight Data Analysis (FDA) service is a cost-effective manner for small and medium sized airlines to capture real-time normal operations. IATa pools de-identified data, enabling smaller airlines to learn from the collective results of all participating airlines.