EAY AVIATION

FROM FIRST FLIGHT TO LAST FLIGHT: SAFETY OF AIRCRAFT IN-SERVICE Safety is not self-sustaining. This means that designing safety into an aircraft is not enough as safety must be maintained or enhanced throughout the life of the aircraft from the moment the aircraft undertake its first flight. Initial Safety Level at Aircraft Design and Certification Every aircraft produced by aircraft manufacturer is certified by civil aviation authority of the State of Design before it is allowed to fly. The type certification of an aircraft is an independent assessment of the design and a confirmation that it meets standards of safety called airworthiness codes that have been established over decades. Airworthiness codes include ensuring redundancy in all the aircraft critical systems and every system vital to the safe operation of an aircraft must have a backup, and in some cases more than one backup. For example, twin-engine jets are designed to safely take off, fly and land even if on...