French Civil Aviation Safety Directorate National Oversight Authority
ACTIVITY REPORT 2018 FRENCH CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY DIRECTORATE NATIONAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr DSAC - 2018 ACTIVITY REPORT CONTENTS FOREWORD 2018 reminded us how much we need to remain humble and constantly opportunity for high-level discussions with industry stakeholders, ORGANISATION CHART ........................... 4 committed in terms of aviation safety. With no fatal accidents involving leading us to significantly improve some operational procedures. We French airlines, that is a strong incentive to continue our collective should continue on this path. e orts, we as authorities as well as the operators, in favour of safety. Furthermore, supporting innovation must remain a major objective of Unfortunately, on a global scale, the balance sheet is much less positive A FEW HIGHLIGHTS .................................. 6 our work, and the continued progress in electric aeroplanes, drones, with more than 500 deaths in commercial aviation, when compared new flying machines or the work on suborbital projects, are all examples with 2017, which was a very exceptional year with no fatalities. ASSESSING of issues in which we want to be on the leading-edge. The work of the French Civil Aviation Safety Directorate (DSAC) in every Finally, to illustrate the wealth of developments in 2018, I should like AND IMPROVING SAFETY........................ 8 domain now falls within a European regulatory framework, which ins- to mention the implementation of the “Airbag” app for passenger tigates higher safety requirements for commercial aviation, and assistance on what can be carried in flight, new innovative safety which for light aviation anticipates undertaking work to adapt the promotional operations, such as awareness-raising videos on ground RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ................
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