Applying the information learned from this analysis helps to find new ways to improve flight safety and increase overall operational efficiency.
Several airlines and various national air forces have initiated FOQA programs to collect, store and analyze recorded flight data.
As a result of an ICAO Annex 6 mandate, all airlines are required under regional legislation to implement Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programs.
"A significant barrier to wider adoption in the United States is pilot's universal lack of trust in who will see and act on the flight data once it is recorded and studied.
The agency's Air Transportation Operations Inspector's Handbook (FAA Order 8400.10, August 9, 2006) details what a valid FOQA system contains.