Flight Data Monitoring Service vs. Software: Which is Best for You?

(Note: This article was originally published on November 16, 2020). If you are considering starting or upgrading a Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA program, you have two main options. You can choose the more traditional route of purchasing software, installing it on...

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Flight Data Recorders

(Note: This article was originally published on December 4, 2020). Introduction In an earlier post, we took a high level look at the main parts of a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) or Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) program. In this post, we’ll take a...

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Analyzing the Data

(Note: This article was originally published on December 9, 2020). In our Introduction to Flight Data Monitoring article, we took a high level look at what a Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA program is. Then we went into a little more detail looking at the modern...

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Closing the Loop

(Note: This article was originally published on December 10, 2020). Close the Flight Data Monitoring Loop Up until now in this Flight Data Monitoring/FOQA series, we have looked at more of the technical aspects of Flight Data monitoring systems. From the flight...

Flight Data: The Little-Known Tool for Maintaining Your Aircraft

(Note: This article was originally published on January 8, 2021). I was recently replacing the tile on my bathroom floor and I had just finished removing the old tile. If you’ve ever removed tile, you’ll know that the mortar left behind is very difficult to remove....