Understanding the Accuracy of Flight Data

Understanding the Accuracy of Flight Data

(Note: This article was originally published on July 9, 2021). In my last post, I looked at “bad data” and some of the ways that we could deal with it. In this post, I would like to take a look at some of the “limitations” of flight data and...
FDM and FOQA Software: More Expensive does not Mean Better

FDM and FOQA Software: More Expensive does not Mean Better

(Note: This article was originally published on April 13, 2022). A common occurrence that we see here at Scaled Analytics is a Requests For Proposals (RFPs) from larger airlines. The typical scenario is that they have been using a legacy Flight Data Monitoring...
What is a FRED File and why is it so Important?

What is a FRED File and why is it so Important?

(Note: This is an update to an article originally published on July 28, 2022) As I was going over the list of blogs we have written recently, I was somewhat surprised that we have not spent much time on the FRED file, or the parameter data map. It was surprising...
Runway Overruns

Runway Overruns

(Note: This article was originally published on November 17, 2022). The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its annual safety watchlist late last month. If you want to see the full list, I’ve included a link here: Watchlist 2022. The TSB, like...