NLR Air Transport Safety Institute

NLR Air Transport Safety Institute
Non-profit organisation
Industry Aviation safety
Founded 2007
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key people
Michel Piers (Institute Director)
Number of employees
32
Website http://www.nlr-atsi.nl/

The NLR Air Transport Safety Institute (NLR-ATSI) is a research and consultancy organisation embedded in the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands (NLR). NLR-ATSI is one of the largest institutes of its kind in Europe. The institute was officially opened by Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven on October 31, 2007. NLR-ATSI is a not-for-profit organisation with 32 employees.

The institute advises government and industry in the Netherlands and abroad on air transport safety issues. The services provided by NLR-ATSI can be divided into the following expert areas:

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) uses data from NLR-ATSI on the operation of aircraft for commercial air transport for their annual safety review.[1]

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