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:

• Safety Management

• Safety regulation

• Safety cases and safety assessments

• Operational and flight technical assessments

• Air safety data analysis

• Safety modelling for advanced operations

• Incident & Accident investigation

• Safety training

• Security

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.

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