As global air traffic increases, risk assessment within the aviation industry is becoming widely accepted as a valuable tool by both operators and regulators. Aviation risk focuses on demonstrating that acceptable risk levels are being achieved and maintained. The regulatory focus has also shifted from a prescriptive rule based approach to one where licence holders are required to demonstrate that their safety management system is well developed and delivering acceptable levels of safety.

Since 2005 Bow-Tie Consulting personnel have been utilising their extensive risk assessment experience and skills to assist Australian, New Zealand and European aviation operators and regulators in the development of Safety Management Systems and Risk assessment techniques. Safety projects undertaken have included:

• The assessment of Safety Culture within a Regulatory Safety Research Group,
• The development of Safety Management Frameworks,
• Risk assessment of specific airspaces and airports
• Safety case development for proposed new air traffic control concepts
• Risk assessment of helicopter external load operations.

The key consulting services which we are able to offer within aviation include:

• Hazard Identification
• Qualitative and semi-quantitative Risk Assessment utilising the Bow-tie technique
• Full Safety Case Preparation
• Safety Management Assessment and Development
• Safety Culture Assessment
• Accident / Incident Investigation
• Risk Assessment Training

Bow-Tie Consulting has also partnered with aviation management consultants to provide a highly experienced team to independently review airspace and airport safety from operational, risk and regulatory requirement perspectives.