Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) plans to put in place a system for carrying out granular analysis of incidents and accidents involving planes in the Indian airspace based on various parameters. Coming under the civil aviation ministry, AAIB is responsible for classification of safety occurrences involving aircraft operating in the Indian airspace into accidents, serious incidents, and incidents. It carriers out detailed investigations into accidents and also suggests measures to improve safety. A senior official told PTI that AAIB will be procuring the software for carrying out granular analysis of data. The data related to occurences, including incidents and accidents, can be analysed on the basis of various parameters like the time period, hard landings, airfields, operators and aircraft type, the official said. The official also said such an analysis will be helpful in preventing possible incidents in the future. For instance, if the analysis shows that there are
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