Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile

The "Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile" (BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations.

Founded in 1962, under its former name, Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents (this name is still commonly used by the media), the BEA conducts its investigations following protocols defined by the ICAO. As of November, 2001, the agency was reformed into the "Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile", which retains the abbreviation BEA.

Agency oversight is provided by the Inspector General for civil aviation and the French minister for responsible for civil aviation.

ee also

*Air safety
*National Transportation Safety Board, the counterpart agency in the United States.
*Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the counterpart agency in Canada.
*Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the counterpart agency in the United Kingdom.
*Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung, the counterpart agency in Germany.
*CIAIAC, the counterpart agency in Spain.

External links

* [http://www.bea.aero/ BEA website]