NLR Air Transport Safety Institute
The NLR Air Transport Safety Institute is a research and consultancy organisation embedded in the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands. 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 uses data from NLR-ATSI on the operation of aircraft for commercial air transport for their annual safety review.
