The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority’s (DCAA's) World Aviation Safety Summit will highlight the effects of the growing use of flight data analytics and digitalization. The event, scheduled for December 9 to 10, returns for the seventh time this year and will advise participants on the use of data in real-time and the shift in management from a responsive function into a core planning and prevention tool.

Industry leaders will showcase trends on the collection, analysis, and sharing of data as well as address how analysis of millions of data points aboard aircraft leads to the prevention of incidents and effective management of threats and hazards.

“The World Aviation Safety Summit provides our industry with an opportunity to learn about the latest advances in digitalization, big data, and predictive safety,” said Khalid Al Arif, the executive director of the aviation safety and environment sector for DCAA. “These technologies are advancing rapidly and it’s important that we understand how they can be used to ensure improved safety with the sector.”