Technology to keep pilots and crew safe
The Global Leader in FOQA/FDM Solutions
TRUStED BY HELICOPTER AND SMALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS GLOBALLY
Discover Why Leading Organizations Trust Brazos as their FOQA / FDM Partner of Choice
Hardware Agnostic
Easy-to-use data ingestion engine allows for quick onboarding, compatibility with most aircraft type and no CapEx needs. We work with any aircraft recording device to support multiple safe, secure, reliable data transfer methods.
Powerful Analytics & Reporting
Get rich insights, access to historical data and configurable reporting using our robust and data and analytics dashboards. Quick access integration with multiple safety management suites extends our ability to serve you seamlessly.
24/7 Support
Our global team of FOQA / FDM experts are available to provide 24/7 support. We enable quicker diagnosis and investigation of events and exceedances which allows you to improve aircraft availability and reduce unscheduled maintenance.
Hear Our Customers In Their Own Words
See how leading aircraft operators like yours have setup affordable, efficient, streamlined and effective FOQA / FDM’s programs to ensure safety, improve aircraft availability, decrease flight incidents, avoid liability, save on insurance and continuously train their pilots.
“One of the things that's important to LifeFlight is relationships and with Brazos, it was very evident that that was something that was important to them too." LifeFlight Australia, Philip Grinter, Aviation Safety Manager & Flight Data Monitoring Manager.”
We Meet The Needs of Global Aircraft Operators Across All Sectors
We configure our solutions to meet your organizations unique needs and challenges.
Emergency & Air Medical
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Oil & Gas
Tour Operators
Logistics, Cargo & Air Transport
Executive Travel & Private Fleet
Agriculture, Vegetation & Forestry Management
Commercial Airline Operators
Utility & Infrastructure
Media, Entertainment & News
Aerial Crane & Construction
Leisure, Hospitality & Heli Skiing
How Customers Comply with Global Regulatory Standards and Contractual Requirements with FDM / FOQA Programs
ICAO Annex 6 Part I & III
Requires operators of aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass (MCTOM) of more than 27,000 kg to have a FDM program as part of their safety management system. ICAO Annex 6 recommends FDM programs for helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 7,000 kg or more than 9 passenger seats as well as aircraft with an MCTOM of more than 20,000 kg.
FAA Advisory Circular AC No: 135-14B
To address an increase in fatal accidents related to Helicopter Air Ambulances (HAA), the FAA issued guidelines to HAA operators to implement FDM functionality and programming as part of improving safety for pilots and crew during transport.
EASA Commission Reg 965
Similar to FAA rules, EASA Commission Reg 965 requires operators of aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass (MCTOM) of more than 27,000 kg to have a FDM program as part of their safety management system. EASA Commission rules encourage the use FDM programs for other commercial aircraft.
UK CAA CAP 739 & 1145
Calls for the implementation of an FDM program for commercial aircraft operators similar to ICAO and EASA standards. CAP 1145 additionally focuses on onshore and offshore helicopter operations where it encourages the uses of FDM programs to improve safety.
Our Platform is Designed to Protect Your Data. We take data security and compliance seriously
SOC 2 Type I
We are SOC 2 Type 1 certified which means our controls, processes and technology have been audited based on the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) using the existing Trust Services Criteria (TSC). This audit evaluated our information systems relevant to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Brazos Safety Systems maintains strict compliance with the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Brazos does not employ any software libraries, code components or components capable of processing software, from the companies highlighted in Section 889 and their affiliated entities as defined by the NDAA.
ISO 27001
We are ISO accredited and engage in regular audits to ensure our compliance with ISO 27001 certification standards around information security management. These standards require us to have systems in place to manage risks to the security of data we handle including assessing our vendors and technology stack.
We Are Recognized by the Industry As The Leader in FOQA / FDM
