The In-time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) Concept of Operations for Evolving Safety in Air Traffic Management (ATM) Services

The Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is responsible for ensuring safety and efficiency of air traffic operations while maintaining and updating its air traffic control automation systems and communication, navigation, and surveillance assets. To achieve this, the ATO uses safety management system (SMS) policies and procedures to collect operational data from multiple sources and apply various data analytics techniques for safety risk management and safety assurance. Integrating new aircraft into increasingly complex airspace led to the National Academies identifying the need for SMS to evolve and recommend the development of an In-time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS). The IASMS will provide a framework to safely bridge legacy air traffic operations with the integration of new entrants to ensure a safe future National Airspace System.