Overview
JDA’s core business is Safety, Certification and Compliance. The majority of JDA’s employees and Associates are former career FAA Flight Standards Certificate Managers and Principal Inspectors, FAA Engineering and Certification experts. Our team also includes experts from airlines, airports, associations, manufacturers and aviation unions.
A primary focus area for the company is the performance of certification-related services for new and existing Part 91, 121, 125, 129, 135, 142 and 145 certificate holders.
Technical management
Technical management, expertise and experience are critical in achieving successful new certifications. Most of the JDA team are former FAA managers, supervisors and principal inspectors. JDA team members are experienced in using the same diagnostic processes and tools as the FAA, including the FAA 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System and the FAA’s Safety Assurance System (SAS) Safety Attributes and the FAA SAS Data Collection Tools. Our Certification Directors and Specialists possess a unique capability of being able to “think like an FAA inspector” while being fully cognizant of the potential impact a new procedure may have on an operation and are unsurpassed in their technical knowledge in this area.
Since 2016 JDA has been heavily engaged in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Safety Assessments. JDA provided safety risk assessment of two manufacturers and supported a successful flight test demonstration program and the first indoor flight of an autonomous aircraft.