Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety

The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA, French: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and incidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations.

For the Senegalese agency, see Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (Senegal).

Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile
Agency overview
Formed1946
JurisdictionFrench territory and French aircraft
HeadquartersLe Bourget Airport
Employees96 (December 2019)
Agency executive
  • Rémi Jouty, Director (since 2014)
Parent agency French Ministry of Transport
Websitebea.aero/en/

Its headquarters are at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Le Bourget, near Paris. The BEA has 96 employees in 2019, including 30 investigators and 12 investigative assistants.[1] It is under the authority of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing.[2]

The BEA was created in 1946.[1] It operates under, amongst other texts, the French civil aviation and transports codes.[3]

Following international rules, French authorities are responsible for investigating all aircraft accidents occurring in French territory or airspace, as well as accidents involving French aircraft occurring in international airspace or in other countries if the local authorities do not open a technical enquiry. They may also assist foreign investigation authorities at their request;[4] in particular, BEA technical assistance is often sought by nations that do not wish to engage with the American FAA for political reasons. They are also the investigating party for all Airbus aircraft.[5]

Since 1 January 2014, the head of the BEA has been Rémi Jouty, engineer general of the Bridges, Waters and Forests,[6] succeeding Jean-Paul Troadec.[7]

Facilities
Building 153, the head office of the BEA

It is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds of Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Le Bourget, near Paris.[8][9] The BEA building is located in front of the French Air and Space Museum and houses offices and laboratories.[10] The BEA building at Le Bourget has over 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) of space; it had been expanded to that amount in 2002,[10] and to 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) by 1999. Previously the building had 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) of space.[11]

In addition the BEA has facilities at Melun Aerodrome. They include hangars and protected areas with a combined total of 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) of space.[11] The BEA also has hangars and protected areas in Bonneuil-sur-Marne. The BEA has satellite offices in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Rennes, and Toulouse.[12]

At one time the head office of the Bureau d'Enquêtes-Accidents (as it was known before 2001, and is still frequently if loosely referred to) was in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[13][14][15]

  • BEA director Rémi Jouty
    BEA director Rémi Jouty

See also

References
  1. "Who are we? Archived 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine" Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.
  2. "Report Incident on 2 May 2009 on approach to Antalya (Turkey) to the Boeing 737-300 registered F-GFUF operated by Europe Airpost." (Archive) Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 1. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. "Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile – Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement"
  3. "Regulatory framework". Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile. 30 January 2020.
  4. "Article L1621-2 du Code des transports". Légifrance (in French).
  5. Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC
  6. Arrêté du 19 décembre 2013 portant nomination du directeur du Bureau d'enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) (in fr)
  7. "BEA Annual Report 2012" (PDF). BEA Annual Report 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Plan d’accès au BEA." (Archive) Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010.
  9. "header_logo_et_coord.gif Archived 13 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine." Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 17 June 2010. "Bâtiment 153 10 rue de Paris Zone Sud Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget cedex"
  10. "Qui sommes-nous?" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 18 February 2003. Retrieved on 5 May 2011. "Les bureaux et laboratoires du BEA sont situés sur le site de l'aéroport du Bourget, en face du Musée de l'Air. Cet ensemble de 3 000 m² est en cours d'aménagement pour faire face aux nouveaux besoins en salles de travail et ateliers. La surface disponible passera à 5 000 m² en 2002. Le BEA dispose aussi sur l'aérodrome de Melun de 6 000 m² de hangars et d'espaces protégés."
  11. "Who are we?" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. Retrieved on 5 May 2011. "The BEA's offices and technical services are located in the Paris Region at La Bourget Airport. The building currently in use has 1000 m² and is being extended so as to meet future needs in terms of offices and workshops. In 1999 the space available will exceed 3000 m². The BEA also has 6000 m² of hangars and protected areas at its disposal at Melun aerodrome."
  12. "Qui sommes-nous?" () Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile. 13 October 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2011. "Le BEA dispose aussi de hangars et d'espaces protégés sur l'aérodrome de Melun ainsi qu'à Bonneuil-sur-Marne. Le BEA possède des antennes à Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rennes et Aix-en-Provence."
  13. "f-gk820317.pdf." (Archive) Original report by the Civil Aviation & Meteorology Authority, Yemen Arab Republic, distributed by the Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "246, rue Lecourbe 75732 PARIS – France"
  14. "NYC95WA234." National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "Bureau Enquetes-Accidents 246, rue Lecourbe 75732 Paris Cedex 15 FRANCE
  15. Commission d'Enquête Accident du CHSCT-PN Air France (CEA) Accident CONCORDE du 25 juillet 2000. 5-Retour d'expérience Incidents, incidents graves, accidents (PDF), "Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents (IGAC/SA.E), 12 June 2003, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2013, retrieved 18 April 2012, 246, rue Lecourbe 75735 PARIS CEDEX 15
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