The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations. BEA Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ...

Founded in 1962, under its former name, Bureau Enquetes-Accidents, the BEA conducts its investigations following protocols defined by the ICAO. As of November, 2001, the agency was reformed into the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, which retains the abbreviation BEA. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Le Bureau Enquetes-Accidents is the former name of the agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...

Agency oversight is provided by the Inspector General for civil aviation and the French minister for responsible for civil aviation.

See also

• Air safety
• NTSB, the US counterpart agency.
• TSB, the Canada counterpart agency.
• AAIB, the United Kingdom counterpart agency.
• BFU, the Germany conterpart agency.

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External links

• BEA website (http://www.bea-fr.org/)