What does AIB mean in LAW & LEGAL

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is an independent public body that investigates civil aviation and railway accidents and incidents in Ireland with the aim of improving safety.

AIB investigates all reportable civil aviation and railway accidents and incidents that occur in the Ireland. The number of investigations conducted by AIB will vary depending on how many reportable accidents or incidents occur within a given year.

Investigations are launched by AIB, which uses its own discretion to decide when to initiate a review.

The primary objective of an investigation carried out by AIB is to identify any safety deficiencies that contributed to the accident/incident and formulate safety recommendations to reduce or prevent similar circumstances from occurring in the future.

The investigations are carried out by experienced personnel including trained investigators, technical experts, medical specialists, human performance researchers and other experts as necessary.

No, it is not within AIB's remit to investigate allegations of criminal offences. This is solely a matter for An Garda Síochána (the Irish police). However, should our investigations uncover any evidence in relation to such matters we would pass this information onto An Garda Síochána for them deal with it as appropriate.

No, not everyone involved in a civil aviation accident/incident will be required to attend an interview with investigators from the Accident Investigation Bureau. Interviews are carried out on a case-by-case basis depending on the information gathered during our investigative process.

The length of time needed to complete each investigation will depend on several factors including complexity of the event being investigated and availability of witnesses and evidence sources. As such it is difficult to estimate how long any individual investigation may take but as a general rule most investigations should be completed within 6-12 months from commencement date.

All safety reports produced by AIB are published online at https://www.aib.govie/reports These reports can be freely downloaded and printed directly from our website as all our publications are available under open licence terms meaning they can be shared or modified as needed so long as credit is attributed back to us when sharing online or through print media channels.