A discussion of airworthiness in terms of safety and integrity

Abstract

System safety and integrity are regarded as two main aspects in aircraft airworthiness. Both are widely used in airworthiness design, verifying, and certifying. Firstly, a depth of understanding about the concept of airworthiness is given, and the total process of airworthiness based on safety standards and integrity ones is proposed. Secondly, airworthiness' main aspects are discussed with the traditional safety assessment, current standards, STAMP and STPA. Lastly, the relationship between reliability, maintenance, safety, integrity and airworthiness is analysed.