Safety & RAMS

Enhancing safety and optimising performance

In the realm of industrial production and transportation systems—particularly within aerospace, safety is non-negotiable. The risks associated with preventable failures can have critical consequences for human life, the environment and system integrity.

Today, as the industry shifts toward increasingly complex, digital and autonomous systems, safety is paramount. These are no longer just regulatory checkpoints—they are strategic levers that build trust, drive innovation and secure social acceptance for cutting-edge technologies.

Why Airbus Protect

At Airbus Protect, we support aerospace leaders in enhancing safety and optimising performance through advanced engineering services tailored to high-reliability systems. Our work in safety & RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) helps anticipate risks and ensure aircraft/system/equipment integrity across the entire development lifecycle, from aircraft and helicopters to space systems.

Our ambition is clear: to help shape a safe, resilient and sustainable future for aerospace and high-tech industries.

Expertise we can offer

Safety & RAMS

We support safe system development throughout the V-cycle by applying best practices like ARP4754 and ARP4761 to anticipate and mitigate risks. This covers safety plans, dedicated to customers’ processes, safety analysis tailored to aircraft (aircraft/system/equipment levels) or helicopters, such as FHA, PSSA, SSA, FMEA/FMES, MMEL, CCA, PRA, and dependability assessments aligned with space authority regulations.

Design Assurance

We ensure systems meet safety-critical requirements and standards through a structured and a traceable approach, by ensuring compliance with DO-178, DO-254, ARP4754, and related regulations. This support, across the entire lifecycle, can be in the form of documentation writing/review, gap analysis and audits. Additionally we support quality assurance for both product and process dimensions.

Model-Based Engineering & Safety (MBSE/MBSA)

We combine functional modelling and failure propagation analysis to improve system design and safety performance.

  • MBSE support using MagicDraw (Cameo) and Capella
  • MBSA with our in-house tool SimfiaNeo

Integrated MBSE–MBSA workflows and process harmonisation

Human Factors

We perform Human Factors analysis and recommendations on systems that support real-world human use, minimising operational risks and ensuring intuitive interaction. It covers a few technical aspects: Cognitive ergonomics, applied to aircraft and helicopter systems, Linguistics expertise to ensure clarity and safety in HMIs. We have a multidisciplinary approach combining engineering, psychology, and design.

The industry we serve

Project involvement

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Supporting a major OEM in achieving Type Certification

Airbus Protect played a pivotal role in securing Type Certification for one of the aerospace industry’s leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Our contribution included the successful delivery of key Safety & RAMS activities, notably the completion of the System Safety Assessment (SSA) for ATA chapter 28 (Fuel System). Throughout the project, our experts were fully engaged in technical exchanges with the certification authorities, ensuring alignment on safety objectives and compliance with regulatory requirements.

This collaboration demonstrates our ability to deliver critical safety documentation, manage authority interfaces, and contribute to the successful certification of complex aircraft systems.

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