International Society of Air Safety Investigators

Name

International Society of Air Safety Investigators

Legal name

International Society of Air Safety Investigators

Website

https://isasi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Safety Professional Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAKAOAM

Aviation Security (AVSEC) Training

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Training & Certification for Security Personnel

Keywords

• Air safety investigation
• Aviation safety training
• Professional membership society
• Accident investigation seminars
• Investigator professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Sterling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Associate ($95), Student ($30), and Fellow members. Full Member dues are not publicly disclosed.
2. Corporate Membership Dues: Annual dues of $750 from corporate members representing aircraft manufacturers, government agencies, labor unions, military services, safety organisations, and private industry.
3. Donations: As a nonprofit organization, ISASI is sustained by donations from members and supporters. Donations support the society, awards, and scholarship programs.
4. Event Sponsorships and Exhibitor Fees: Revenue generated from sponsor and exhibitor forms for the International Annual Training Seminar.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ISASI is a nonprofit professional society that delivers membership services, the annual International Training Seminar, regional seminars, the Reachout Workshop Program, the Forum Magazine publication, ISASI Guidelines, and the Annual Seminar Technical Library to air safety investigators and aviation safety professionals across more than 70 countries. Its commercial activity centers on individual and corporate memberships, paid event registrations, and donations that fund awards and scholarships.

Product overview

ISASI is a nonprofit professional society, not a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of professional development and networking services for aviation safety investigators: the International Annual Training Seminar (flagship annual event), Regional Seminars and Meetings (hosted by affiliated societies), the Reachout Workshop Program (low-cost training workshops since 2001), Forum Magazine (quarterly publication), awards programs (Jerome F. Lederer Award, Award of Excellence), the Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship ($2,000 annual scholarship for students), ISASI Guidelines (published guidance documents), and the Annual Seminar Technical Library (papers dating to 1970). The organization uses Wild Apricot for membership management, Cvent for event registration, and Vimeo for video content. ISASI does not offer a proprietary technology product with AI capabilities, APIs, or integrations in the traditional SaaS sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 56 Reachout workshops conducted globally since 2001 in locations including Oman, Greece, Pakistan, Korea, Fiji, Lebanon, Thailand, Qatar, Kazakhstan, UAE, Nepal, Australia, Turkey, India, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Ukraine, Mexico, Costa Rica, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Czech Republic

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southern California Safety Institute (SCSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCSI offers tuition-free attendance to ANY regularly scheduled course for ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship recipients. This includes the two-week Aircraft Accident Investigator course or any other investigation courses. Travel and accommodations are not included.
• Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSI offers tuition-free attendance to ANY regularly scheduled course for ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship recipients. Travel and accommodations are not included.
• Cranfield University Safety and Accident Investigation Centre (CSAIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCranfield University CSAIC offers tuition-free attendance at its 5-day Accident Investigation course for ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship recipients. Course runs as part of its Masters Degree program at the Cranfield campus, 50 miles north of London, UK. Travel and accommodations are not included.
• University of Southern California Aviation Safety and Security ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSC offers tuition-free attendance to any regularly-scheduled class offered in Los Angeles, Alhambra, Washington, DC, or online for ISASI scholarship recipients. This includes the two-week Aircraft Accident Investigation class. Travel and accommodations are not included.
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISASI maintains ICAO references on its website and subject matter experts dedicated to ICAO coordination. ICAO provides the regulatory framework for aircraft accident investigation under Annex 13.
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbry-Riddle Scholarly Commons referenced for archived Forum magazines prior to 2003. Multiple scholarship recipients from Embry-Riddle programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal Aeronautical Society: The world's oldest aeronautical society (founded 1866), running conferences, publications, awards, and professional development programs for aerospace professionals globally. Directly comparable as a long-standing professional society model serving aviation specialists, though with broader aeronautics scope than ISASI's safety-investigation focus.
• Flight Safety Foundation: Nonprofit aviation safety organization founded in 1947, focused on aviation accident prevention through research, publications (Accident Prevention magazine), and global safety information exchange. Closest direct peer to ISASI — both are nonprofit aviation safety organizations serving overlapping member bases across regulators, operators, and manufacturers.
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Largest US aerospace professional society, providing conferences, journals, standards, and member services to aerospace engineers and scientists. Comparable as a major aerospace professional society model, though much broader in scope (engineering rather than safety investigation) and significantly larger.
• Air Line Pilots Association, International: Largest airline pilot union in the world (70,000+ pilots), with aviation safety as a core advocacy pillar and direct corporate membership in ISASI. Comparable as an aviation safety-focused professional organization with overlapping membership base, though structurally a labor union rather than a professional society.
• International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations: Global federation of national pilot associations representing over 100,000 pilots worldwide, with a major focus on aviation safety policy and accident investigation advocacy. Directly comparable in mission overlap (aviation safety) and in organizing global professional community across countries; differs in being pilot-led rather than investigator-led.

Broad incumbents

• International Air Transport Association: Trade association for the world's airlines (290+ members), covering commercial operations, safety standards (IOSA), and industry advocacy. Larger, broader incumbent serving overlapping stakeholders (airlines, regulators, manufacturers) with safety programs that intersect ISASI's scope.

Others

• Cranfield University Safety and Accident Investigation Centre: University-based center offering accident investigation training (including a 5-day course ISASI partners with for Kapustin Scholarship recipients). Comparable as an educational capacity builder in the same accident-investigation discipline, though structured as an academic institution rather than a professional society.
• International Civil Aviation Organization: UN specialized agency for civil aviation, setting the international regulatory framework for accident investigation under Annex 13. Comparable as a key standards-setter and reference body in ISASI's domain, though structured as a regulatory government organization rather than a member-driven society.
• National Transportation Safety Board: US independent government agency responsible for civil aviation accident investigation, with several past leaders as ISASI Lederer Award recipients. Comparable as a key institutional member and counterpart in aviation accident investigation, though a federal regulator rather than a membership society.

Emerging players

• Aerospace Medical Association: Professional organization for aerospace medicine specialists, addressing human factors in flight safety — a domain ISASI's guidelines explicitly cover. Comparable as a niche aviation-safety-adjacent professional society serving a specific professional specialty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isasi-org

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

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