Canadian Flight School Select Aviation College Showcases In-House Safety Intelligence System to Canadian Aviation Industry Leaders

Canada – Select Aviation College, a Gatineau-Ottawa based flight training organisation, presented its in-house developed Safety Intelligence System — an AI-assisted Safety Management System (SMS) — at the Aviation Safety Forum: Innovating for Safety, hosted by NAV CANADA at its Ottawa headquarters from May 5–7, 2026.

• The presentation was delivered by Select Aviation College's Emile Pignon, alongside Chief Flight Instructor Maxime Delage-Damon and lead developer Eren Yarar, covering a 30-minute session on AI's application to flight training safety management.
• The Safety Intelligence System is designed to support safety reporting, hazard analysis, root cause identification, and proactive risk management within flight training operations, applying AI-assisted analysis to core SMS functions.
• The forum audience included representatives from WestJet, Air Canada, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Transport Canada, NAV CANADA, and other Canadian aviation industry leaders — providing direct exposure for Select Aviation College's technology innovation to Canada's most senior aviation safety stakeholders.
• The presentation positions Select Aviation College — which operates a fleet of more than 40 training aircraft, serves students from more than 35 countries, and holds a record of recognised safety performance including a CAA safety credit award in 2024 — as an active contributor to aviation safety technology development.

Source: Select Aviation College (Emile Pignon)