About The Aerospace Safety Software Company

The Aerospace Safety Software Company (ASSC) delivers affordable aviation SMS software to help operators achieve FAA Part 5 and ICAO Annex 19 compliance. From startups to established airlines, our solutions simplify hazard identification, risk management, and safety reporting, fostering a proactive safety culture. With 15+ years of leadership, we’re committed to accessible, compliant safety tools for all.

Our Mission: Affordable SMS for Every Operator

At ASSC, we believe safety should be accessible to all. Our affordable SMS database empowers small operators and startups to meet regulatory requirements without financial strain. Unlike complex systems, our no-frills platform ensures FAA and ICAO compliance with intuitive tools for trend analysis and reporting. Meanwhile, our flagship SMS Pro serves advanced users with robust features for continuous improvement.

Compliance Simplified: Meet FAA and ICAO standards effortlessly.
Cost-Effective: Budget-friendly for startups and small operators.
Proven Expertise: Trusted globally since 2008.

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From Our CEO: A Vision for Safer Skies

“Starting ASSC from humble beginnings in Alaska, I faced the same financial challenges as many small operators. Inspired by my journey, I founded ASSC to remove barriers to safety, offering affordable SMS tools that ensure compliance without complexity. Our mission extends to safer space travel, applying proven SRM principles. Together, we can make aviation and aerospace safer.”

—Christopher Howell, CEO, ASSC

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SMS Pro: The Gold Standard in Aviation SMS Software

SMS Pro is the industry’s leading aviation SMS software, trusted by airlines and MROs for its comprehensive features. From just culture reporting to SPIs/KPIs tracking, it streamlines compliance and risk management. Clients report 90% compliance within six months, and our innovations continue to set benchmarks, as noted by industry reviews.

“SMS Pro cut our audit preparation time by 25%, ensuring seamless FAA compliance.” —Safety Manager, U.S. Regional Airline

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Affordable SMS for Startups and Small Operators

Our no-frills SMS platform is tailored for startups and small operators, offering tools for hazard reporting, audit preparation, and compliance tracking. Designed for eligible operators, it helps you meet FAA and ICAO standards without complexity. Operators using our startup package achieve certification 30% faster, making compliance affordable and achievable.

Intuitive Reporting: Streamlined hazard identification.
Compliance Templates: Pre-built for FAA/ICAO audits.
Budget-Friendly: Affordable for small operators.

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Our Commitment to Aerospace Safety

ASSC is dedicated to safer aviation and space travel, from commercial flights to space tourism. Our commitment to safety drives us to innovate, offering tools like Affordable FRMS and Virtual Safety Office Platforms. We align with FAA and ICAO standards, ensuring your SMS supports a proactive safety culture.

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Why Choose ASSC for Your SMS Needs?

ASSC combines affordability, compliance, and innovation to meet diverse SMS needs. Whether you’re a startup seeking cost-effective compliance or a large operator pursuing excellence, our solutions deliver:

Proven Compliance: Align with FAA and ICAO standards.
Affordable Options: Budget-friendly for all operators.
Industry Leadership: Trusted since 2008.
Future-Ready: Innovating for aviation and space.

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Join Us in Transforming Safety

Partner with ASSC to simplify SMS compliance and enhance safety. Our SMS Partners program and training resources empower your team to reduce risks and meet regulatory demands. Learn more about our management team and FAQs, or explore creative financing options to start your SMS journey today.

With Success Comes New Challenges

As we developed SMS Pro, the enterprise-grade database matured to become the best aerospace SMS software on the market.

We know this truth because many independent, diligent SMS consultants and operators researched competing solutions. They have been repeating the same message for the past eight to ten years. "SMS Pro is the best database platform for serious and experienced aviation SMS practitioners." It has all the right features designed with exceptionally secure and useful "sub-system" integration.

Our SMS database competitors also continue to silently echo this truth.

For over a decade now, competitors repeatedly compliment us as they quietly add our pioneering features into their products.

We are the aviation SMS software pioneers. We continue to lead the way for affordable, integrated aerospace safety software that has demonstrated suitability for task since 2008.

SMS Pro is a success story.

This success has also introduced a problem that affects me personally.

SMS Pro Created a Problem

Unfortunately for much of the world, we created a problem as SMS Pro matured over the past dozen years.

Our aviation SMS application became too feature-rich to address the business needs of smaller operators who simply wished for a low-cost, online database to comply with their regional SMS regulations.

Adopting SMS Pro became a double-edged sword for startups:

Adopting SMS Pro put startups on the fast-track to SMS compliance because regulators love SMS Pro's completeness and transparency; but
SMS Pro had too many sophisticated features for immature SMS implementations.

Also to contribute to our problem, a large percentage of our customers are proactive, leading-edge safety professionals who also tirelessly strive for organizational continuous improvement. They request and expect SMS Pro to mature as their SMS implementations blossom and reap organizational benefits.

From my new perspective, I can clearly see that SMS Pro is clearly not the best aviation SMS solution for operators who ONLY

want to "check the box;" or to
need to jump-start a startup to begin earning revenues that can support additional safety initiatives.

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We Are Going to Fix It!

In our nascent years, SMS Pro management had to neglect the smaller, less wealthy customers because our very survival depended on it.

We are now here to address safety in an equitable manner.

I want to:

Make aviation SMS data management less burdensome and more affordable for the smaller operators;
Reduce barriers to entry for new aviation businesses to quickly address SMS requirements without adopting complex systems;
Offer an SMS database that achieves compliance without the distracting clutter of many "nice-to-have" features;
Ensure troubled aviation businesses are not jeopardized by expensive SMS data management; and
Make an appreciable difference to system safety by removing unfair barriers to affordable SMS management.

In addition, we want to continue to develop SMS Pro to include exceptionally cool, integrated features that will awe and inspire safety professionals around the world.

Commitment to SMS Pro Continuous Improvement

SMS Pro is the best and will remain the best. We are heavily invested in research and development of new technologies.

SMS Pro provides The Aerospace Safety Software Company (TASSC) with both the vehicle and financial resources to "make a difference."

For those who can afford the best, and are sincere in practicing continuous improvement of their organizations, we will continue to provide the best aviation SMS system on the market.

Commitment to Provide Affordable Aerospace Safety Software

For those who cannot afford the best, but must still comply to fulfill their business mission, we will provide affordable, intuitive, user friendly SMS data management tools to facilitate regulatory SMS compliance. Using these proven SMS tools, your SMS will maintain compliance with any globally or regionally recognized civil aviation authority.

In order to manage your expectations, this "affordable SMS product" will not be targeted with future enhancements unless regulatory requirements demand so. This is our no-frills, compliance product.

We may also refer to this affordable SMS database as our "startup" package that an airline startup can use to earn certification.

Finally, for those safety managers without adequate SMS budgets, we will offer this system as our "pauper" package. Operators can now use SMS Pro's intuitive workflows without having deep pockets.

With this vision, I am committed to promoting aerospace safety into the future. This commitment will be continuously demonstrated as we devote our energies into a pattern of:

Continuous improvement;
Respect and dignity for our clients; and
Unfailing integrity and honesty in our relationships.

Furthermore, I want to help make space travel safer through the use of proven safety risk management principles. We want to promote and educate others on risk-management elements incorporated into our world-class software system guaranteeing compliance when the tools are used appropriately.

Let’s stop the needless accidents and deaths. When I see national airlines lose aircraft, I’m saddened, because I know that many safety managers at these airlines are frustrated with corruption and severely limited budgets. Together, we can make our world a better, safer place.

Christopher M. Howell
CEO
August 29, 2020