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By following this guide, you will configure Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) with targets and thresholds, assign review cycles, and set up alerting to monitor safety performance trends.
Who should read this: Safety managers and admins who configure and monitor SPIs. The accountable executive should review SPI dashboards during management reviews.Prerequisites: Safety manager or admin role. Your organization should have baseline safety data (reports, incidents, flight hours) to set meaningful targets.

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SPI Dashboard Overview

Navigate to SPIs in the Safety sidebar. The dashboard displays all configured indicators with their current values, targets, thresholds, alert status, and trend direction.

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Indicator Categories

PlaneConnection organizes SPIs into five categories covering the full scope of your safety management activities:

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Configure an SPI

The SPI dashboard shows a trend indicator for each metric: Click on any indicator to view its detail page with historical charts, threshold breach history, and related safety data.

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Respond to SPI Alerts

When an SPI breaches a threshold:
  1. Review the alert. Navigate to the SPI detail page to understand the scope and duration of the threshold breach.
  2. Investigate the cause. Examine underlying data — recent reports, investigation findings, and operational changes — to determine why performance has degraded.
  3. Take corrective action. Depending on the alert level:
  4. Document the response. Record what was found, what action was taken, and any changes to the SPI target or thresholds.
    Critical SPI alerts that persist for more than 7 days without documented management response are flagged on the compliance dashboard and may indicate a gap in Safety Assurance processes per 14 CFR 5.71.

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SPI Review in Committee Meetings

Include SPI performance in Safety Review Board (SRB) and Safety Action Group (SAG) agendas. The recommended review approach:
  • Monthly SAG meetings — review all SPIs with Watch or higher alerts. Discuss trends and assign follow-up.
  • Quarterly SRB meetings — review the full SPI dashboard. Evaluate whether targets and thresholds remain appropriate. Approve any changes to SPI configurations.
  • Annual management review — assess the overall SPI program. Add or retire indicators based on operational changes and safety priorities.

SPI Definitions

Complete catalog of indicators, categories, and alert system reference.

Track Compliance

How SPI monitoring supports Part 5 Subpart D compliance.

Conduct a Risk Assessment

Risk assessments triggered by degrading SPI performance.

Run a Safety Committee Meeting

Reviewing SPI performance in committee meetings.
Last modified on April 11, 2026