Biography
Kåre Halvorsen joined the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority as senior technical investigator in 1998 and has served as Director of Air Accidents / Chief Inspector in the Aviation Department since 2012. Since June 2020, his responsibilities have also included military aviation, in addition to coordinating all activities relating to military investigations.
Kåre has worked primarily in the aviation sector since 1987, with a particular focus on work related to maintenance, repair, development and production in both civilian and military aviation. He holds ann MSc (Civil Engineer), specialising in material science/metallurgy, manufacturing, maintenance, and quality assurance.
During his time at the Safety Investigation Authority, the organsisation has evolved from focusing solely on investigating aviation accidents and incidents to becoming a multimodal organisation. Some of Kåre’s responsibilities in this respect have also been as an advisor in the development of new national legislation for the different new domains and in integrating these domains into the organisation.