Air Accident Investigation Unit

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The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) ({{langx|ga|An tAonad um Imscrúdú Aerthionóiscí}}) is part of the Department of Transport of Ireland, and is responsible for the investigation of aircraft accidents and serious incidents within Ireland, and Irish-registered aircraft outside the jurisdiction.{{cite news|title=Sinai crash: Russia plane flight recorders to be examined|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34710375|access-date=3 November 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=3 November 2015}}

The Air Accident Investigation Unit has its head offices at the Department of Transport buildings on Leeson Lane in Dublin."[http://www.aaiu.ie/about-us About Us]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121216202708/http://www.aaiu.ie/about-us Archive]) Air Accident Investigation Unit. Retrieved on 28 April 2013. "The AAIU headquarters is located in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, 2nd Floor, Leeson Lane, off Leeson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.""[https://www.webcitation.org/65NpFIKdz?url=http://www.aaiu.ie/upload/general/13437-INTERIM_STATEMENT_2012_003-0.PDF INTERIM STATEMENT SA-227-BC Metro III, EC-ITP, Cork Airport, Ireland 10 February 2011]." Air Accident Investigation Unit. Air Accident Investigation Unit. Final page. Retrieved on 11 February 2012. "A.A.I.U., Department of Transport Tourism and Sport, 2nd Floor, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland." It was previously located at Transport House in Dublin."[http://www.aaiu.ie/ Welcome]." Air Accident Investigation Unit. 5. Retrieved on 2 May 2010. "A.A.I.U., Transport House, 44 Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland." See [http://www.transport.ie/upload/Dublin2_map.gif Map] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120320065122/http://www.transport.ie/upload/Dublin2_map.gif Archive])