Cover Story
Mesoscale convective systems must be understood to mitigate their threat to aviation.
by Ed Brotak
Causal Factors
An ATR 42 with split flaps stalled during an unstabilized night approach in icing conditions.…
by Flight Safety Foundation
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Flight Training
Recent U.S. law influences specialists’ proposals for simulator upgrades and limited use of all-attitude, all-envelope…
InSight
Practical, low-cost technologies are within reach to reduce the risk of loss of control. …
Human Factors
Fatigue scientists resist flight crew schedulers’ demand for go/no-go modeling tools as U.S. airlines brace…
Safety Culture
The NTSB is pressing for action to reinforce professionalism in the wake of recent accident-related…
Helicopter Safety
The NTSB blames an overemphasis on ‘getting the job done’ for helping create the weak…
President's Message
By William R. Voss, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation I recently was part of…
Editorial Page
By J.A. Donoghue, Editor-in-Chief, AeroSafety World With this edition of AeroSafety World, the magazine now…
Safety Briefs
Laser Penalties The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it will begin imposing civil penalties…
DataLink
Accident rate still exceeded that of regular public transport, but the trend is encouraging. …
InfoScan
E-learning brings advantages compared with classroom instruction, but courses must be carefully designed. By…
On Record
Freighter was too heavy for the available runway. By Mark Lacagnina The following information…
