The Safety Space and Practical Drift
In everyday operations, aviation organizations operate in what is known as the “safety space.” The…
by Bob Baron
Fitness for Duty, Sabotage/Intentional Acts, Aviation Medicine, Cover Story
Intentional Acts
Germanwings crash investigators urge clear guidelines for weighing medical privacy against the threat to public…
by Linda Werfelman
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Airport Ops
Trend Spotting
Airports Council International will dive into five years of data to share insights from peer…
by Wayne Rosenkrans
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Strategic Issues
Tipping Points
The convergence of familiar factors in a 2012 CFIT accident underscores why ever-present vulnerabilities must…
by Wayne Rosenkrans
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Aviation Research, Flight Training, Winter/Challenging Ops
Simulating Encounters With ICE
Training can help pilots prepare for hazardous aircraft icing.
by Richard J. Ranaudo
A Place on the List
European authorities see the EU’s Air Safety List as crucial in improving aviation safety.
by Mario Pierobon
Safety Standards, Smoke Fire Fumes
Checking the Checklists
Common-sense recognition of everyday threats and self-auditing are first steps to making effective changes.
by Barbara K. Burian
President's Message, Unmanned Aircraft
Safely Tapping the Potential of UAS
Not a day goes by when there isn’t some new development — positive or negative…
by Jon L. Beatty | President and CEO
Editorial Page, GSIP Blogs and Opinions
Personal Relationships
Since mid-March, Flight Safety Foundation staff and contractors, led by Vice President, Technical, Mark Millam…
by Frank Jackman | Editor-in-Chief
Aviation Safety Events | May 2016
MAY 5–6 — Business Aviation Safety Summit 2016 (BASS 2016). Flight Safety Foundation. Austin, Texas,…
by Flight Safety Foundation
Safety News | May 2016
No Sudden Moves Pilots of some Boeing 787s are being cautioned against making abrupt flight…
by Linda Werfelman
Trending Downward
For the second year in a row, the fatal accident rate, the number of fatal…
by Frank Jackman
Accident Investigation, On Record
Unsafe to Fly
The captain decided to reject the takeoff after the A320 lifted off the runway.
by Mark Lacagnina