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Fatigue management has progressed through the decades, from pilots ‘propping an eye open’ to data-driven…

by Linda Werfelman

Decades ago, ‘dangerous goods’ on an aircraft meant gasoline and explosives; today, the phrase also…

by Linda Werfelman

Although decades of safety improvements have reduced their numbers, fatal approach and landing accidents still…

by Linda Werfelman

Safety at a Glance: The development of glass cockpit designs

by Thomas W. Young

Wind shear: A potential killer now better understood, detected, and avoided.

by Thomas W. Young

Traffic alert and collision avoidance systems: lifesavers in the skies.

by Thomas W. Young

A Flight Safety Foundation–led effort helped curtail one of aviation’s deadliest killers.

by Thomas W. Young

Flight Safety Foundation began its work at the dawn of a new era in aviation.

by Thomas W. Young

The fatal crash 50 years ago of a Boeing 727 was the impetus for implementation…

by Linda Werfelman