In Sight, President's Message, Safety Culture
Insight: Building on Human Error
A fuller understanding of why people make mistakes provides the groundwork not only for a healthy safety culture but also for a reasoned approach to implementing an SMS.
Industry Updates
Posts Categorized: President’s Message
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Managing the Crisis
While we wait for signs that the COVID-19 pandemic is subsiding, Flight Safety Foundation continues to focus its efforts on helping the aviation industry safely navigate the extreme turbulence generated…
Uncertain Times
We are all well aware that aviation has been particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic as demand for air travel plummets and governments around the world take increasingly dramatic steps…
Evacuation Danger
We’ve all seen the videos. Passengers evacuating an airliner following an accident or serious incident, their hands full of carry-on baggage. It happened last month in Iran after a McDonnell…
An Eventful Journey
It has been a year since I came on board at the Foundation. I’ve had the opportunity to engage with our members and stakeholders around the world to gain a…
Continuing Threat
In August, a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 operating a scheduled domestic flight in Russia was forced to land in a field shortly after takeoff after a double bird strike and…
Cleaning up the ‘Garbage’
On July 7, 2017, an Air Canada Airbus A320, being operated as Flight 759, on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, lined up with an occupied taxiway rather than…
Commentary, President's Message
Silver Lining in Dark Clouds
Throughout the pandemic, individuals and communities have banded together to come to the aid of those most in need.
by Dr. Hassan Shahidi