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Foundation President and CEO Hassan Shahidi on Runway Safety
Foundation President and CEO Dr. Hassan Shahidi discusses runway safety with KNX radio.
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IASS 2021 Member Registration Discount Code
IASS 2021 is free to members this year. Please login to get your code below. Held annually since 1947, the Flight Safety Foundation’s International Air Safety Summit is aviation’s premier…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Organizations Urge Cooperation in Adding Drones to European Airspace
Seventeen European aviation organizations are asking the European Commission to implement “an all-inclusive, cooperative approach” to the integration of drones into European airspace. In an open letter to European Transport…
FAA Downgrades Eastern Caribbean Safety Rating
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) does not comply with international safety standards, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says, and as a result, the FAA has downgraded the…
International Groups Seek Aid for African Travel Sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to destroy Africa’s travel and tourism sector, according to five international air transport and tourism organizations, which called on international lending institutions and others Wednesday…
News, air traffic management, COVID-19
FAA to Adjust Hours of Some ATC Towers
Because of the reduction of traffic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it plans to reduce the operating hours of about 100 air traffic…
Key Safety Recommendation Implemented, NTSB Says
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has implemented enhanced medical monitoring of pilots diagnosed with an alcohol or drug dependency; as a result the U.S. National Transportation Safety…
BASS 2020 Web Forum April 29-30
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a global impact, Flight Safety Foundation has adapted our annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) into a virtual event. BASS 2020 will take…
NTSB Data Show Significant Drop in Accident Rates
The fatal accident rate for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines has declined significantly since 2001, down to 0.006 accidents per 100,000 flight hours ─ or the equivalent of one fatal…