UPDATE: FSF Enhances COVID-19 Roadmap, Safety Punch Lists
Flight Safety Foundation has published a roadmap of COVID-19 supplemental material and accompanying interactive safety punch lists.
Industry Updates
News, COVID-19, Fatigue, Summits BASS
Dickson: Push for Aviation Safety Even While Battling Pandemic
The aviation community “can’t let our guard down on safety,” despite the attention being devoted…
News, aviation medicine, COVID-19
Pandemic Called ‘Existential Threat’ to Airline Industry
Air traffic has historically been vulnerable to external factors, losing ground, for example, after the…
News, COVID-19, Aviation Medicine
ICAO Urges Protection for Aviation Personnel During Pandemic
Aviation personnel should be granted “key worker” status by national governments worldwide to ensure that…
Safety Oversight, Cargo Safety
FAA Proposes $5.89 Million Penalty for Charter Operator
An Atlanta charter operator should pay $5.89 million in civil penalties for conducting hundreds of…
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”…
News, aviation medicine, COVID-19
ICAO Encourages ‘COVID-19−Free” Air Corridors
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is calling for the establishment of “COVID-19−free public health…
FAA Downgrades Eastern Caribbean Safety Rating
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) does not comply with international safety standards, 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…
News, Business Aviation, Data Sharing, Summits BASS
Privacy Concerns May Limit Data Sharing, Poll Says
Despite flight safety experts’ advocacy of data collection and sharing programs, some business aviation operators…
News, COVID-19, Safety Regulation
IATA: Governments Should Recognize Temporary Licensing Measures
Civil aviation authorities around the world should act quickly to aid international operations during the…
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…