2023 FSF Press Releases, Runway Safety
Foundation Calls for Global, Coordinated Action on Runway Incursions
GAPPRI is a roadmap for addressing risk and instilling resilience.
Industry Updates
Data Show 2019 Was 7th Safest Year in Commercial Aviation
Despite the high-profile crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, 2019 was among the…
Plans Advance for ‘Digital European Sky’
A plan to enhance automation, cyber-secure data sharing and connectivity in air traffic management throughout…
FAA: Don’t Aim Holiday Laser-Light Displays Toward Sky
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its annual warning against aiming holiday laser-light…
News, blacklist, Safety Oversight
Gabon’s Airlines Removed From EU Blacklist
The European Commission (EC) has updated its Air Safety List, releasing all airlines certified in…
New Report Details Oil and Gas Helicopter Sector Safety Performance
In the culmination of an extensive collaborative effort involving dozens of companies in the oil…
Lufthansa Faces $6.4 Million Proposed Penalty
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $6.4 million civil penalty against Deutsche…
ICAO Council Elects New President
The ICAO Council, the International Civil Aviation Organizations’ governing body, has elected Italy’s Salvatore Sciacchitano…
Aviation Space Weather Network Launches
A new international aviation space weather service has begun providing real-time space weather information for…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation
Blade Fatigue Crack Cited in 2018 Fatal Depressurization
A fatigue crack in a fan blade in the engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing…
2018 Data Show Increase in U.S. Aviation Fatalities
Some 393 people were killed in civil aviation accidents in the United States in 2018,…