Foundation Unveils Seven Principles of Aviation Safety Leadership
Global engagement campaign to launch at IASS 2025 in Lisbon.
Industry Updates
News, Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Accident/Incident Investigation
BEA Pushes Egypt for Continuation of EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash Investigation
Egyptian accident investigators passed the investigation to judicial authorities because of evidence of a “malicious…
FAA Faulted on DataComm Security Measures
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is failing to promptly mitigate security risks involving its…
FAA Proposes $1.4 Million Fine Against Operator of Airports in Virgin Islands
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Friday proposed a fine of nearly $1.47 million against…
Canada Restricts Possession of Hand-Held Lasers
Transport Canada on Thursday implemented new restrictions on battery-powered, hand-held lasers in an effort to…
How Do You Measure Safety?
Flight Safety Foundation is conducting a survey as part of its Global Safety Information Project…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation
EU Council Adopts First EU-Wide Drone Rules
The European Union (EU) Council on Tuesday adopted what it called the first ever EU-wide…
Aviation Safety Events | June 2018
Upcoming events of interest. Please send details of your events to jackman@flightsafety.org.
Inspector General to Audit FAA Oversight of Southwest Airlines
Citing concerns raised by an engine failure that sent debris through the window of a…
Accident/Incident Investigation
Fatigue Crack Cited in BA 777 Uncontained Engine Failure, Fire
The GE90-85BG11 engine had accumulated 11,459 total cycles before the failure.
ATSB Data: 417 Turboprops With Engine Problems in 5 Years
Nearly 1,900 occurrences involving technical failures on turboprop aircraft were reported to the Australian Transport…