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
News, Accident Investigation, Safety Recommendation
Pilot’s Medical Exemption Cited as Contributing to Fatal 2016 Balloon Accident
The probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s “pattern of poor decision making.”
News, Midair Collisions (MAC), Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Small Commercial Airplane Collides With Drone in Canada
The King Air, carrying eight passengers, landed safely in what has been called a first-of-its-kind…
News, Accident Investigation, Safety Oversight
FAA Orders A380 Engine Inspections
Uncontained failure of a GP7200 last month during an Air France transatlantic flight prompted the…
ICAO Lifts Thailand’s Safety ‘Red Flag’
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has lifted a “significant safety concern” that it imposed…
IAG’s Willie Walsh to be Keynote Speaker at IASS 2017
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG) and one of…
French BEA to Lead A380 Uncontained Engine Failure Investigation
Air France Flight 66, carrying 497 passengers and 24 crew, landed safely after diverting to…
Europe’s Data4Safety Program
In an editorial published on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) website, Luc Tytgat, EASA’s…
European Commission Urges Adoption of Drone Rules
“If we don’t move fast enough, the near-misses between drones and airplanes could one day…
Australia Releases Final Report on MH370 Search
It is “almost inconceivable and certainly societally unacceptable” not to know what happened to the…