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
Robinson Helicopter Mast Bumping Added to NZ Safety Watchlist
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has added mast bumping accidents involving Robinson helicopters…
2016 FSF Press Releases, IASS 2016
Focus on Critical Safety Issues, Maintenance and Engineering Track Highlight IASS Agenda
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lithium batteries, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), automation and safety information protection are…
Legendary Pilot Bob Hoover Dies at 94
Aviation legend Bob Hoover, once dubbed the “greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived,” died Tuesday,…
Flight Safety Foundation Expands Resources with New Website
New Era in Safety Calls for Constant Information-Sharing to Handle Unprecedented Growth in Aviation Globally…
News, Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Accident Investigation
Canada’s TSB Renews Call for DVR/CVRs on Smaller Aircraft
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada reiterated its call to expand the use of…
Failure to Communicate
Hearing — and understanding — the spoken word is crucial to safe flight.
Unruly Passenger Incidents on the Rise
Reports of unruly passenger incidents on commercial aircraft increased 16.5 percent last year from 2014, according…
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
Unnoted Changes
An outdated checklist procedure likely preceded an AS350’s fiery crash.
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
U.S., Canada Ban Galaxy Note7 from Air Transport
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an emergency order banning all Samsung Galaxy Note7…