Foundation Annual Safety Report Warns of Rising Risks from Gaps in Safety Compliance
FSF calls for an industrywide recommitment to safety fundamentals.
Industry Updates
Lithium Batteries, Safety Briefs
Safety News | September 2016
Penalties Urged for Rogue Battery Shippers Organizations representing airlines and lithium battery suppliers are calling…
Flight Safety Foundation Hosts Webinars on GSIP Workshops
Flight Safety Foundation hosted three webinars on “Controlling Risk in Aviation” Sept. 6 and 7.…
Blog, Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Technology
Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot
AviationWeek.com‘s Guy Norris posted an extraordinary head-up display video clip in which an unconscious F-16…
Accidents, Fatalities Down in 2015
The global accident rate for scheduled commercial operations involving aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight…
Fitness for Duty, Aviation Research, Human Factors
No Clear Pattern
Research fails to identify ways of predicting or preventing pilot suicides and murders.
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Flight Tech
Unforgettable AOA
Advances in visual and aural cues and warnings target wing angle-of-attack and energy state awareness.
Audit Review, Basic Aviation Risk Standard
Facing Up to the Issues
BARS auditors probe aircraft operators’ weaknesses.
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Accident Investigation, Cover Story
Too Low to Recover
An ice-induced stall sent a Phenom hurtling into houses near the approach end of the…
Four Countries Looking to Harmonize Certification, Regulatory Systems
Regulatory agencies from the United States, Canada, Brazil and Europe have signed a charter agreement…