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
Rescuing Search and Rescue
Recent missteps in accident response have fueled calls for global reorganization of SAR.
Press Release, Aviation Research
Can Risk Be Managed If It Can’t Be Measured?
Embracing ICAO’s approaches to collaborative risk mitigation, Pan American states and airlines mark six years…
2016 FSF Press Releases, ATC/ATM
FSF Releases Analysis of Safety Benefits of Space-Based ADS-B Technology
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Flight Safety Foundation today released the study Benefits Analysis of Space-Based ADS-B, investigating the application…
Accident Investigation, On Record
Thrust Reverser Deploys on Departure
Learjet pilot was unable to identify the problem and lost control while returning to the…
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), DataLink
CFIT Hits a New Low
IATA data show one commercial air transport CFIT crash in 2015, as well as declines…
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Human Factors
When the Mind Plays Tricks
The ongoing problem of spatial disorientation impacts all segments of aviation.
Tweaking Pilot Training
Adjustments in training could help address safety risks and expand the pool of new regional…
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
‘Too Late’
Investigators cite ineffective monitoring and failing to acquire outside visual references as factors in the…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Off Course and Below Minimums
Pressing on in a blinding deluge, the pilots were searching for the runway when the…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), ATC/ATM, Cover Story
Controller Reinforcements
Renewed government-industry collaboration targets U.S. runway incursions, including those tied to ATC operational incidents.