Foundation Annual Safety Report Warns of Rising Risks from Gaps in Safety Compliance
FSF calls for an industrywide recommitment to safety fundamentals.
Industry Updates
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.
Lithium Battery Shipments
First, it has taken much too long for the International Civil Aviation Organization to accept…
Missing Information
The world’s most thorough, publicly available analysis of commercial aviation accident statistics is likely the…