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
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Accident Investigation, On Record
‘Impossible to Stop’
The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future.…
Highs and Lows
General aviation accidents in Australia were up in 2014, but fatal accidents were down.
2015 Year in Review
No fatalities resulted from major accidents among the world’s commercial jet transport aircraft.
Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
Battery Ban Recommended
ICAO panel calls for ending cargo shipments of lithium ion batteries on passenger aircraft.
Aviation Research, Winter/Challenging Ops
Penguin Tales
Water-repelling traits found in penguin feathers might someday be replicated on airplane wings to halt…
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
Frigid Descent
The occupants of a BO105 survived the crash but drowned in icy Canadian waters before…
Safety Information Sharing and Protection, Data Sharing, Regional Safety
Tighter Focus
Safety data will help Asia and Pacific regions to ensure that initiatives address issues of…
Runway Safety (Conflicts), Airport Ops
Re-Evaluating
Researchers suggest a new method of assessing runway incursions.
Runway Safety (approach and landing), ATC/ATM, Cover Story
Bright Horizons
Technologies focus on enhancing pilots’ visual perception and situational awareness during approach and landing.