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
Fatigue, Aviation Medicine, Human Factors
The Link Between Weight and Sleep
Aeromedical group endorses sleep apnea screening for the most obese pilots.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation, Unmanned Aircraft
Crackdown
The FAA has proposed its largest civil penalty ever against a UAS operator accused of…
Maintenance Matters, Risk Management
Risk-Based Decision Making
FAA maintenance inspectors will be trained to favor well-reasoned risk mitigations, if possible, instead of…
Mechanical Issues, Accident Investigation, Causal Factors, Human Factors
Fast Fixes
U.K. AAIB cites maintenance human factors after Airbus A319 fan cowling doors detach during takeoff.
Can Risk Be Managed If It Can’t Be Measured?
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) new compliance philosophy1 has introduced an oversight approach that…
Safety Information Sharing and Protection, Cover Story, Regional Safety, Risk Management
Safety Oversight
Embracing ICAO’s approaches to collaborative risk mitigation, Pan American states and airlines mark six years…
Rising Fatalities
Boeing’s annual commercial aviation accident data show a jump in fatalities in 2014, with a…
Cabin Fire Traced to ELT
Short circuit caused a thermal runaway of the emergency locator transmitter’s lithium battery.
Accident Investigation, Foundation Focus
Just Culture in Accident Investigation
During the early days of aviation, aircraft accidents were investigated using mainly records of the…
Growing an Aviation Industry
As I write this editorial, I’m sitting in a hotel room near Georgetown, Guyana. Earlier…