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, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page
Hoverboards
Have you ever heard of self-balancing scooters, more popularly known as hoverboards? I had not…
Lithium Batteries, Accident Investigation, Cargo Safety, Cover Story, Dangerous Goods
In-Flight Inferno
Recovered remnants of the Asiana freighter provided no clue to the physical cause of the…
Press Release, 2015 FSF Press Releases
New Co-chairs for Flight Safety Foundation Business Advisory Committee
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Flight Safety Foundation today announced that it has named Lisa Sasse, director,…
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…