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
News, air traffic management, COVID-19
FAA to Adjust Hours of Some ATC Towers
Because of the reduction of traffic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Aviation…
Key Safety Recommendation Implemented, NTSB Says
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has implemented enhanced medical monitoring of pilots…
BASS 2020 Web Forum April 29-30
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a global impact, Flight Safety Foundation has adapted…
News, COVID-19, Aviation Medicine
Aeromedical Panel Says Airplanes Aren’t Major Sites of COVID-19 Spread
An informal survey of airlines indicates that very few cases of COVID-19 have been transmitted…
News, aviation medicine, COVID-19
Pandemic Called ‘Existential Threat’ to Airline Industry
Air traffic has historically been vulnerable to external factors, losing ground, for example, after the…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation
EASA Publishes Rule on Drone Use in Cities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said today that it has published the first…
Pandemic Blamed for Falloff in Global Passenger Demand
Worldwide airline passenger demand fell 14.1 percent in February, compared with February 2019, as the…
FAA Plans New Database of Pilot Records
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to establish an electronic database to provide potential…
UPDATE: FSF Enhances COVID-19 Roadmap, Safety Punch Lists
Flight Safety Foundation has published a roadmap of COVID-19 supplemental material and accompanying interactive safety…
News, Aviation Medicine, COVID-19
ICAO Urges Action to Support Aviation Industry Throughout Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is not only diminishing global mobility but also presenting risks to air…