FSF Calls for Coordinated Response to Safeguard Commercial Aviation in Conflict Zones
Let’s not let history repeat itself.
Let’s not let history repeat itself.
by FSF Communications Staff
A sightseeing helicopter that crashed and burned in December in Hawaii apparently was flying in fog and rain when it struck the ground on Dec. 26, 2019, killing the pilot…
by FSF Editorial Staff
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Data collected from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) seven drone test sites is not being fully utilized to support efforts to integrate drones into the National Airspace System, a…
by FSF Editorial Staff
News, Press Release, accident investigation, 2020 FSF Press Releases
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Flight Safety Foundation is calling on all countries to adhere to established guidance on civilian aircraft flying through conflict zones following the tragic downing of Ukraine International…
by FSF Communications Staff
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accused Nantucket Express of conducting passenger flights with unqualified pilots in unauthorized aircraft and is proposing the revocation of the company’s air…
by FSF Editorial Staff
Despite the high-profile crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, 2019 was among the safest years in commercial aviation history, the Aviation Safety Network (ASN) says. The organization released…
by FSF Editorial Staff
A plan to enhance automation, cyber-secure data sharing and connectivity in air traffic management throughout Europe has been approved by the administrative board of the public-private partnership that coordinates the…
by FSF Editorial Staff
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its annual warning against aiming holiday laser-light displays toward the sky. In a statement issued earlier this month, the FAA cautioned that…
by FSF Editorial Staff
News, blacklist, Safety Oversight
The European Commission (EC) has updated its Air Safety List, releasing all airlines certified in Gabon from the list of those prohibited from operating within the European Union (EU). The…
by FSF Editorial Staff
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $6.4 million civil penalty against Deutsche Lufthansa for conducting nearly 900 flights that the FAA says did not comply with U.S.…
by FSF Editorial Staff
The ICAO Council, the International Civil Aviation Organizations’ governing body, has elected Italy’s Salvatore Sciacchitano as it new president. Sciacchitano, whose three-year term begins Jan. 1, 2020, succeeds Dr. Olumuyiwa…
by FSF Editorial Staff