Foundation Unveils Seven Principles of Aviation Safety Leadership
Global engagement campaign to launch at IASS 2025 in Lisbon.
Industry Updates
Preliminary Data Show No Fatal Passenger Jet Crashes in 2017
Ten fatal airliner accidents occurred in 2017, none of them involving passenger jets, according to…
Seasons Greetings!
Thanks to everyone who made 2017 so safe and successful. We looking forward to working…
NTSB Reports Slight Decline in Air Carrier Accidents in 2015
U.S. air carriers were involved in 30 accidents — none of them fatal — in…
News, Accident Investigation, Aircraft Rescue, People
Aviation Safety Pioneer Gloria Heath Dies
Gloria Heath, a founding member of Flight Safety Foundation who was instrumental in the earliest…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Recommendation
FAA Releases Report of UAS ID and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today made public the report and recommendations from the…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Accident/Incident Investigation
NTSB Says Operator Flew Small Drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight in Collision with Army Helicopter
The operator of a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), or drone, that collided inflight with…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Unmanned Aircraft
Weighing the Damages
In a midair collision, drones would inflict more damage than same-sized birds, study says.
News, Runway Safety (approach and landing), Accident/Incident Investigation
NTSB Investigating Approaching Airliner Lining Up With Taxiway at Atlanta
Pilots initiated go-around at decision height.
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
All IATA Airlines to Restrict Smart Luggage Beginning Jan. 15
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) Dangerous Goods Board has decided to restrict the carriage…
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
Alaska Airlines Joins American, Delta in Restricting Smart Luggage
Bag manufacturer calls new restrictions an ‘absolute travesty’