Partners and Programs:
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Phone: +1 703 739 6700 Fax: +1 703 739 6708

Podcasts

Welcome to the Foundation’s podcast page. Below you will find interviews with safety experts from around the industry on a range of topics of interest to aviation safety professionals. New podcasts will be added as they are recorded. The views expressed in the podcasts are those of the speakers, and not necessarily those of the Foundation.

If you have a topic that you believe would be of interest to the aviation community, please get in touch with Vice President, Global Programs, Greg Marshall at marshall@flightsafety.org. Interviews can be conducted in-person at our head office or via Skype.

2018 FSF Press Releases

Foundation Recognizes Pete Agur With Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award

CHICAGO — Flight Safety Foundation on Friday presented its Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award to Peter v. “Pete” Agur Jr., founder and chairman of VanAllen, a management consultancy based in Atlanta. Agur was cited for his extensive and prolonged efforts to improve business aviation growth, performance and safety, for his contributions to the industry, and for making business aviation safety a central theme of his career.

Pete Agur

The award was presented by FSF President and CEO Jon Beatty at the Foundation’s 63rd annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS), being held at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.

“It’s an honor to present this award to Pete,” said Beatty. “Through his consulting practice and his long-time involvement with the Foundation’s Business Advisory Committee and with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Pete has influenced thousands of individuals and organizations. It’s fitting that we recognize Pete in front of an audience of his peers, many of whom have benefited from Pete’s counsel.”

Agur began his aviation career in 1968 as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and safety officer. From 1973 through 1985, he was marketing manager and sales representative for four domestic and international airframe manufacturers.

He began his consulting career in 1985 with the Mescon Group, an organization design consulting firm, and then founded VanAllen, formerly the VanAllen Group, in 1993.

Agur has served for two decades on the FSF Business Advisory Committee, including several years as vice chairman. He has helped organized and moderate BASS, made several presentations during the event, and has contributed a number of articles to the Foundation’s AeroSafety World journal.

He twice has been a member of the NBAA’s Safety Committee and was a 23-year member of its Corporate Aviation Management Committee. He has also served as chairman of the NBAA Convention’s local committee, was instrumental in the start of the NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference, and founded its Leadership Conference.

Agur holds an airline transport pilot certificate for fixed wing aircraft, a commercial pilot certificate for helicopters, and a private pilot certificate for gliders and is a former military, airline and civil flight and ground instructor.

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About Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to connect, influence and lead global aviation safety.

Media Contact:
Frank Jackman
Vice President, Communications
+1 703.739.6700, ext. 116
jackman@flightsafety.org

FSF Communications Staff. May 11, 2018

2018 FSF Press Releases

Flight Safety Foundation Selects Denver as Site for BASS 2019

CHICAGO — Flight Safety Foundation announced Thursday that Denver has been selected as the site for the 64th annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS), to be held May 2–3, 2019. The announcement was made by FSF President and CEO Jon Beatty on the opening day of BASS 2018 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.

“We’re excited to bring BASS 2019 to the Mile High City,” Beatty said. “The scenery and hospitality in Denver are both spectacular, and we’re committed to organizing and hosting an event that does justice to such a wonderful backdrop.”

BASS is a forum for the business aviation industry to meet in a collaborative environment to identify safety concerns, devise approaches to reduce risk and implement initiatives to improve safety. The summit, organized by Flight Safety Foundation, in partnership with the National Business Aviation Association, covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for every segment of the business aviation industry.

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About Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to connect, influence and lead global aviation safety.

Media Contact:
Frank Jackman
Vice President, Communications
+1 703.739.6700, ext. 116
jackman@flightsafety.org

FSF Communications Staff. May 11, 2018

2018 FSF Press Releases

BASS 2018 Opens Thursday in Chicago

CHICAGO — Flight Safety Foundation’s 63rd annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) gets under way Thursday morning with a lineup of speakers and presentations that will focus on some of the most important risks and mitigation strategies facing corporate operators and industry stakeholders.

The two-day safety event is expected to draw more than 225 aviation safety professionals and two dozen exhibitors to the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago. The Foundation organizes and hosts BASS in partnership with the National Business Aviation Association.

“Our team here at the Foundation, working with our Business Advisory Committee (BAC), has developed an insightful and provocative agenda that is sure to generate a lot of discussion in the general session, the networking breaks and on the floor of the exhibition space,” said FSF President and CEO Jon Beatty. “Chicago is a great city and provides the perfect back drop for the industry’s premier business aviation safety event.

“Many thanks to BAC Chair Lisa Sasse of VisionSafe and co-chair Jim Kelly of Pfizer Aviation, as well as the Foundation’s Liz Solorzano, manager of events and marketing, and Mark Millam, vice president, technical, for all of the long hours they have dedicated to BASS 2018. Thanks also to sponsors Aircare International, Aviation Manuals, Baldwin Aviation, BusinessAir, Embraer, GE Aviation, Gulfstream, Rolls-Royce, VisionSafe and United Airlines.”

BASS is a forum for the business aviation industry to meet in a collaborative environment to identify safety concerns, devise approaches to reduce risk and implement initiatives to improve safety. The summit covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for every segment of the business aviation industry.

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About Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to connect, influence and lead global aviation safety.

Media Contact:
Frank Jackman
Vice President, Communications
jackman@flightsafety.org
+1 703.739.6700, ext. 116

FSF Communications Staff. May 9, 2018

2018 FSF Press Releases

Nominations for Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award Now Open

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Flight Safety Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2018 FSF Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award. This award has been presented by the Foundation since 1975 for outstanding service and contributions to business aviation safety. The award recognizes individuals whose work enhances safety in this segment of the industry. Recipients have included industry leaders, government officials, members of the news media and researchers whose findings were especially relevant to business aviation. More information is available on the Foundation’s website.

The deadline for nominations is March 30, 2018. The award will be presented at the 63rd annual Business Aviation Safety Summit, May 10-11, 2018, in Chicago. Download the 2018 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award nomination form here.

For more information, please contact Frank Jackman.

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About Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to connect, influence and lead global aviation safety.

Media Contact
Frank Jackman
jackman@flightsafety.org
+1 703.739.6700, ext. 116

FSF Communications Staff. February 26, 2018

2017 FSF Press Releases

Foundation Issues Call for Presentations for BASS 2018

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Flight Safety Foundation has issued a call for presentations for the 63rd annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS 2018) scheduled for May 10–11, 2018, in Chicago. Submissions are due Sept. 1, 2017.

BASS, which is co-sponsored by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), provides a forum for examining safety matters of special concern to the business aviation community, and is recognized as the premier forum for the discussion and exchange of safety information for corporate and business aviation operators.

The Foundation and NBAA are seeking presentations on the following topics:

  • Go-arounds and energy management;
  • Safety performance indicators;
  • Flight attendants and cabin safety;
  • Hangar and ramp safety;
  • Practical approaches to safety leadership;
  • Emerging technologies;
  • Human performance;
  • Appropriate use of automation;
  • Lessons from recent accidents; and,
  • Fatigue.

More information on the requirement and how to submit presentations is available here. After all the submissions are received, a subcommittee of the Foundation’s Business Advisory Committee will make the final selection of presentations and create the BASS 2018 agenda.

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About Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to be the leading voice of safety for the global aerospace community.

Media Contact:
Frank Jackman, Vice President, Communications
+1 703-739-6700, ext. 116
jackman@flightsafety.org

Events Contact:
Liz Solorzano, Manager, Conferences and Exhibits
+1 703-739-6700, ext. 143
solorzano@flightsafety.org

FSF Communications Staff. July 12, 2017