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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.

News, Accident Investigation

Foundation Board Member Mike Gamlin Receives Safety Award from IFA

Rolls-Royce Manager of Air Safety Investigation Mike Gamlin, a member of Flight Safety Foundation’s Board of Governors, has received the 2017 Sir Frank Whittle Safety Award from the International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA).

Gamlin received the award for his “dedication to ensuring the effective investigation of aircraft accidents across the globe,” according to IFA Chief Executive John Vincent. “Mike is trusted and well respected throughout the international aviation community.”

Vincent presented the award to Gamlin on Sept. 20 during a U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch meeting. Gamlin is responsible for leading, directing and coordinating the support of state-led safety related investigations of events, incidents and accidents involving Rolls-Royce civil and military products and systems globally.

Mike Gamlin (left) receives the Sir Frank Whittle Safety Award from IFA Chief Executive John Vincent. Photo courtesy of IFA.

FSF Editorial Staff. September 27, 2017

2017 FSF Press Releases

FSF Chairman Selected to Lead Aviation Safety Assurance Committee

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Kenneth J. Hylander, chairman of Flight Safety Foundation’s Board of Governors, has been selected to chair a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee on aviation safety assurance. The ad hoc committee is being convened to create a national research agenda for the development of a suite of tools needed to support a prototype for the integration of a safety monitoring and assurance system that detects, predicts and prevents safety problems in the national airspace system in real time, particularly with regard to commercial transports.

Hylander, a long-time member of the Foundation’s board, is entering his third year as board chairman. Before retiring from the airline industry, he held executive positions with Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines, and his expertise lies mainly in the areas of airline engineering, safety, security, quality assurance and operations. He also is a member of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee, and previously was industry co-chair of the U.S. Commercial Aviation Safety Team.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and the world. The Academies’ work helps shape policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.

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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
jackman@flightsafety.org

Flight Safety Foundation. January 3, 2017

2016 FSF Press Releases, IASS 2016

Flight Safety Foundation Honors Three for Contributions to Safety

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three long-serving members of Flight Safety Foundation’s Board of Governors were recognized Monday for their contributions to the Foundation and, more broadly, to aviation safety during an award ceremony on the opening day of the 69th annual International Air Safety Summit in Dubai. The three, all of whom are completing their terms on the Foundation Board, were recognized for their dedication to the Foundation, for their leadership and for helping to keep the Foundation in a position to make significant safety contributions across the industry.
Dave Barger, treasurer of the Foundation as well as a board member, was presented with the first FSF Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Service to Aviation Safety. Barger, former president and chief executive officer of JetBlue Airways and this year’s recipient of the L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Aviation Club of Washington and Aviation Week & Space Technology, has been integral to the Foundation’s present and future. He helped guide the Foundation to financial health through his leadership and personal commitment to the organization. He provided the Foundation with a CEO’s perspective on safety and an unselfish dedication of time and resources.
Capt. Linda Orlady received the FSF President’s Citation. Orlady is president of Orlady Associates. She formerly was a chief pilot at Boeing, a long-time pilot at United Airlines, and a safety expert at the Air Line Pilots Association, International, and has long been an active contributor to the Foundation, serving not only on the board but also on number of FSF committees. She chaired the Foundation’s internal “think tank” known as the Icarus Committee and has worked tirelessly to promote aviation safety and the Foundation.
William O. “Bill” McCabe, who also received the FSF President’s Citation, was recognized for his leadership and organizational skill in implementing a new governance strategy and new bylaws for the Foundation. McCabe, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force with extensive flying and staff leadership experience, also spent 16 years with the DuPont Co. and has served as an executive adviser to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on issues involving air traffic operations. On the Foundation Board, he chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and personally recruited many of the current board members.
“It is an honor to have served with all three of these outstanding individuals,” said Jon Beatty, president and CEO of the Foundation. “It would be difficult to overestimate their contributions to the Board and to the Foundation over the last decade or more. They will be missed, but the structures and processes they have helped implement will serve the Foundation well for years to come.”

Photo: Shown left to right above are FSF Board Chairman Ken Hylander, outgoing board members Dave Barger, Bill McCabe and Linda Orlady, and FSF President and CEO Jon Beatty.

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About Flight Safety Foundation

Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, non-profit, 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
jackman@flightsafety.org

Flight Safety Foundation. November 14, 2016