Approach and Landing Safety, 2021 FSF Press Releases
New Guidance on Preventing Runway Excursions Released by FSF, Partners
Development of the global action plan was coordinated by the Foundation and EUROCONTROL.
Industry Updates
S. Harry Robertson Dies; Developed Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks
Harry Robertson, an aviation safety pioneer and the developer of crash-resistant aircraft fuel tanks, has died at age 87. Robertson, who died Oct. 9, was an engineer and inventor who…
2021 FSF Press Releases, COVID-19
Foundation Calls for Accelerated Global Deployment of Digital Health Certificates
BRUSSELS — Flight Safety Foundation today called on the aviation industry, regulators and health authorities around the world to accelerate development of standardized and internationally accepted digital health certificates and…
2021 FSF Press Releases, IASS 2021
Former NTSB Chair Receives FSF-Boeing Lifetime Achievement Award
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt was recognized Wednesday for his career-long contributions to aviation safety with the 2021 Flight Safety Foundation-Boeing…
2021 FSF Press Releases, IASS 2021
Safety Leadership Will be Focus of 74th IASS
IASS 2021 is scheduled for Sept. 21-22.
Press Release, 2021 FSF Press Releases
Australian Initiative Sees Global Reduction in Aircraft Accidents
The onshore resource sector is trending towards its first fatality-free year, continuing a steady reduction in fatal aircraft incidents since the inception of Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard…
IASS 2021 Member Registration Discount Code
IASS 2021 is free to members this year. Please login to get your code below. Held annually since 1947, the Flight Safety Foundation’s International Air Safety Summit is aviation’s premier…
Foundation Calls for Science-Based Approach to Accelerate Safe Reopening of Borders for Travel
BRUSSELS — Flight Safety Foundation today called on governments, regulators and health authorities to adopt a data-driven and science-based approach to accelerate safe reopening of borders to international air travel.…
2021 FSF Press Releases, IASS 2021
Nominations Open for FSF-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Flight Safety Foundation is accepting nominations for the FSF-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual for his or her lifetime commitment and contributions to…
BASS 2021 Kicks Off Today With NTSB Vice Chairman
ALEXANDRIA — A keynote address by U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chair Bruce Landsberg and discussions with executives from Pfizer and Bombardier highlight Day 1 of the Foundation’s…
Flight Safety Foundation Condemns Forced Diversion of Ryanair Flight
BRUSSELS — Flight Safety Foundation strongly condemns the forced diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978 while the commercial aircraft was flying through the airspace of Belarus. “Forcing an aircraft to divert…