Flight Safety Foundation Establishes Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety In Singapore
Regional Centre to work on raising safety standards and capabilities as air travel recovers to pre-pandemic levels in Asia-Pacific.
Industry Updates
News, air traffic management, COVID-19
FAA to Adjust Hours of Some ATC Towers
Because of the reduction of traffic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it plans to reduce the operating hours of about 100 air traffic…
Key Safety Recommendation Implemented, NTSB Says
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has implemented enhanced medical monitoring of pilots diagnosed with an alcohol or drug dependency; as a result the U.S. National Transportation Safety…
BASS 2020 Web Forum April 29-30
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a global impact, Flight Safety Foundation has adapted our annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) into a virtual event. BASS 2020 will take…
News, COVID-19, Aviation Medicine
Aeromedical Panel Says Airplanes Aren’t Major Sites of COVID-19 Spread
An informal survey of airlines indicates that very few cases of COVID-19 have been transmitted during flight, aeromedical specialists said during a Flight Safety Foundation webinar on Wednesday. The International…
News, aviation medicine, COVID-19
Pandemic Called ‘Existential Threat’ to Airline Industry
Air traffic has historically been vulnerable to external factors, losing ground, for example, after the 2008 recession and the 2003 SARS epidemic, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation
EASA Publishes Rule on Drone Use in Cities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said today that it has published the first rules for safe drone operations in European cities. The rules balance “the desire to maximise…
Pandemic Blamed for Falloff in Global Passenger Demand
Worldwide airline passenger demand fell 14.1 percent in February, compared with February 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. IATA data…
FAA Plans New Database of Pilot Records
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to establish an electronic database to provide potential employers with speedy access to information about a pilot’s flight experience. The database would give…
UPDATE: FSF Enhances COVID-19 Roadmap, Safety Punch Lists
Flight Safety Foundation has published a roadmap of COVID-19 supplemental material and accompanying interactive safety punch lists.
News, Aviation Medicine, COVID-19
ICAO Urges Action to Support Aviation Industry Throughout Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is not only diminishing global mobility but also presenting risks to air traffic control and safety oversight systems, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) says. In a…