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
What Gets Measured Gets Attention
At the beginning of every year, I am amazed by how many news stories are written about top airline safety rankings and how fast those stories spread. I was once…
The World Needs to Learn from its Safety Incidents
Ten years ago, Flight Safety Foundation joined other notable organizations that support aviation safety to issue an unprecedented resolution decrying an increase in aviation accident criminalization. We owe thanks to these…
Health Care Provider Using Checklists to Improve Patient Safety
Sacred Heart Health System, a Florida-based health care provider, is implementing “pre-flight” checklists to enhance teamwork and communication in order to improve patient outcomes during complicated procedures, the organization said.…
FAA: Shift Away from Enforcement Mindset Enhances Safety
New compliance philosophy seen to be working.
Blog, Safety Information Sharing and Protection, Risk Management
Data Analysis Methods Cross Industries
United Airlines recently was given credit in a Wall Street Journal article for performing safety analysis that is saving the airline millions. The article speaks about how the idea for this…
Blog, Safety Information Sharing and Protection, Safety Management
NASA’s ASRS Marking 40 Years
The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is marking its 40th year of continuous operation. According to the April 2016 issue of Callback, the excellent monthly…
Blog, Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety
Finding Hazards You Cannot See But Know are There
Handling passengers and their luggage at today’s volumes can be challenging enough. But the cargo side of the business is getting more and more complicated because of our technology and hazards that…
Blog, Data Sharing, GSIP Blogs and Opinions
Big Brother vs. Safety
I recently participated in a gathering organized by the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration NHTSA). Administrator Mark Rosekind, who previously served as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board,…
Blog, Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Technology
Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot
AviationWeek.com‘s Guy Norris posted an extraordinary head-up display video clip in which an unconscious F-16 pilot is saved by the aircraft’s automatic ground collision avoidance system (Auto-GCAS). According to the…
National Safety Council Issues Call on Child Restraint
The U.S.-based National Safety Council (NSC) is calling for uniform child passenger safety practices across multiple modes of transportation, including school buses, airplanes and personal vehicles. As far as aviation…