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FSF Statement on Approaches to SFO 30 Jul 2013 | 11:59 pm
Due to recent events at San Francisco International Airport, the FAA has instituted additional landing guidelines for foreign carriers. FSF is concerned that the FAA is singling out foreign carriers u...
FSF General Counsel Ken Quinn Addresses International Audience in Costa Rica 27 Jun 2013 | 01:14 am
In remarks at the 4th Pan American Aviation Safety Summit in San Jose, Costa Rica, FSF General Counsel Ken Quinn said that "It's become readily apparent that legal regimes are lagging far behind in p...
Jerry Lederer Says...on criminalization.... 11 Jun 2013 | 10:59 pm
In 1979, Jerry grappled with an issue that is much discussed now at the highest international levels - pros and cons of punishment for achieving discipline in aviation. "Discipline is essential in th...
Jerry Lederer Says... 7 Jun 2013 | 08:26 pm
Did you know that Jerry Lederer was the original author of the Mechanic's Creed? He wrote it in 1941. Here is it, in full: Upon my honor, I swear that I shall hold in sacred trust the rights and priv...
Jerry Lederer Says... 4 Jun 2013 | 01:17 am
We're starting a new feature this month in our blog - a periodic look at FSF history, through the eyes of our founder - Jerry Lederer. "When word got around that I was starting up [the precursor of] ...
Kevin Hiatt to be guest speaker at ISASI Dinner 24 Apr 2013 | 09:09 pm
Come and hear Kevin Hiatt speak at the Spring 2013 Chapter Dinner for ISASI (Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter). Dinner is on May 2, reservations are due by Friday, April 26. Here is all the info - how to...
Dr. Demuren... 13 Mar 2013 | 01:24 am
Dr. Harold Demuren was a vital agent for safety in Nigerian and African aviation. His efforts to improve the aviation system in Nigeria should be a model for the African states. We regret the actions ...
Sequester and Safety... 2 Mar 2013 | 01:01 am
With the sequester on track to kick in tonight, there are a great deal of unknowns facing the US in the months ahead. We are confident that the safety professionals at the Department of Transportation...
DOT, FAA, Boeing press conference this morning 11 Jan 2013 | 08:52 pm
The Flight Safety Foundation applauds the efforts of the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Boeing Company in their plan to do a comprehensive review of the cert...
Note from Bill Voss... 20 Dec 2012 | 02:32 am
I will be changing jobs in the next few weeks. I am leaving the Flight Safety Foundation to return to the FAA in an executive position in Safety Oversight. It is hard to leave the Foundation, but it i...
