On March 8, the Royal Aeronautical Society, Washington Branch, presented its Trans-Atlantic Leading Edge Award to Flight Safety Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer William R. Voss for his work…

by William R. Voss

Editorial Page

Short Final

The aviation industry is, to me, a magical place, where very smart people cooperate with near perfection to move massive numbers of people and tons of cargo through air too…

by J.A. Donoghue, Editor-in Chief, AeroSafety World

Executive Message

Student Membership

I am composing this article at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, located in the Midwestern United States. Flight Safety Foundation has formed its first university student membership chapter there.…

by Capt. Kevin L. Hiatt

AirMail

Letters From Our Readers | April 2012

Know Your Systems • Wind Farm Turbulence

by Flight Safety Foundation

Safety Briefs

Safety News | April 2012

A380 Oil Leaks An investigation has identified high oil-feed pipe deflection loads as a significant factor in in-flight engine oil leaks on two Qantas Airways Airbus A380s, the Australian Transport…

by Linda Werfelman

Foundation Focus

The Right Tools

Six CDs packed with information for business aviation managers and staff.

by Mark Lacagnina

DataLink

Four Degrees of Separation

In U.S. en route operational errors, the probability of resolution increases when risk is highest.

by Rick Darby

InfoScan

Pyramid Building

Safety culture can be envisioned as a pyramid with safety values at the base.

by Rick Darby

On Record

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Data-entry error yielded an approach speed that was too low.

by Mark Lacagnina