A lot of people who read this column spend their days looking for the next safety threat to their airline, their flight, their maintenance shop or so on, focused on…

by William R. Voss

Editorial Page

Surprise!

Reining in government spending has become a political fixation in North America and Europe, with Europe engaging in, at times, draconian budget cutting. In the United States, the wisdom of…

by J.A. Donoghue

Executive Message

Foundation Operations

It has been about 18 months since I came aboard the Foundation as executive vice president, and a day doesn’t go by that I don’t learn something new about what…

by Capt. Kevin L. Hiatt

Safety Briefs

LightSquared Alleges ‘Rigged’ GPS Testing LightSquared, a U.S. company preparing to launch a wireless mobile broadband network (see, “LightSquared Update”), has protested a Jan. 13 finding by nine federal departments…

by Linda Werfelman

Foundation Focus

BARS Update (February 2012)

Since the first Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) audit was conducted in December 2010, some 116 aircraft operators from across the globe have either completed a BARS audit or are…

by Greg Marshall

Leaders Log

Assuring Safety in Aviation’s Second Century

The 185 delegates from 52 states who participated in the 1944 Chicago Convention that created the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) fully intended for the aviation community to investigate, learn…

by Deborah A.P. Herman

DataLink

Unsafe Acts

A study of accidents in Alaska provides evidence that it’s best to follow the rules.

by Rick Darby

InfoScan

Safety in Numbers

Correct V speeds rely on valid takeoff performance parameters.

by Rick Darby

On Record

Off Into the Mud

High speed and heavy rain factor in a runway excursion.

by Mark Lacagnina