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Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)
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Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)
Description
The following is taken from the Flight Safety Foundation web site http://www.flightsafety.org
“Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, auditing, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to pursue the continuous improvement of global aviation safety and the prevention of accidents.
The Foundation’s objectives are to:
- Pursue the active involvement and participation of the diverse elements of global professional aviation;
- Anticipate, identify and analyze global aviation safety issues and set priorities;
- Communicate effectively about aviation safety; and,
- Be a catalyst for action and the adoption of best aviation safety practices.
The Foundation supports the efforts of other aviation organizations to improve flight safety and maintains ongoing communication with them. These organizations include the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), Air Transport Association of America (ATA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), U.K. Flight Safety Committee, and many others. FSF support includes joint safety meetings, which have been held with IATA, IFA, NBAA, FSF–CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] and the French National Academy of Air and Space. In addition to FSF–CIS, the Foundation is affiliated with other sister organizations in specific regions of the world to enhance aviation safety. These are Air Safety Foundation of Australia, FSF–Japan, FSF–Southeastern Europe-Hellas, FSF–Taiwan, China and FSF–West Africa.”
The FSF hosts a number of safety seminars and regional workshops each year and also publishes a family of flight safety journals of interest to aviation safety professionals. The FSF is engaged in a number of technical initiatives, including Approach and Landing Accident Reduction (ALAR) and Ground Accident Prevention (GAP). Information regarding safety initiatives and access to an extensive library of publications is available through the FSF website.
Further Reading
For further information, visit http://www.flightsafety.org.