Flight Safety Foundation


The Flight Safety Foundation is a non-profit, international organization concerning research, education, advocacy, and communications in the field of aviation safety. FSF brings together aviation professionals to help solve safety problems and bring an international perspective to aviation safety-related issues for the public.
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History

Since its founding in 1945, the foundation has acted as a non-profit, independent clearinghouse to disseminate safety information, identify threats to safety, and recommend practical solutions, like, for example, the Approach and Landing Accident Reduction toolkit. Today, the foundation provides leadership to more than 1000 members in more than 100 countries. The Aviation Crash Injury Research Division initiated by Hugh DeHaven became part of FSF in April 1959, being transferred from Cornell University.

Objectives

The main foundation's stated objectives are to:
  • Anticipate, identify and analyze global aviation safety issues and set priorities
  • Communicate effectively about aviation safety
  • Promote necessary actions and adoption of best aviation safety practices

Activities

Publication

  • The FSF produces a digital journal titled AeroSafety World which has a controlled circulation that includes all FSF members as well as executives at air carriers, maintenance organizations, industry manufacturers and suppliers, and civil aviation authorities. AeroSafety World is only available electronically.
  • The FSF also manages the SKYbrary project integrating safety-related publications

Seminars and awards

In partnership with aviation community, FSF organizes four annual summit:
FSF also organizes and sponsors smaller, regional safety events throughout the year. The foundation gives out annual awards to recognize individual achievements and group achievements in aviation safety. FSF works with stakeholders in aviation safety promotion across the world such as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Eurocontrol the African Regional Airlines Association and the AviAssist Foundation

Aviation Safety Network

The FSF manages the Aviation Safety Network, a website that keeps track of aviation accidents, incidents, and hijackings. Its main database contains details of over 23,000 reports and investigations, news, photos, and statistics. The website has 9900 subscribers and receives about 50,000 visitors per week.
ASN maintains three distinct databases:
ASN was founded in January 1996 by Harro Ranter, who currently serves as director and Fabian I. Lujan who manages the website's operations. Harro started gathering information about aircraft accidents in 1983 and wrote a book covering over 1000 accidents in the summer of 1985. Lujan joined the Aviation Safety Web Pages in August 1998.