Flight Safety Foundation Inc

BE THE LEADING INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL VOICE OF SAFETY FOR THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE/AVIATION COMMUNITY.

TECHNICAL, RESEARCH, LIBRARY, AND OTHER: FSF'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT ENGAGES WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND WORK GROUPS AND FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH VIA FUNDED PROGRAMS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE AUSTRALIA SUBSIDIARY WHICH PROVIDES AVIATION SAFETY TRAINING. SOME OF THE FUNDED PROGRAMS ARE DETAILED IN THE NEXT FEW BULLET POINTS:- SKYBRARY: FSF PROVIDES CONTENT REVIEW AND EDITORIAL SUPPORT THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS EUROCONTROL.- THE REGIONAL SAFETY STUDY, THE FOCUS IS ON SAFETY ASSESSMENTS IN 4 REGIONS: LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, AND ASIA. - EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN DRONE APPLICATIONS, THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDER WORK EXAMINES HOW THE IN-TIME AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IASMS) AND ITS ENVISIONED SUITE OF SERVICES, FUNCTIONS, AND CAPABILITIES (SFCS) WOULD FUNCTION TO ENSURE AVIATION SAFETY IN FUTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS USING BOTH LEGACY AND UNCREWED AIR VEHICLES. FSF DEVELOPED SEVERAL DISASTER SCENARIOS AND WORKED WITH AVIATION INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO VALIDATE THE SCENARIOS AND ANALYZE HOW THE IASMS SFCS WOULD SUPPORT AVIATION SAFETY FOR THESE FUTURE USE CASES.- ADVANCED AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THIS WORK FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNIQUES AND CAPABILITIES FOR ENHANCING AVIATION SAFETY WORLD-WIDE. THIS WORK 1) IDENTIFIES THE CRITICAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO ENABLE FUTURE INNOVATIONS IN AVIATION SAFETY; 2) PROVIDES A METHODOLOGY TO USE RELEVANT DATA FROM NOMINAL OPERATIONS TO INFORM SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE; AND 3) EXAMINES AIRLINE POST-PANDEMIC RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS TO MINIMIZE AVIATION SAFETY IMPACTSOF FUTURE GLOBAL DISRUPTIVE EVENTS.- CONFLICT ZONE STUDY, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE AND ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT ZONE INCIDENTS AND AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE FOCUS IS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND AIRCRAFT MH17 WITHIN THE BROADER REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXT- ASIA PACIFIC SAFETY DATA SHARING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, FSF, IN COLLABORATION WITH MITRE AND SEVERAL PARTICIPATING CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES IN ASIA PACIFIC, IDENTIFIED SAFETY HAZARDS AND RISKS IN AIR SAFETY AND PROVIDED LISTS OF POTENTIAL MITIGATION APPROACHES.

COMMUNICATIONS: THE FSF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT AVIATION SAFETY, INCLUDING THE SAFETY INITIATIVES DEVELOPED BY THE FOUNDATION AT ITS MAIN OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, AND A REGIONAL OFFICE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. THE DEPARTMENT PRODUCES AEROSAFETY WORLD, THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE MAGAZINE, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, SPECIAL REPORTS, NEWS RELEASES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION IS THE LEADING VOICE OF SAFETY FOR THE GLOBAL AVIATION COMMUNITY. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY DEVELOPING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO KEY AVIATION SAFETY CHALLENGES, BEING THE CONSTANT AND FORCEFUL "JUST CULTURE" ADVOCATE FOR ALL GLOBAL AVIATION COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, INTERACT AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. THESE EFFORTS ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGH SEVERAL SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR BASIC AVIATION RISK STANDARD (BARS) PROGRAM, OUR PREMIER MEMBERS-ONLY DIGITAL MAGAZINE, AEROSAFETY WORLD, AND OUR AVIATION SAFETY EVENTS WHICH ARE HELD WORLDWIDE.

SEMINARS: FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION HOSTED FOUR EVENTS IN 2021: SAFETY FORUM, SASS, BASS, AND IASS. EACH EVENT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. FSF'S EVENTS ARE GATHERINGS OF AVIATION PROFESSIONALS, DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS. LEADING AVIATION SPECIALISTS EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND OFFER DIRECTIONS FOR FURTHER RISK REDUCTION.