Flight Safety Foundation Explained

Flight Safety Foundation
Abbreviation:FSF
Status:Non profit organisation
Purpose:Aviation safety research, education, advocacy
Headquarters:Alexandria, Virginia
Region Served:International
Leader Title:President & CEO
Leader Name:Dr. Hassan Shahidi

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit, international organization concerning research, education, advocacy, and communications in the field of aviation safety.[1] [2] FSF brings together aviation professionals[3] to help solve safety problems and bring an international perspective to aviation safety-related issues for the public.

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. Today, the foundation provides leadership to more than 1000 members in more than 100 countries.[4] The Aviation Crash Injury Research (AvCIR) Division initiated by Hugh DeHaven became part of FSF in April 1959, being transferred from Cornell University.[5]

Objectives

The main foundation's stated objectives are to:

Activities

Publication

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.[8] The foundation gives out annual awards to recognize individual achievements and group achievements in aviation safety.

Aviation Safety Network

Aviation Safety Network
Type:Database
Language:English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch
Owner:Flight Safety Foundation
Current Status:Active

The FSF manages the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), a website that keeps track of aviation accidents, incidents, and hijackings. Its main database contains details of over 23,000 reports (2022) and investigations, news, photos, and statistics. The website has 9900 subscribers and receives about 50,000 visitors per week.[9]

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 since 1983 and wrote a book covering over 1000 accidents in the summer of 1985. Lujan joined the Aviation Safety Web Pages in August 1998.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Flight Safety Foundation . 2009-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822054706/http://www.flightsafety.org/about_fsf.html . 2008-08-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) . 2023-01-29 . ICAO Aviation Training & Education Directory.
  3. Web site: بلیط هواپیما, بلیط قطار, و تورهای گردشگری | ایران چارتر. irancharter.ir. 1 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Beauvais named to Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation.. 1995-06-27. Business Wire . 2009-02-22.
  5. Army Aviation Safety – Crash Injury, Crashworthiness, AvCIR 70-0-128, Flight Safety Foundation, Inc, 30 December 1960.
  6. Web site: About AeroSafety World. Flight Safety Foundation. 1 July 2024.
  7. Web site: "Aviation Safety World" from Flight Safety Foundation.. 2006-05-17. Business Publisher. 2009-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822054706/http://www.flightsafety.org/about_fsf.html . 2008-08-22.
  8. Web site: Events Archive . 2023-01-28 . Flight Safety Foundation . en-US.
  9. Web site: About ASN. Aviation Safety Network. 26 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110423051820/http://aviation-safety.net/about/. 23 April 2011 . live.

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