... 30 years probably came across Ed Stimpson. The former head of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and U.S. representative to the Council of ... , died Wednesday. His passing was announced by the Flight Safety Foundation, which he was chairman of until his resignation Nov. 1. ... Stimpson was presented with the Flight Safety Foundation - Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award ...

After nearly 10 years at the helm of the Aviation Safety & Security Department, it is time for me to pursue my retirement at the beginning of December. Looking back, I am compelled to take stock: How did our safety culture and the safety record advance during this time? Accurately gauging the safety culture is no easy feat, because here we deal with non-events, non-incidents.

Today I want to focus on aviation safety and share some things I told the National Air Transportation Association ... point very clearly: The Obama Administration's Federal Aviation Administration is an active and vigilant partner, and we are moving ... process is going to produce a number of important improvements in the way safety is practiced and managed in the industry: A new flight-and-rest ...

... crashes left several people dead. Now there has been a growing concern since an investigation into a Federal Aviation Administration database has revealed that there has been more than 6,100 pilots with safety violation ... warnings or had their licenses suspended or revoked over the past decade. Aviation safety has been in particular focus in recent weeks, when two Delta Airlines pilots landed their ...

... ” a lot… The hottest topic in the aviation blogosphere recently is the NWA flight 188 ... lot of speculation around this incident. You can read more about it from Airlinerblog. Aviation-safety.net confirmed that the licences of both pilots ... Click here to read more about this incident and the dangers of hypoxia. Still in the aviation accidents category, the Brazillian investigators released ...

... are promoting a safety culture because the industry is serious about improving safety and establishing the safety mentality even in future aviation professionals, many of whom will be attending the symposium,” said ... on the key safety attributes to look for when visiting prospective flight schools and aviation universities. Pilot Applicants with Issues What are the Limits?: Moderated by Judy ...