Frank Jackman

1 week ago | flightsafety.org | Frank Jackman

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and Milena Bowman, an executive with EUROCONTROL, will be honored for their contributions to aviation at Flight Safety Foundation’s annual Networking and Awards Dinner, scheduled for June 24 at the National Press Club in Washington.

3 weeks ago | flightsafety.org | Frank Jackman

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia ā€” Nominations are now open for Flight Safety Foundationā€™s Jerome Lederer Safety Leadership Medal and the David Morrison Innovation Award. Both awards will be presented during a special awards dinner held in conjunction with the Foundationā€™s 78th annual International Aviation Safety Summit (IASS 2025) scheduled for Nov. 4ā€“6 in Lisbon, Portugal.

1 month ago | flightsafety.org | Frank Jackman

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Flight Safety Foundation will honor former astronaut and space shuttle commander Charlie Precourt with the Foundation’s 2025 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award during the 70th Business Aviation Safety Summitt (BASS), May 6–7 in Charlotte, N.C. Precourt, a retired U.S. Air Force test pilot who flew four space shuttle missions, serving as pilot and commander, and later was an aerospace industry executive, is being recognized in his role as chairman of the...

Feb 27, 2025 | flightsafety.org | Frank Jackman

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia¬†‚ÄĒ Flight Safety Foundation‚Äôs¬†2024 Safety Report¬†underscores growing concerns about the erosion of aviation safety due to lapses in compliance with international standards, regulations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Despite more than 4 billion passengers traveling safely by air in 2024, a series of accidents and serious incidents late last year and in early 2025 have revealed critical vulnerabilities.

Feb 21, 2025 | flightsafety.org | Frank Jackman

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — NBC News Senior Correspondent Tom Costello, an Emmy award-winning journalist who is the network’s lead aviation and space correspondent, will open Flight Safety Foundation’s 70th Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS), which is scheduled for May 6–7, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Costello, a 20-year veteran of NBC whose high-profile assignments have included the recent midair collision between a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River in...