We Are Independent

OUR HERITAGE POSITIONS US FOR THE CHANGES AHEAD

Since 1945, Flight Safety Foundation has helped protect everyone who benefits from air travel, everywhere in the world. The Foundation is an international non-profit organization exclusively chartered to provide impartial, independent, expert safety guidance and resources for the aviation and aerospace industry.

Develop safety standards.
Provide independent technical assistance.
Disseminate safety information.
Impartially resolve community issues.
Share leading practices.
Globally represent the industry.
Facilitate safety solutions.

80 YEARS OF MAKING AVIATION SAFER

Since Flight Safety Foundation was organized in 1945 by Jerome F. “Jerry” Lederer, Gloria Heath, Richard Crane and a few other visionaries, it has initiated projects and developed products to reduce risk and improve aviation safety worldwide. From the world’s first civil aviation accident investigation workshop to working to integrate drones into the airspace, safety is the Foundation sole focus.

RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTIONS TO AVIATION SAFETY

Every day, tens of thousands of people around the world contribute to making commercial aviation the safest form of transportation. They do so not because they expect special recognition. They think safety and act in ways that promote safety because they know the aviation industry depends on it, and because it is the right thing to do.

SAFETY EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Flight Safety Foundation is a nonprofit organization staffed and managed by a small group of specialists in aviation safety and aviation communications. Operations are overseen by a Board of Governors, with primary guidance by the Foundation Governance Council. The Board is composed of executives from all segments of the global aviation industry to provide as broad a view of issues as possible. In addition, several standing advisory committees and ad hoc study groups provide focused, detailed direction and assistance in identifying and addressing opportunities for the continual improvement of aviation safety worldwide.