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Surface Safety Portfolio

The U.S. aviation system is the safest in the world, but one close call is one too many. In February 2023, the FAA moved swiftly to address concerns and issued a Safety Call to Action to take a critical look at the U.S. aerospace system’s structure, culture, processes, systems, and integration of safety efforts.

The FAA and the aviation community are pursuing a goal of zero serious close calls by examining a combination of technical and human factors. An independent safety review...

November/December 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Winter Flying Safety

The November/December 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on winter operations. Articles cover some of the exciting opportunities that the winter flying season offers as well as provide a review of several important cold weather safety strategies. ...

Aviation Economic Impact Report

The FAA monitors and analyzes the impact of civil aviation on the U.S. economy and individual U.S. States. The below visualization depicts civil aviation’s contribution to the U.S. economy. Additional dashboard tabs provide details on the civil aviation’s industry segments and state-level impacts. These estimates incorporate data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, and other private sources for the years 2017–2022.

Are You Fit to Fly?

Aviation regulations and common sense require that we periodically inspect the aircraft we fly and that we correct any mechanical discrepancies that we discover. In a sense, the same is true for pilots. Similar to an annual or 100-hour inspection, most pilots are required to have periodic...

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