Flight Safety Foundation

Runway incursions are one of the most persistent threats to aviation safety, and the risk of incursions is likely to increase as air traffic grows, unless robust, coordinated safety defenses are implemented, Flight Safety Foundation says in releasing the Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions (GAPPRI).

Former U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member, airline maintenance professional and long-time safety advocate John Goglia is the 2020 recipient of the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award. Goglia was presented the award virtually on Thursday as part of Flight Safety Foundation’s 73rd annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS).

After a six-month analysis of the air-travel industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Flight Safety Foundation concludes that industry efforts have succeeded in greatly reducing the possibility of transmission in airports and on aircraft.