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Aviation Safety Recommendations

Formal directives to agencies, operators, and manufacturers to improve aviation safety — from the U.S. NTSB and roughly 30 international safety boards (SRIS EU data).

5,978Total recommendations
15Status categories

By status

StatusCount
Closed - Acceptable Action3,418
Closed - Unacceptable Action1,015
Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action724
Closed - Reconsidered204
Open - Acceptable Response161
Open - Initial Response Received90
Closed--No Longer Applicable73
Open - Unacceptable Response71
Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded53
Closed - Superseded51
Closed - Acceptable Action/Superseded31
Closed - Exceeds Recommended Action30
Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received26
Open Acceptable Alternate Response18
Open - Await Response13

By issuing board

BoardCount
United States (NTSB)5,981
Spain (CIAIAC)793
United Kingdom (AAIB)625
France (BEA)470
Ireland (AAIU)461
Hungary (TSB)252
Finland (SIA)219
Italy (ANSV)211
Portugal (GPIAA)184
Poland (PKBWL)184
Romania (CIAS)162
Sweden (SHK)143
Netherlands (DSB)142
Norway (AIBN)131
Germany (BFU)128
Greece (AAIASB)109
Iceland (ITSB)101
Czech Republic (UZPLN)87
Cyprus (AIIB)83
Croatia (AMRTAIA)59
Austria (SUB)59
Latvia (TAIIB)58
Slovenia (AAIIS)57
Lithuania (TAIID)36
United Arab Emirates (AIB)19
Luxembourg (AET)12
Estonia (ESIB)8
Slovakia (AMIA)3
Other2
Sri Lanka (CAA)1
European Commission1

Recent recommendations

NumberStatusIssued
A-26-063Open - Await Response2026
A-26-062Open - Await Response2026
A-26-061Open - Await Response2026
A-26-060Open - Await Response2026
A-26-059Open - Await Response2026
A-26-058Open - Await Response2026
A-26-057Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-056Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-055Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-054Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-053Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-052Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-051Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-050Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-049Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-048Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-047Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-046Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-045Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-044Open - Initial Response Received2026

Safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Sources: NTSB CAROL (public domain) and international boards (SRIS EU data).