Safety · Recommendations

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).

5,988Total recommendations
15Status categories

By status

StatusCount
Closed - Acceptable Action3,428
Closed - Unacceptable Action1,016
Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action726
Closed - Reconsidered204
Open - Acceptable Response184
Open - Unacceptable Response85
Closed--No Longer Applicable73
Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded54
Closed - Superseded51
Open - Initial Response Received50
Closed - Acceptable Action/Superseded32
Closed - Exceeds Recommended Action31
Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received26
Open Acceptable Alternate Response18
Open - Await Response10

By issuing board

BoardCount
United States (NTSB)5,991
Spain (CIAIAC)796
United Kingdom (AAIB)636
France (BEA)471
Ireland (AAIU)462
Hungary (TSB)252
Finland (SIA)224
Italy (ANSV)218
Portugal (GPIAA)190
Poland (PKBWL)186
Romania (CIAS)162
Sweden (SHK)143
Netherlands (DSB)142
Norway (AIBN)131
Germany (BFU)128
Greece (AAIASB)113
Iceland (ITSB)101
Czech Republic (UZPLN)87
Cyprus (AIIB)83
Latvia (TAIIB)61
Croatia (AMRTAIA)59
Austria (SUB)59
Slovenia (AAIIS)58
Lithuania (TAIID)36
United Arab Emirates (AIB)19
Luxembourg (AET)12
Estonia (ESIB)8
Brazil (CENIPA)4
Slovakia (AMIA)3
Other2
Sri Lanka (CAA)1
European Commission1

Recent recommendations

NumberStatusIssued
A-26-065Open - Await Response2026
A-26-064Open - Await Response2026
A-26-063Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-062Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-061Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-060Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-059Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-058Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-057Open - Initial Response Received2026
A-26-056Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-055Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-054Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-053Open - Unacceptable Response2026
A-26-052Open - Unacceptable Response2026
A-26-051Open - Unacceptable Response2026
A-26-050Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-049Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-048Open - Await Response2026
A-26-047Open - Acceptable Response2026
A-26-046Open - Acceptable Response2026

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