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 Action3,424
Closed - Unacceptable Action1,016
Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action726
Closed - Reconsidered204
Open - Acceptable Response158
Open - Initial Response Received94
Closed--No Longer Applicable73
Open - Unacceptable Response71
Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded54
Closed - Superseded51
Closed - Acceptable Action/Superseded32
Closed - Exceeds Recommended Action30
Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received26
Open Acceptable Alternate Response18
Open - Await Response11

By issuing board

BoardCount
United States (NTSB)5,991
Spain (CIAIAC)794
United Kingdom (AAIB)629
France (BEA)470
Ireland (AAIU)462
Hungary (TSB)252
Finland (SIA)224
Italy (ANSV)211
Portugal (GPIAA)190
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)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 - 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

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