Has Been With ASF For 17 Years

In recognition of 17 years' effort, AOPA Air Safety Foundation Executive Director Bruce Landsberg was named President of the foundation on Friday, Craig L. Fuller, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, announced.

"During his time at the Air Safety Foundation, Bruce has shown tremendous capability to develop industry-leading safety training programs and to raise the money necessary to provide those programs free of charge to all pilots," said Fuller. "His efforts have made the AOPA Air Safety Foundation the first stop for general aviation pilots who are striving to become safer pilots."

During Landsberg's tenure, the Air Safety Foundation has continued to develop and host in-person safety seminars that reach tens of thousands of pilots annually at hundreds of locations across the United States. ASF has also expanded its scope and reach with a vigorous online education effort that now reaches hundreds of thousands of pilots each year.

In addition to his public speaking efforts and contributions to AOPA publications, Landsberg also serves on numerous committees and boards. He works with the FAA, NTSB, National Weather Service, several colleges and universities representing general aviation safety, along with the Air Safety Foundation’s and AOPA's interests. He holds Airline Transport Pilot and Certificated Flight Instructor certificates and has more than 6,000 flight hours.

The AOPA Air Safety Foundation, the world’s largest non-profit general aviation safety organization, was founded in 1950 solely to help general aviation pilots improve flight safety. Since that time, the general aviation total accident rate has dropped by more than 90 percent despite a large increase in general aviation flight hours. ASF produces live seminars, online interactive courses, videos, written Safety Advisors and other aviation safety materials for free distribution to all general aviation pilots.

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