CAST launches new air safety Web site

Published 7 January 2008

The Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) was formed in 1998; the voluntary association comprises government agencies, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, additional aviation industry members, employee representatives, and others who have a stake in commercial aviation security; after nine years of safety initiatives, the partnership says that the fatality risk of commercial air travel in the United States has been reduced by 83 percent

The Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) is expanding its outreach efforts by launching a new Web site to spread information about efforts to make commercial air travel safer. The new site is geared toward the international aviation community, interested media, government agencies, and the general public. The Web site offers details of CAST safety enhancements, procedures, and policies which, the organizations says, have resulted in the CAST track record of increasing safety and reducing commercial aviation accidents.

CAST was formed in 1998. It is a voluntary partnership consisting of all commercial aviation stakeholders