Safety Alerts For Operators (SAFO) and Information For Operators (InFO)

From Reports section of the Safety Chapter of the FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)

Mar 2014

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a. SAFOs  contain important safety information that is often time-critical. A SAFO may contain information and/or recommended (non-regulatory) action to be taken by the respective operators or parties identified in the SAFO. The audience for SAFOs varies with each subject and may include: Air carrier certificate holders, air operator certificate holders, general aviation operators, directors of safety, directors of operations, directors of maintenance, fractional ownership program managers, training center managers, accountable managers at repair stations, and other parties as applicable.

b. InFOs  are similar to SAFOs, but contain valuable information for operators that should help them meet administrative requirements or certain regulatory requirements with relatively low urgency or impact in safety.

c. The SAFO and InFO system  provides a means to rapidly distribute this information to operators and can be found at:
http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo/ and
http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/
or search keyword FAA SAFO or FAA INFO. Free electronic subscription is available on the "ALL SAFOs" or "ALL InFOs" page of the website.

Content Derived from FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM): Chapter 7, Section 6 paragraph: 7-6-5
AIM reference current through Change 3 Aug 22, 2013, Web Accessed 20 Mar 2014

Related Chapters from the AIM:
Safety (Chap 7) | Medical Facts for Pilots (Chap 8)

This page discussed SAFO & InFO Alerts from Reports section of the Safety Chapter of the FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).