About Aero Safety Graphics
Decades of research, real-world experience, and a commitment to passenger safety.
Aero Safety Graphics is a leader in passenger safety communication. For over 40 years, we have worked closely with hundreds of in-flight and operations professionals, FAA inspectors, and aircraft manufacturers, developing a deep understanding of aircraft, emergency equipment, and recommended procedures.
Our expertise extends beyond illustration. Through decades of research and comprehension testing, we have refined the art of communicating complex emergency procedures in a way passengers can quickly understand when it matters most.
Aero Safety Graphics has the highest quality digital artwork available for more than 50 aircraft types, ranging from the de Havilland Beaver to the world's largest commercial airliners. We provide cards for commercial, corporate, military, and freighter operations. Our work has been trusted by airlines including United, Northwest, Pan Am, Continental, America West, Southwest, American, and Spirit. Boeing has relied on our service to certify several new aircraft. Five U.S. presidents routinely flew on aircraft equipped with Aero Safety Graphics safety cards.
Because of our extensive library of art, we are able to efficiently produce new designs that often pass inspection the first time, saving our customers valuable time and money.
Our founder, Peter Bonneau, aiding Boeing in certifying one of their planes in the mid 1980s
Our same founder so many years later continuing decades of hands-on research in a leaking life vest
We wrote the definitive guide to passenger safety.
Instructions for the Unthinkable helps passengers prepare for airline emergencies and encourages them to take more responsibility for their own safety. With his unique form of humor, our founder, Peter Bonneau provides a history of the modern safety briefing card. He explains the causes and effects of behavioral inaction and how paying attention to safety briefings and mentally preparing for emergencies can help passengers overcome freezing during a crisis. Using many illustrations, he also shows exactly how passengers should respond in any emergency situation.
It's not just for passengers.
Flight attendants, FAA inspectors, and aviation professionals can also benefit from reading Instructions for the Unthinkable—not only to understand what makes an effective safety card, but also to learn ways to encourage passenger attention. You'll also learn how to distinguish clear, effective illustrated instructions from confusing or ineffective ones.
Praise for Instructions for the Unthinkable
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“…you did a fantastic job capturing behind the scenes what most of the flying public don’t know about what goes into passenger safety. I like the focus on passengers taking responsibility for their own survival and mental preparation to increase survival chances. I also thought your focus on 'the freeze' was a great angle, and the deep dive into the evolution and flaws of safety instructions and safety cards was really well done.”
— Jay Lee, United Airlines Senior Manager Policy, Procedures, Operations & Wellness in Inflight Services
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“Hell, some of that stuff I didn’t know about, even having been on the other side of the safety card for almost 50 years!”
— Capt. Tom Gorski, Commercial Pilot, Retired