Category: Aviation

  • Vision in Aviation: To See or Not to See

    Eyesight is the most crucial sense for secure flight. Everyone operating the airplane, including the pilot, must always be aware of and steer clear of oncoming vehicles. A crucial aspect of avoiding collisions with other aircraft is monitoring their airspace. Pilots must master a scanning method that makes the most of their vision (AIRBOYD, 2011).…

  • Human Factors In Aviation: Tenerife Air Disaster

    Introduction Safety is one of the pillars of the modern civil aviation industry. Regarding the constantly growing number of passengers and the high price of mistake, there is a critical need for practical systems and approaches that will help to minimize the chance of error and create a safe environment beneficial for all clients. Unfortunately,…

  • Wind Shear as a Dangerous Meteorological Hazard in Aviation

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction It is important to note that aviation is built around the principles of risk management and safety enhancement. There is a wide range of risk factors to account for in the field, which includes human, procedural, technical, systems, and meteorological risks. The latter refers to hazardous phenomena,…

  • Proactive Safety Management System in Aviation

    Table of Contents Importance of Proactive and Predictive Safety Management Value of Proactive Risk Management Conclusion References Safety management has become an essential topic in aviation to better assess risks and prevent accidents. Poor risk management practices contribute mainly to aviation accidents, most of which are often catastrophic. This raises concerns about profound ways of…

  • Workplace Culture in Civil Aviation

    Table of Contents Methodology Results and Conclusions Critique Reference The article does not have a direct statement of the purpose; the authors explain point by point what precisely this article will set forth, thereby representing value for the scientific community. The article is an evidence-based report on the experience of a commercial aircraft crew. Over…

  • Why the Aviation Industry Has Repeat Failures

    The First Reason: Equipment Malfunctions Companies pay little attention to technologies on board and make unreliable vessels with malfunctions. They also often ignore problems during the inspection and do not modify the devices. Some aviation companies intentionally covered malfunctions of engineering construction by referring to them as typical side-effects of daily operations (Stemn et al.,…

  • Enhancing Aviation Safety: Monitoring Pilot Fatigue With ECG Signals

    Fatigue poses a critical safety risk to civil and military aviation. It may lead to errors that could potentially compromise the safety of the crew and passengers (Pan et al., 2021). For this reason, it is important to study and analyze the effectiveness of various fatigue monitoring systems. To achieve pilot fatigue risk control, health…

  • Automation in Aviation by Chialastri

    In his seminal piece, Automation in Aviation, Chialastri asserted that automation in aviation should adapt to pre-existing conditions. The purpose of the article was four-fold: the definition and advantages of automation in safeguarding complex systems like aviation; history and reasons for aviation accidents and associated safety paradigms; ergonomics in complex and fast-paced flight situations; case…

  • The US Aviation After the Impact of COVID-19

    Worldwide, international flights were the most crucial cause of COVID-19 spread, thus, causing severe stagnation in the aviation industry. In a post-pandemic era, protecting economic activity through ensuring air transport support has become a priority for countries that benefit from aviation and related sectors, such as tourism. Although the US still needs to outperform air…

  • The Aviation Industry: Business Pressures

    Abstract The Aviation Industry is the worlds largest manufacturing industry and has been conducting business for over 30 years. In the current environment of reshuffling between business owners, many companies face multiple business pressures at once. This research report explores some of the internal and external pressures managers are facing in their aviation manufacturing businesses.…