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FAA: Boeing Must Review 737 MAX Safety Documents

In the October 12 letter, the regulatory agency asked the company to reconsider the assumptions about the role of human factors in potentially dangerous safety events and further stated that the safety assessments should not contain human factors assumptions…

Airport Insider: How Staff Fatigue, Shift Work Impact Safety

Most studies in aviation indicate that nearly all serious incidents are attributable to human factors, with fatigue playing a significant role.…

Explained: How Airports Train Their Firefighters

It encompasses vehicle dynamics, human factors considerations, stress management, and a high degree of cooperation with air traffic control (ATC) as aircraft size increases, air traffic volume increases, and margins of error dwindle.…

Op-Ed: AI171 Dual Fuel Switch Error, a Case of Pilot Fatigue?

This op-ed proposes a plausible sequence that aligns with technical systems and human factors involved: one pilot, likely fatigued or microsleeping, may have inadvertently toggled both guarded fuel control switches from RUN to CUTOFF.…

Airport Ramp Risks: Nitrogen in Aircraft Tires

The combination of heavy machinery, fuel, high-pressure systems, and human activity creates an environment where accidents can occur if safety protocols are not meticulously followed.…

NTSB Investigates Delay in Relieving LaGuardia Controller After Air Canada Crash

Vehicle tracking gap: Reuters reported that the airport’s ground surveillance system did not alert the tower to the truck’s proximity to the runway, with the absence of a transponder cited as a major contributing factor.…

Apron Safety: More Than Just Yellow Lines, High-Vis Vests

Human movement and visibility on the tarmac. Communication between the cockpit crew and the ground staff. These rules aren’t just there for the sake of paperwork.…

Avianca CEO Elected Chairman of ALTA's Executive Committee

Botelho added, "I am convinced that this flight that takes off today will be full of positive initiatives for the association, the industry, and our region, especially in the areas of sustainability, ESG, staff training and welfare, operations, technology, and human…

IATA Launches Aviation Training Partnerships in Saudi Arabia

Together, they will offer 60+ IATA-certified courses on airport planning, operations, safety, commercial skills, and human factors.…

Malaysia Greenlights New Search for MH370

The team was divided into four groups: Airworthiness, Operations, Medical, and human factors. Ten years after the accident, there is no answer about what happened. Malaysia released its. final report. , which offers no causes and conclusions.…

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