As expected, the French accident investigation bureau has identified problems with the aircraft and human error as the cause of the crash of AF 447 on 1 June 2009. Now, with the findings official, arguments pro and con will no doubt flame up again, not least about the role of proper training, or the lack… Continue reading Air France Flight 447 Final Report Released
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The Responsibility of Command
The recently published report on the crash of the Polish Presidential flight to Smolensk in April last year makes very sorry reading. Not just because of the loss of life but also because of the many systemic failures it exposes. The English language version can be found here. In this short article I don’t want… Continue reading The Responsibility of Command
Fatigue manifestations
News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The Operators Guide to Human Factors in Aviation (OGHFA) is a project of the Flight Safety Foundation European Advisory Committee. OGHFA is an extensive compendium of human factors information focused on further advancing commercial aviation safety. The Briefing Note (BN) “Fatigue Manifestations” explores some of the causes,… Continue reading Fatigue manifestations
Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris
I don’t know about you but whenever possible, I like to be at the airport early. Once you are through security, airports can be such fun places! I am not talking about the shops and restaurants, they are there to take your money while in fact there is much better fun close at hand… and… Continue reading Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris
Paul the octopus
What is the connection between an octopus and flight plan adherence? Daily across Europe, regulations are put in place to protect ATC from receiving more traffic than the controller can handle safely. However, it regularly happens that more aircraft than planned enter these protected sectors, exceeding their capacities by more than 10%, which is regarded… Continue reading Paul the octopus
Conversion course – Does anyone understand the airlines?
My fascination with aircraft started at about age 5 and I first heard about air traffic control when I was 16. Gabi Nemeth who made music besides being an air traffic controller was on a TV talk show and he made a gallant effort to explain what ATC was all about… He must have done… Continue reading Conversion course – Does anyone understand the airlines?