International Civil Aviation Organization

2.3.2 Human and Risk Aviation Milan (2000) studied the human risk Aviation in his paper, most accidents can be attributed to human error combined with other factors. Human errors have been present in the production, maintenance and operation of aviation hardware ranging through aircraft, airports and air traffic control facilities and equipment. Human operational errors can come about when workloads exceed work ability, e.g., in stressful situations. In aviation, working capacity primarily depends on the ability to receive, select, process and distribute information on an on-line and basis in the control of individual aircraft or air traffic. In the same study Fedja and Milan (2008), it is defined as an incorrect execution of a particular task, which then triggers a series of subsequent reactions in the…

The aviation accident investigations concentrate on improving safety. The reviews of the scientific and technical developments that have remained the driving force for the enhancing safety have gone beyond the scale of the present undertaking. Earlier legislations concentrated on aircraft impact on the ground and not safety on board. The first air regulation took place on 23 April 1784 (Bibel 23). The regulation prohibited balloons frying without a special license. The regulation gave the…

attractions and build business conference centers in cities with greater access to air travel. The health of the industry is linked with that of the economy – as airlines do well, they also invest in their product and infrastructure, including new planes, customer amenities and airport expansion or renovation (Airlines.org, 2016). History Alaska Airlines is a major, low-fare, United States Airline that is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The airline was founded in 1932 when Mac McGee…

In 2008, the National Safety Council developed a table illustrating the odds of dying over a lifetime; they determined, a person has a 1 in 98 chance of dying in an automobile accident, while the same person has a 1 in 7,178 chance of dying in an aircraft accident. This means a person is about 73 times more likely to be killed on the road than in the air (Locsin, 2008). The unavoidable problem of perception in aviation is that, unlike auto accidents, air disasters result in a far greater loss of…

Recalling the statistics from Boeing, civil aviation has a success rate of about 99% (Statistical Summary, 2014). For this reason, it is easy to fall into the trap of being unprepared in the event that the unthinkable happens, and there is a major accident involving the organization’s aircraft. If the accident takes place in the United States, the NTSB will deploy a “Go Team” to begin investigating the accident. If the accident takes place in another country, the NTSB will most likely be…

According to the Federal Aviation Administration website, American Airlines flight 965 from Miami International Airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, Colombia started off as a routine flight for the 163 passengers and 8 crew aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft. The pilots originally had the flight management system (FMS) programmed in from Miami all the way to a landing on runway 1 at Cali. Cali, along with having lots of mountainous terrain around it also did not have…

2015 Entry 1: Research question: “What kind human errors do exist in aviation accidents?” Douglas A. Wiegmann and Scott A. Shappell made a complete description of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System. In this book, it analyzes various kinds of human errors happened in aircraft accidents, including the mistakes of operators and crews. In the chapter of “Human Error and Aviation Accidents”, the author gave database about the trend of how mechanical errors and human errors cause…

Most people who get into the airplane draw in their minds what will happen if the airplane crashed , what will cause the airplane to crash or what safety items this aircraft have in the case of any problem. “Aviation safety is a term encompassing the theory, investigation, and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education, and training.” (Aviation safety, 2015) If we search in the internet for the aviation safety hazards we will have…

WHY CAN’T I FLY Dreams like airplanes flanked with wings are designed to fly and soar through the sky. But often times like broken down planes confined to its hangar, theydon’t come true. There are several reasons forthis malaise. However, one or moreof these reasons is responsible for why many dreams are trapped and denied the bliss of soaring in the free skies above. 1. UNWILLINGNESS TO WORK As passengers onboard an airplane are dependent on the pilot to fly them to their destinations, so are…

The experience of a pilot or their confidence in the years can be described as significant factors concerns but not of more weight than aviation safety when it comes to flying. It is important that the industry player, stake holders and concerned parties have an understanding and the application of aviation safety policies and practices which is key to the safety of the passengers, civilian and the plane itself. There can be a significant decrease in accidents, injuries and deaths from aero…