Aviation Safety - Science topic

Commercial pilots endure multiple stressors in their daily and occupational lives which are detrimental to psychological well-being and cognitive functioning. The Quick coherence technique (QCT) is an effective intervention tool to improve stress resilience and psychophysiological balance based on a five-minute paced breathing exercise with heart r...

High growth and subsequent additional risks of the UAS sector have attracted the interest of various researchers and state legislation makers across the world. This article aims to review the most important, recent developments in UAS regulations of three major countries (USA, Japan, Australia) and of European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). A...

Safety is the eternal theme of civil aviation. With the progress of society and the development of economy, the development of general aviation is imperative, and people's attention to navigation safety is getting higher and higher. Modern and effective safety management methods and tools need to be adopted to improve general aviation safety produc...

Situational awareness is a fundamental pillar in aviation, essential for safety, operational efficiency, and crew training. This study focuses on the tragedy of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 as a case study to illustrate the importance of effective communication and Crew Resource Management (CRM) in preventing accidents. Through thematic analysis, th...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles gained significant popularity in the last decade as demonstrated by their wide usage in various fields. From around the year 2001, the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles’ technology was mainly confined to law enforcement agencies such as the military, police, and customs. In the contemporary, terrorists have also been observ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for all industries in improving safe performance and efficiency, and civil aviation is no different. AI can potentially offer efficiency improvements to reduce delays and aviation's carbon footprint, while adding safety support inside the cockpit, enabling single pilot operations and the handling of...

This paper underscores the significance of safety and reliability in the realm of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, and how regulations play a pivotal role in ensuring their responsible use. We have analyzed safety incidents and trends both in Canada and globally, noting a decline in incidents attributed to enhanced regulations. Our compa...

Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid pace, with examples of machine learning already being used in aviation to improve efficiency. In the coming decade, it is likely that intelligent assistants (IAs) will be deployed to assist aviation personnel in the cockpit, the air traffic control center, and in airports. This will be a game-changer...

First, it starts with the history and how Iran became a member of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) as the first member of this organization, and then it tells the beginning of the establishment of the Middle East regional office. After that, the concept of MIDANPIRG (Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Gr...

This paper focuses on the development and analysis of an artificial intelligence (AI) prototype designed to inspect defects on aircraft surfaces through the utilization of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones. The purposes are saving time for walk-around check, observing in human eyes' blind-spots areas such as upper surfaces...

Aviation is a unit that cannot stand on its own. Aviation consists of the use of airspace, aircraft, airports, air transportation, flight navigation, environmental safety and security and other facilities. The data collection carried out in this study was based on the author's observations and data on the Cakrabhuwana Cirebon Standard Operating Pro...

The object of the study is the personnel potential of aviation. The paper considers the problem of the effectiveness of monitoring the quality of airline personnel. According to the results of the study, it was stated that the stable growth in the volume of international cargo and passenger air transportation requires full-fledged provision of avia...

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an emerging air traffic system designed for passengers and cargo in and around urban environments. Both the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency endorse a phased development approach for UAM, commencing with manned aviation and subsequently transitioning to re...

A key necessity for the safe and autonomous flight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is their reliable perception of the environment, for example, to assess the safety of a landing site. For visual perception, Machine Learning (ML) provides state-of-the-art results in terms of performance, but the path to aviation certification has yet to be deter...

Aircraft accidents are most likely to occur on or within the immediate vicinity of an aerodrome, however, only some aerodromes have a specialised onsite fire and rescue service (Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service or ARFFS). ARFFS exist to save life in the event of an aircraft accident, yet there is limited literature about assessing the need for...

The occurrence of serious flight accidents not only brings huge economic losses to airlines but also poses a great threat to passengers' lives. The occurrence of serious flight accidents will not only bring great economic losses to airlines but also cause great threats to the lives of passengers. Therefore, in this paper, based on the flight record...

The civil aviation sector has experienced significant expansion in recent decades, characterized by a doubling of air traffic every 15 years. Nevertheless, the swift growth of this phenomenon further amplifies the intricate systemic risks that have the potential to result in catastrophic tragedies. The task of ensuring safety in aviation systems an...

Artificial Intelligence is developing at a rapid place, with examples of Machine Learning already utilized in aviation to improve efficiency. In the coming decade it is likely that Intelligent Assistants (IAs) or ‘Digital Colleagues’ will be developed and deployed to assist aviation personnel in the cockpit, the air traffic control centre and airpo...

This study conducts a comparative analysis of aircraft modification certification processes within the aviation regulatory frameworks of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Indonesia. Using the TCAS 7.1 Software Updates modification on t...

The innovative quadrotor Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) approach for delivery missions presents significant opportunities to address logistical distribution challenges (i.e. medical delivery) in remote areas. The efficiency of quadrotor UAS, which does not need additional infrastructure like runways, makes it increasingly applicable to remote regi...

In the area of aviation safety, the importance of human factors is indisputable. This research endeavors to assess the importance of human factors in predicting fatalities during aviation mishaps. Utilizing reports from the Aviation Safety Network Database, encompassing 1105 accidents and incidents spanning from 2007 to 2016, neural networks were t...

As a fast, economical and efficient transportation alternative, air transportation is the only alternative for inter-island and inter-regional transportation. Air transportation itself has Air Traffic or flight traffic which must be obeyed by all vehicles on the ground and in the air such as commercial airplanes, helicopters and the like. This rese...

In the aviation industry, safety remains vital, often compromised by pilot errors attributed to factors such as workload, fatigue, stress, and emotional disturbances. To address these challenges, recent research has increasingly leveraged psychophysiological data and machine learning techniques, offering the potential to enhance safety by understan...

Aviation safety is one of the main criteria for its sus tainable development. The object of this study is safety risk management, which is the main tool of the aviation safety management system. The problem that needs to be further solved is the improvement of aviation risk management methods under war, force majeure, and crisis conditions, as well...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have rapidly transformed from niche gadgets to versatile tools with widespread applications across various sectors. This paper investigates the regulatory landscape of drones within the European Union (EU) and its intricate balance between fostering technological innovation and addressing safety, privacy,...

The ice formation over the aerofoil structure of the aircraft wing has been an obstruction as they abrupt the airflow, acting as drag. The investigation will intend to determine ice accumulation on carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), approximated as ice build-up on aircraft wings. The observation is carried out over quasi-isotropic composite la...

The luminous intensity measurements of airport navigational lighting should be performed in accordance with the recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which allows for the determination of the possibility of further operation or the need to replace particular lamps. This article presents a device and method for measuring the...

Indonesian aviation still faces safety problems. The reputation of Indonesia's air transportation system has been damaged by a number of aviation accidents. Human error is a component that can cause plane crashes. These human factors will be explained in the following explanation: smoke from burning dry leaves by local residents in the Apron area a...

Accidents are caused by a series of interrelated events, errors, and failures. Accident Investigation Modeling (AIM) has had a good impact on aviation safety and therefore on production. For some time, AIM with various linear and non-linear models has been used in accident investigations to prevent similar accidents from happening again. However, a...

According to the UCAA SMM (2020), everyone has a responsibility to ensure safety. There is a designated Safety Champion at UCAA at all management levels who chairs one of the Safety Review Committees (SRCs). There are three SRCs, the Corporate SRC headed by the Director General, the Directorate SRC headed by the Line Director, and the Safety Action...

HR Analytics is the area of Human Resources Management (HRM) that uses the techniques of artificial Intelligence, social sciences, and innovation to extract, treat, and present data for decision-making. This has been a big trend in HR in recent years, with already business cases, academic studies, and industry applications, but it is still in an ea...

International airports are responding to the threat of climate change and various man-made hazards by proposing impact protection measures. Airport managers and risk controllers should develop a comprehensive risk assessment model to measure the mutual influence relationships of resilience factors. In this paper, the problem of treating resilience...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the number of runway incursions is increasing. Over the last two decades, the number of runway incursions at U.S. airports has increased from 987 in 2002 to 25,036 in 2020. Runway incursions are a major threat to aviation safety, causing major delays and financial consequences for airlines, as...

The paper presents an analysis of using a TCS3430 light colour sensor to verify the chromaticity of navigation lighting installed at airports. These measurements can help determine the correct operation of the tested lamp using of specialised measuring devices. The emitted light colour is critical for pilots during flight operations such as takeoff...

Aviation safety reports can provide detailed records of past aviation safety accidents, analyze their problems and hidden dangers, and help airlines and other aviation enterprises avoid similar accidents from happening again. In a novel way, we plan to use named entity recognition technology to quickly mine important information in reports, helping...

Regulation of aviation safety management system to realize security and safety at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport. This thesis raises the issue of aviation safety arrangements based on international rules at the airport in relation to the application of safety management systems and the implementation of these rules in accordance with Law Number 1 of...

Aviation is an integral and vital part of modern society. The growth over the last decades has consequences for greenhouse gas emissions and reducing this through efficiency within the same framework is difficult. Precision flight planning is crucial for reliably and optimized real environment aircraft operation. The presented study gives an overvi...

In this article, the concept of determination of a complete set of distinguishable diagnostic states has been utilised, which has been well known since the 1980’s and, in essence, could refer to any item with any application and any structural features. The only condition set for this item, is its ability to be described by a structure consisting o...

Keselamatan penerbangan merupakan urusan dan tanggung jawab semua pihak, tidak hanya dalam teori tetapi juga dalam praktek melalui proses terus-menerus dalam mengidentifikasi bahaya, pengelolaan risiko dan ekspektasi kinerja. Pelatihan Safety Management System menjadi pelatihan wajib untuk semua personel penerbangan sebagaimana tercantum pada Perat...

This study investigates the commonalities and differences in aviation occurrences among three Northeast Asian countries–South Korea, China and Japan, using the ICAO’s Integrated Safety Trend Analysis and Reporting System (iSTARS) dataset. Logistic regression and latent class analysis are employed to identify factors influencing the likelihood of fa...

Various kinds of phenomena that occur at the Tunggul Wulung Cilacap Airport which are managed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation related to the equipment in the AVSEC unit often experience problems. One of the employees at the unit said that not all of the equipment at the airport was in good condition. This will hinder the passenger insp...

This research investigates the potential application of generative language models, especially ChatGPT, in aviation safety analysis as a means to enhance the efficiency of safety analyses and accelerate the time it takes to process incident reports. In particular, ChatGPT was leveraged to generate incident synopses from narratives, which were subse...

Aviation safety depends on the skill and expertise of pilots to meet the task demands of flying an aircraft in an effective and efficient manner. During flight training, students may respond differently to imposed task demands based on individual differences in capacity, physiological arousal, and effort. To ensure that pilots achieve a common desi...

Aircraft reciprocating engines have been in operation over the past 100 years, which is a testament to their high levels of reliability and stability. Compared to turbine engines, reciprocating engines are at a disadvantage when it comes to high-speed flight. Nevertheless, they are widely used mainly for small aircraft thanks to their high specific...

In aviation working environment it is really important that operators (Pilots, ATCOs) make optimum judgments and a timely decision under different subjective work scenarios, which is influenced by a variety of factors such as skills, experience level, and the human response factor. By applying a novel generalized model that employ the operator’s en...

Aircraft maintenance is defined by the ICAO as the tasks that need to be carried out on an aircraft to ensure its continuing airworthiness. Accidents that result from aircraft maintenance activities are a direct measurable outcome that can be used to broadly assess the effectiveness of maintenance activities. This research seeks to understand the c...

The Effect of Community Traditions on Flight Safety at Perum LPPNPI, Semarang Branch, was a descriptive qualitative research study that usedprimary and secondary data. The primary data was obtained through interviews with the Semarang Branch of Air Traffic Control (ATC), while the secondary data was gathered through a literature review. The seconda...

The potential rise of fatigue in commercial aviation maintenance due to Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) personnel shortages supports a Human Factors (HF) Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) System be introduced in all major aviation maintenance programs in the US to complement a maintenance HF Safety Reporting System. The researchers have been stro...

The potential rise of fatigue in commercial aviation maintenance due to Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) personnel shortages supports a Human Factors (HF) Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) System be introduced in all major aviation maintenance programs in the US to complement a maintenance HF Safety Reporting System. The researchers have been stro...

This paper presents a methodology for numerical assessment of the aviation safety performance of a military flight unit and its safety condition, taking into account the human factor impact. The research is based on the assessment of two interrelated groups of indicators concerning the flight safety condition of each flight unit – pre-flight safety...

This qualitative research paper evaluates which Commercial Pilot-ACS tasks and risk management elements are the most prevalent and require more emphasis in pilot training. The intent is to categorize each task as either skill or knowledge-based using HFACS methodologies and compare with previous accident data to determine if the changes to pilot tr...

This study is conducted to discuss the challenges facing Civil Aviation at Juba International airport, Juba City, Central Equatoria State. Moreover, the study concentrated on illustration of Civil Aviation historical background in South Sudan in general. On the same occasion, the paper tried to explain the theories of Civil Aviation. Nevertheless,...

Maintenance issues in commercial aviation are one of the major causes of flight delays and cancellations. Presently, there is a gap in our knowledge about the current state of aviation maintenance safety. Specifically, we do not know the following: (1) What is the status of maintenance errors in commercial aviation accidents? (2) What issues domina...

On 29 November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited ‘Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe’. This document builds upon previous European Union (EU) initiatives such as the ‘An Aviation Strategy for Europe’, ‘European Green Deal’, ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy - Putting E...

This research investigates the potential application of generative language models, especially ChatGPT, in aviation safety analysis as a means to enhance the efficiency of safety analyses and accelerate the time it takes to process incident reports. In particular, ChatGPT was leveraged to generate incident synopses from narratives, which were subse...

Laser pointers directed at commercial aircraft by individuals in the vicinity of airports and flight routes are a growing threat to the safety of air travel. During a critical phase of flight, such as landing or takeoff, a laser strike can cause significant distraction or visual impairment to the pilot. This paper investigates laser-related inciden...

The topographical features of a site and the anthropogenic artefacts inside and outside the airport boundaries influence the infrastructure use. Objects penetrating the obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS) or standing outside those surfaces have to be mapped and risk-assessed because they could be a hazard to air navigation. This study aims to quanti...

Over the last few decades, the aviation sector has been the fastest growing sector in the world. This has raised a lot of major safety concerns in the sector since it touches millions of people every day. Some of the safety concerns include, aircraft accident, hijackings, aircraft failures, etc. This safety issues makes the aviation sector, a high-...

Advanced digital data-driven applications have evolved and significantly impacted the transportation sector in recent years. This systematic review examines natural language processing (NLP) approaches applied to aviation safety-related domains. The authors use Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) to conduct t...

Aviation safety is the ultimate goal of aviation in both civil and military in several accident reports and data from the aviation safety directorate of the Indonesian Army Aviation Center (Puspenerbad) human factors rank first cause of accidents as much as 74%. The purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of the influence Flight Experie...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) laid down the new EU drone regulations in December 2020, which are seen as a development step towards enabling a reliable legal framework for drone operation and use. At the same time, it is still not clear how the new rules will influence drone usage in various drone-based applications and sectors. Theref...

sciencedirect.com The evidence base of nurse-led family interventions for improving family outcomes in adult critical care settings: A mixed method systematic review Frank Kiwanuka, Natalia Sak-Dankosky, Yisak Hagos Alemayehu, Rose Clarke Nanyonga, Tarja Kvist International journal of nursing studies 125, 104100, 2022 Background The COVID-19 pandem...

Traditional runway condition reporting is limited due to its reliance on runway contamination information and pilot reports of braking action. A database of 4.9 million aircraft landings by Aviation Safety Technologies, labeled with runway condition codes computed from aircraft sensor outputs provides a unique opportunity to enhance and modernize c...

This article describes the creation of a program that would be useful for calculating mathematical models in order to estimate the weight of aircraft components. Using several parameters, it can calculate other parameters of civil transport aircraft powered by batteries or fuel cells. The main goals of this research were to add the missing dimensio...

Aircraft maintenance is considered as one of the major expenditures of aircraft operating costs. Notwithstanding that the new aircrafts, engines, and aircraft hard time parts became more durable and main-tainable, the maintenance cost is still too high as against other costs like fuel and operational crews. Moreover , aircraft maintenance should be...

Safety critical spare parts hold special importance for aviation organizations. However, accurate forecasting of such parts becomes challenging when the data are lumpy or intermittent. This research paper proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) model that is able to observe the recent trends of error surface and responds efficiently to the loca...

To fill a gap in understanding of the Generative Voluntary Safety Reporting Culture (GVSRC) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Oil and Gas (O&G) sector, perspectives of stakeholders based on their experiences were explored using attributes of a proposed Offshore Safety Action Program (OSAP) modeled after the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). A phenom...

In 2016, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Defence Aviation Safety Regulations (DASR) came into being, in part to harmonise with the Australian Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHSA). Defence aviation is too complex to be regulated completely by Work Health Safety (WHS) legislation; therefore, amplification is required to ensure safe and legal out...

Integrating the operation of airborne wind energy systems safely into the airspace requires a systematic qualification process. It seems likely that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency will approve commercial systems as unmanned aircraft systems within the "specific" category, requiring risk-based operational authorization. In this paper, we...

But why do pilots and ATCs speak so quickly on the frequency?", I asked Captain Sanjay Sudan. "Well, Ben," he replied, "probably a combination of factors including a sensation of workload intensity and pressure but, after 30 years of flying internationally, I have a strong feeling that it's unnecessary, frequently counter-productive, and a threat t...

This paper proposes a model capable of predicting fatal occurrences in aviation events such as accidents and incidents, using as inputs the human factors that contributed to each incident, together with information about the flight. This is important because aviation demands have increased over the years; while safety standards are very rigorous, m...

Since the introduction of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council in 2014, [1], EU Member States and EASA have been required to publish the Annual Safety Review (ASR). The ASR contains an overview of the safety statistics in each Member State, reporting numerical indicators and graphical representations. Its goal i...

Bird Strike Impact is a phenomenon that occurs when one or a flock of birds crashes into an airplane, causing damage to the aircraft structure, especially during the take-off and landing phases. One of the aircraft components that experience the most cases of bird impact and catastrophic consequences is the wing. This paper deals with a numerical s...

In this paper, we investigate requirements to prepare an application for Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), regulated by European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to obtain flight authorization for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) operations and propose some perspectives to automate the approach based on our successful application. Prepa...

Aviation safety critical training by Tonex is designed for aviation industry professionals, including pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance technicians, aircraft dispatchers, and other personnel involved in aviation safety operations. The training is also beneficial for those who are new to the aviation industry and need a comprehen...

Aviation safety is matters related to aviation security and safety. With the existence of a Safety Management System (SMS), airport service providers, airport transportation, or flight navigation are expected to be able to implement their operational activities as an effort to fulfill aviation safety. The heliport is where helicopters land and take...

Care and maintenance of PKP-PK operational vehicle facilities, one of the things that must be done by personnel to provide accident services in the airport area, is the same as at Iskandar Pangkalan Bun airport for the care and maintenance of main and supporting vehicles in accordance with the Regulations of the Directorate of Civil Aviation KP.14...

There are two kinds of object damage in aviation science. Foreign Object Damage (FOD) and Inner Object Damage (IOD). FOD refers to damage to an aircraft caused by foreign object debris. At the same time, IOD means "Damage to an aircraft engine brought on by a loose engine part, a portion of it, or a portion of the materials or components in the int...

In the coming decade, Artificial Intelligence-based Digital Assistants are likely to appear in operational aviation contexts, including the cockpit and air traffic control Ops room. Current scenarios for such AI support include advising flight crew during mid-flight emergencies, and executing routine air traffic duties in the Tower to reduce comple...

Aviation and air travel have always been among the businesses at the forefront of technological advancement throughout history. Both the International Air Transportation Authority's (IATA) Technology Roadmap (IATA, 2019) and the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) roadmap (EASA, 2020) propose an outline and assessm...

Aviation and air transportation have traditionally led to technological innovation. The International Air Transportation Authority (IATA) Technology Roadmap (IATA, 2019) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) roadmap (EASA, 2020) outline and assess ongoing technological prospects that aim to change the aviation...

The aviation industry is characterized by innovation, change management, and human factors implementation in flight operations. The aviation industry anticipates the Single Pilot Operations (SiPO) implementation in commercial airliners. Further de-crewing on commercial airline jets would necessitate using artificial intelligence (AI) in the flight...

Aviation and air travel have always been among the most innovative industries throughout history. Both the International Air Transportation Authority (IATA) Technology Roadmap (IATA, 2019) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) roadmap propose an outline and assessment of ongoing technological prospects which ch...

The basic aim of this study is to highlight the physical, anthropometric, and biomechanical considerations that should be taken into account in the design of the pilot seat. It also investigates the vital role of the pilot seat design in improving aviation safety. EgyptAir pilots (417 in total) were given a questionnaire survey. The study results f...

The main objective of this study is to identify the concept of human engineering and its importance to shed light on the role of human engineering in the cockpit design in enhancing aviation safety. Quantitative analysis was carried out on data from (417) pilots in EgyptAir. The results revealed that human engineering in the cockpit design positive...

Aviation safety is and always will be a primary priority. Technological advancements, improved pilot training, and improved procedures have all played a significant role in this regard over the years. According to several studies, human factors currently account for over 70% of all accidents. As a result, in order to improve aviation safety, the fo...

This paper deals with civil aviation, which is highly international. Therefore, harmonization of regulation in this area on a global scale is inevitable, which means that aviation law requires an integrated approach. However, only slightly over half of the countries fully comply with the standards issued by the International Civil Aviation Organiza...

This paper will discuss the effectiveness of the European Union (EU) within the framework of global governance to recommend a grounding policy for Boeing 737 MAX 8 to countries that are members of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Through the EU's global governance approach, this paper will fully elaborate on the domino effect of the reco...

Accurate prediction of aviation safety levels is significant for the efficient early warning and prevention of incidents. However, the causal mechanism and temporal character of aviation accidents are complex and not fully understood, which increases the operation cost of accurate aviation safety prediction. This paper adopts an innovative statisti...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to growing concerns about pilots’ proficiency due to the significant decrease in flight operations. The objective of this research is to provide a proactive approach to mitigate potential risks in flight operations associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using flight data monitoring (FDM). The results demonstra...

The approach briefing is of major importance in commercial aviation. Conducted by the flight crew, it ensures a thorough and mutual understanding of the upcoming descent and approach phase. With regard to a future implementation of reduced crew operations (RCO), an AI-based system is currently being developed that is able to follow the spoken appro...

In engineering of autonomous systems, Operational Design Domain (ODD) is an artifact that specifies the envelop in which a system safely operates. By defining requirements regarding the safe operating conditions, the ODD provides the basis for the verification and validation of the system’s behavior. ASAM contributed to discussion by defining an OD...