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Refreshing the \u201c1% Rule\u201d as the Basis for an AAM Acceptable Level of Safety

The purpose of the study is to determine the Acceptable Level of Safety (ALOS) for pilot incapacitation in part 121 operations when the assumptions underlying the internationally recognized \u201c1% rule\u201d are revised using current data.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Greenhaw, Richard, Tvaryanas, Anthony P   +2 more
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The U.S. Navy's aviation safety program: a critical review.

, 2012
Safety research has shown that human error, as opposed to mechanical failure, is a major causal factor in accidents in high reliability organizations. In U.S. Naval aviation, human error accounts for more than 80% of mishaps.
O'Connor, Paul
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Flashover Features in Aircraft Cargo Compartment at Low Pressure

Fire
The flashover mechanism in an aircraft cargo compartment under low pressure was investigated in this study. A series of fire experiments were conducted in a scale model of a one-quarter volume FAA standard aircraft cargo compartment at 96 kPa and 60 kPa.
Zitong Li, Yuanhua He, Jingdong Wang, Jiang Huang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the diversity in safety measurement practices: empirical results from aviation

, 2016
A literature review, which was conducted during the research project “Measuring Safety in Aviation – Developing Metrics for Safety Management Systems”, identified several problems and challenges regarding safety performance metrics in aviation.
Roelen, Alfred, van Aalst, Robbert, Kaspers, Steffen, de Boer, Robert J., Karanikas, Nektarios, Piric, Selma   +5 more
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Optimizing firefighting resilience in airports through genetic algorithms and decision-making frameworks

Journal of Safety Science and Resilience
Aviation transport infrastructure is key to international commerce and cultural exchange, with any emergency potentially causing major impacts on contemporary society.
Yulong Zhu, Wei Tian, Xuhong Jia, Quanyi Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Safety of Sport Pilots [PDF]

This study investigates the safety of flight operations conducted by sport pilots, who operate light sport aircraft without the requirement for a current FAA medical certificate.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Skaggs, Valerie J., Norris, Ann I.   +2 more
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Using Aviation Insurance Data to Enhance General Aviation Safety: Phase One Feasibility Study

, 2007
The Aviation Safety Foundation Australasia commissioned the Monash University Accident Research Centre to undertake a study to assess the feasibility of using data held by aviation insurers in support of the development of an electronic database for ...
Lenne, Michael, Fotheringham, Nicola, Salmon, Paul, Regan, Michael, Haworth, Narelle L.   +4 more
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Air traffic control safety indicators: what is achievable? [PDF]

, 2006
European Air Traffic Control is extremely safe. The drawback to this safety record is that it is very difficult to estimate what the ‘underlying’ accident rate for mid-air collisions is now, or to detect any changes over time.
Brooker, Peter
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How much do organizations plan for a positive safety culture?: introducing the Aviation Academy Safety Culture Prerequisites (AVAC-SCP) tool

, 2018
Safety culture has been a topic of discussion in safety literature in the past three decades. Since its first mentioning after the Chernobyl accident much have been written about what fosters a positive safety culture within organizations.
Roelen, Alfred, van Aalst, Robbert, Steffen Kaspers, Robert J. de Boer, Kaspers, Steffen, Alfred Roelen, Nektarios Karanikas, Robbert van Aalst, de Boer, Robert J., Piric, Selma, Karanikas, Nektarios, Selma Piric   +11 more
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Measuring safety climate in aviation: A review and recommendations for the future

, 2013
This paper reviews 23 studies that have examined safety climate within commercial and military aviation. The safety climate factors identified in the aviation safety climate questionnaires were found to be consistent with the literature examining safety ...
O'Connor, Paul
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