Spatial disorientation (SD) has been a contributing factor in aviation mishaps for decades and efforts to mitigate SD have not been proportionate to the danger it poses to pilots. We argue that SD contributes to nearly 33% of all mishaps with a fatality rate of almost 100%. However, SD has not garnered the respect and awareness it requires from leadership and pilots because of historically inac...

The application of short-wave near-infrared spectroscopy (SW-NIRS) in acidity of aviation kerosene was described on the term of chemometrics. This spectral region is interesting because this type of spectrometer reduces costs in comparison with traditional long-wave near-infrared (LW-NIR) instrument. The SW-NIR calibration models of aviation kerosene were established by partial least square reg...

Understanding air travelers’ values for aviation safety is essential to design effective and wellaccepted security measures. This study investigates changes in U.S. travelers trade-offs for passenger screening objectives using the occurrence of an international aviation incident (loss of Malaysian Airline Flight 370) as a natural experiment. We also examine how alternative screening procedures ...

The aviation industry has made significant progress in identifying the skills and behaviors that result in effective teamwork. Its conceptualization of teamwork, development of training programs, and design of assessment tools are highly relevant to the intensive care unit (ICU). Team skills are important for maintaining safety in both domains, as multidisciplinary teams must work effectively u...

This report assesses the effects of aircraft on climate and atmospheric ozone and is the first IPCC report for a specific industrial subsector. It was prepared by IPCC in collaboration with the Scientific Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, in response to a request by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) because of the potential ...

A 1992 U.S. report found that the injury rate per 100 full-time workers for U.S. airline employees was 13.0 percent, compared with [a] private-sector average of 8.6 percent, “an indication of the hazardous nature of the airline industry.” During the period between 1978 and 1988, the report said there was no significant change in the rate. The report, which examined 1988 statistical data on occu...