Aerossurance is pleased to support this Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) conference at Gatwick 13-14 November 2017.
How do we Improve Human Performance in Today’s Aviation Business? Read Post »
Accident investigators comment on human factors that influenced a KA200 flypast, caught on video, which turned disastrously wrong in Iceland. Amazingly one person survived the impact.
Impromptu Flypast Leads to Disaster Read Post »
We examine the safety performance for the main European aviation sectors, described in the EASA ASR for 2017. The latest edition further extends the provision of safety risk portfolios through the addition of aerodromes/ground handling and ATM/ANS portfolios, bringing the total number of analysed aviation domains to 13.
EASA Annual Safety Review 2017 Published Read Post »
Researchers from MIT have designed a high-tech health monitoring pill can be swallowed that offers exciting possibilities to fatigue and alertness researchers.
Ingestible Stomach Acid-Powered Health Monitoring Pill Read Post »
Fatigue was identified as a significant contributing factor leading to the perception error that resulted in an engine failure on a RCAF Sea King during training.
Perception and Fatigue: RCAF CH124 Sea King Engine Failure Read Post »
Hover taxying into a hangar to avoid a weather front may have been a dubious decision. But trying to hover taxy out when there was no urgency proved disastrous.
Hazardous Hangar Hovertaxi Read Post »
We look at health monitoring, both oil debris and HUMS/VHM, in light of the EC225 LN-OJF accident investigation.
Super Puma Epicyclic Gear Health Monitoring Background Read Post »
We look at HSAC data on GOM ops in 2016. A decline in helicopter usage continues but there were no air accidents. This was only the 4th fatality-free year in 33. 2017 is not as rosy.
Helicopter Ops and Safety – Gulf Of Mexico 2016 Update Read Post »
You may only have 5 seconds or so between the eye detecting an aircraft head-on and impact. The UK Airprox Board highlight 6 lessons from past airproxes/MACs.
Avoiding Mid Air Collisions: 5 Seconds to Impact Read Post »
