Aviation and Human Factors - How to Incorporate Human Factors Into the Field

This book tries to identify what is wrong, why there are things to fix and some Human Factors principles to keep in aircraft design and operations.

List of contents

1. Commercial Aviation: A General Picture 2. Event Analysis as an Improvement Tool 3. The Changing Roles of Technology and People in Aviation 4. People as Alternative Resources: Feasibility and Requirements 5. Organizational Learning in Air Safety: The Role of the Different Stakeholders 6. The Engine for Organizational Learning: Where It Is and Where It Should Be 7. The Future of Improvements in Air Safety 8. Conclusions

About the author

Jose Sanchez-Alarcos earned a PhD in sociology and a BS in psychology. His doctoral dissertation was about organizational dynamics under air safety, and since then he has been actively involved with human factors in aviation. Dr. Sánchez-Alarcos is a member of EAAP and a CREE certified practitioner. He has worked as an HF consultant and trainer for EASA, Airbus, Mitsubishi Aircraft, the Colombian army, INAER, CAA Spain and Mexico, and many others. He also has served as an HF expert in accident investigation and, outside of the aviation field, in NPPs, nuclear waste installations, and maritime and railroad transportation.

Summary

This book tries to identify what is wrong, why there are things to fix and some Human Factors principles to keep in aircraft design and operations.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Sanchez-Alarcos
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032571058
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3257105-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Commercial, environmental science, engineering & technology, Organizational theory & behaviour, Transport industries, Engineering: general, Aerospace & aviation technology, Organizational theory and behaviour, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Aerospace & Air Transport Industries, Aerospace and aviation technology, Ergonomics