18 Jan 2021 14:52
In compliance
with the standards and recommended practices (SARPS) set by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Non-punitive policy is an important element
of the SMS’ implementation, that must be distributed, adopted and respected in
order to have an effective SMS. Ho...
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24 Nov 2020 14:55
"Barbarians:
Ideas cannot be killed!" Miguel
Ángel Álvarez (Javier Portales)
&n...
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04 Nov 2020 18:04
“When people feel accountable and included, it is more
fun”
Alan MulallyI was heading to the office in this weird summer. The
call I received was way long before my shift begins. It knocked me not only at
my ears, but shocked me like a surge. It was an event with the same engineer...
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05 Oct 2020 17:05
“It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his
errors as his knowledge."
Charles Caleb ColtonThe hearing
room is crowded and controlled in a mess of these tears I see scratching this
mother’s face or this husband touching his wife's shoulder trying to contain a
sea of sobbin...
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23 Sep 2020 16:41
If someone has to explain to you how to use an app, then the app is not good enough. How user interface design determines whether you will use that app or never again?I still remember the excitement in our office as we started sketching the first design of our future aviation safety software. Both m...
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07 Sep 2020 11:06
“… but we need something; something established: a Standard."
Film “Thesis on a Homicide”The afternoon was fading away and turning into a hot and silent night in Douala, far away from my wife and kids. I was at my office, cleaning all the drawers and stuff I’ve been w...
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26 Jul 2020 19:26
“… the
failure (both the air carrier’s and CAA’s) to take every measure to reduce a
known collision exposure."
Civil
Aeronautics Board (CAB)The scene was not
only spreading sorrow and uncertainty wherein tears, sobbing, and people all
over were looking for a clue in...
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26 Jul 2020 05:35
Flight
Data Monitoring (FDM) programs monitor the action of an aircraft during flight.
This is typically achieved with data acquisition and storage hardware and post
flight data analysis software. The data generated from FDM is generally used to
improve operational efficiency and safety and redu...
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29 Jun 2020 01:22
"Accidents are no longer accidents at all. They are failures of risk management".S. DekkerJournalists in this restaurant are spread all over with mikes and cameras, mourning and tired, but struggling to get the news. I did not have a good sleep last night. Hard days passed by. It was my first air cr...
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18 Jun 2020 11:20
Hello,Dear PilotMy name is Fahad Fadhel. I'm a master student of Safety and Human Factors in Aviation at Cranfield University in United Kingdom.I'm conducting a survey to investigate the impact of Ramadan fasting on pilots while flying. The survey should not take more than 10 minutes to complete. Yo...
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