25 Jul 2019 08:54
Standard operating procedures and rigorous standards and regulations are the basis of the orderlyand efficient aviation safety system we have today. Since years, aviation has an envious safety record(10-7, can you believe it?!) and therefore serves as a role model for many other sectors such ashealt...
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20 Jul 2019 14:29
If so, we need your
help! Please take 12 minutes to complete the following survey on English
language proficiency in the aviation industry:Global Survey of Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers It
is 8 years since all ICAO member states were declared to be compliant
for English language profici...
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17 Jul 2019 21:28
IFATCA will be publishing several short articles on our website in the coming days. The articles will be asking important questions about the current status of Just culture triggered by the conviction of an Air Traffic Controller in Switzerland. It is the purpose to trigger thoughts and ideas for ho...
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17 Jul 2019 21:26
Following the aftermath of the tragic accidents in Milano linate (2001) and Ueberlingen (2002), Eurocontrol created an Action Group of Aviation Safety (AGAS). One of these subgroups was the Just Culture Task Force. The Just Culture Task Force brought together a large variety of key actors...
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17 Jul 2019 21:09
IFATCA will be publishing several short articles on our website in the coming days. The articles will be asking important questions about the current status of Just culture triggered by the conviction of an Air Traffic Controller in Switzerland. It is the purpose to trigger thoughts and ideas for ho...
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16 Jul 2019 10:52
The vast majority of airline are attributed to flight crew
error. However, the great majority of your pilots has received
strict training, is checked with regularity, flies with
enhanced safety, technology and is highly experienced, . They do
the...
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13 Jul 2019 17:04
Safety speed definitions and engine emergency procedures in pilot manuals of multi-engine airplanes do neither agree anymore with airplane design techniques and assumptions made during the design, nor with flight test techniques used to determine the safety speeds. During the past 25 years more than...
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09 Jul 2019 01:20
IFATCA will be publishing several short articles on our website in the coming days. The articles will be asking important questions about the current status of Just Culture triggered by the conviction of an Air Traffic Controller in Switzerland. It is the purpose to trigger thoughts and ideas f...
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08 Jul 2019 11:05
In 2003, the perfectly named James Reason
(with his co-author Alan Hobbs) published a 12 factor error management system
called the “12 Principles of Error Management”. By isolating and examining
these sources of error and what to do about them, Reason reasoned that fatal
an...
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20 Jun 2019 07:13
The world of cabin crew or flight
attendant is a fascinating one, with many benefits and a clear level of fan.
But one will soon realise that it is not only about traveling and benefits. It
is one very demanding job, not so much on the job description and tasks at
han...
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