Despite several aviation disasters across the U.S. in recent weeks and growing concerns about the safety of flying, an expert says air travelers have nothing to fear.

Reason’s 2001 paper on human error modeling appeared in The BMJ, the British Medical Association’s peer-reviewed journal—a ...

The NTSB routinely examines human factors — including fatigue, stress, job dissatisfaction, and low morale — when determining ...

The risk of runway incursions demands immediate attention and systematic intervention. The FAA's own assessment is ...

The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents ... performance and any factors that could be involved such as human error, including fatigue ...

The fatal midair collision on Wednesday evening between an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet moments away from landing at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National ...

Washington D.C. National Airport on Wednesday night. Now, one former investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is offering one likely scenario that could have caused the crash.

According to the aviation news website AIN ... serious close calls by examining a combination of technical and human factors.” Among the human factors is a shortage of air traffic controllers.

An American Airlines plane with 64 passengers and crew collided mid-air with a military helicopter yesterday (29 January) as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, just five ...

Other factors included the delay that allowed the ... De-icing and anti-icing became federal aviation standards following the Air Florida Flight 90 accident, according to the FAA.

“While automation has long played a role in aviation, its untapped potential offers new opportunities to address the evolving safety and performance needs of the industry. The human brain is ...