of safety. The American Trauma Society believes that the injury rate could be reduced by 50% if people would simply apply existing information about prevention. Wearing a seat belt while riding in a motor vehicle is by far the easiest way to prevent injury and death, and should be done anyhow because it is a federal law to do so. In addition to seat belts, motor vehicles are equipped with air bags, an automatic form of protection designed to reduce the risk of injury. In the past decade, air bags
the same manner as for the general requirements, Annex 1 states that applicants shall have completed the training course in the training organization and have undertaken a minimum number of hours of on-the-job training. Finally, the applicant for an air traffic control rating must be able to demonstrate that they have achieved the necessary skill, judgment and performance that is required to provide a safe, orderly and expeditious control service. Although the training and experience requirements are
Fatigue in air traffic control is one of the largest contributing factors to stress in the control tower. This is mainly due to the fact that air traffic controllers must be fully alert and ready to provide split second instructions to aircraft to avert conflict. If controllers are fatigued they become challenged with impaired cognitive abilities, and are slower to make decisions, ultimately making them more vulnerable to mistakes. Air traffic controller fatigue has been attributed as a factor
background and problems that have arisen from the Colgan Air Act, which have led to a massive pilot shortage. It will then entail a solution in reforming the Colgan Air Act, which will provide different methods of training that will produce even better instruction and thus, more safety. Finally, I will discuss the benefits of such a reform before wrapping up with a conclusion. BODY I.
of ground handling according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is that ‘Ground Handling covers the complex series of processes required to separate an aircraft from its load (passengers, baggage, cargo and mail) on arrival and combine it with its load prior to departure’, (IATA, 2013). The rate of reported incidents, in the ground handling environment, was detailed in the 2006-7 Airports Council International (ACI) Apron Safety Survey as approximately one incident per 4000 movements
Good morning/evening, Ladies and gentlemen; I shall begin by summarizing Mr. Gladwells, chapter on The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes – Mr. Gladwell is correlating the idea that airplane crashes on Avianca flight #052, and most of Korean Air as a whole, were catastrophes partly based on an ethnic theory. He has based his findings on two “Hofstede’s Dimensions” elements; Power Indexed and Uncertainty Avoidance (Gladwell, p.202-203 & 209). He supports these theories’ after an American company
Foundation, 2014). Chile’s other export... ... middle of paper ... ...tion, 2013). Another issue that Chile has to face is the possibility of volcanic eruptions and subsequent ash clouds. If a major eruption occurs in Chile it could greatly affect the air travel in and out of Chile for a long time. The last major eruption occurred in 2011 and not only grounded flights in Chile but also Australia and New Zealand as the ash cloud was blown a great distance (Williams, 2011). Chile has a very strong and
evolution of airport security would evolve over time just as airline safety. There would be a series of unfortunate events that would affect the way all airports operated. Prior to these events passengers would simply show up with their luggage and ticket and get on the plane, no screening or baggage checks were conducted. The FAA and the Federal Government had taken many steps by passing numerous pieces of legislation to address aircraft safety to reduce the number of accidents; however aircraft security
facility’s financial standing or public image’ (en.wikipedia.org, n.a.) in (FEMA, 1993). Emergencies such as aircraft accidents are extremely sensitive to manage and often draw public attentions and sympathies across the globe. For instance, the crash of Air France 447 aircraft on 01 June 2009 attracted one of the highest numbers of stakeholders involvement in the history of aviation accidents (pbs.org., 2010). A typical aircraft accident would therefore, directly or indirectly involve victims, victims’
shareholders. The claim was that at the time of the incident ValuJet kept them in the dark about maintenance and regulatory compliance. Four shareholders were seeking compensation for damages. The lawsuit was filed in Fulton County, Georgia. Initially the air carrier tried to dismiss the claim, but AirTran ended up paying 5 million to the ValuJet shareholders. The payment was broken down in 2.5 million in cash and another 2.5 million in
all know, safety is fundamental to the aviation industry. There are many factors will cause dangerous to flights, such as human factors, problem of aircraft structures and so on. Flight safety has many challenges. Due to the climate variability and suddenness, meteorology has become a severe problem in aviation. Many air crashes are in the result of bad weather. In generally speaking, there are several weather phenomenon have much influence on flights, like turbulence, including clear air turbulence
with the rules and regulations set up by Federal Aviation Administration and meets the criteria established by each special airline. And a large number of provisions of law should be abided by. What is more, the captains should give priority to the safety the aircraft by taking into consideration of weather condition before it takes off. Examining the weather condition for the entire fight route is not enough, the captain shall also check up the diversion airfields of the flight route in case of any
I. Introduction This investigation is about the chaotic accident of Korean Airliner Boeing 747 Flight 801. As the crew searching for their Airport to land, heavy rain making them impossible to see the Airport from the air. In just one blink of an eye the Flight 801 crashed into the rocky hill of Guam more than two hundred passengers are on board heading for Guam for amusing beaches of the Island of Guam. The accident usually cause by pilot error. The responsibility for the accident in such a case
consideration the disciplinary actions that will be taken. The process to become a pilot in the company is going to be very tedious and well thought before hiring the right pilot. The job description for the right pilot involves a lot of regulations and safety standards. The pilot has to obey all federal regulations and be very aware of all the situations and information not only in the airplane but outside the airplane. The pilot has to make sure he or she knows all the information in regards of the route
Gaining a better understanding of what exactly my hospital is dealing with will determine the appropriate course of action. Did the explosion send poisonous chemicals into the air or are the patients simply having a reaction from smoke? As the incident commander on duty it is my responsibility to implement the three key strategies of disaster response; protect and preserve life, stabilize the disaster scene, and protect and preserve
located at the end of the runway and subsequently crashed. When the aircraft impacted the seawall the main landing gear broke off and the aft fuselage separated at the main bulkhead. As the 777 slid down the runway it managed to partially lift into the air, rotate about 330 degrees and finally came to rest after it impacted the runway a second time (NTSB). The right engine which separated from the aircraft landed adjacent to the main fuselage and caught fire. While tragic, the final outcome of the crash
Introduction Following the birth of flights in 1903, air travel has been known to be a crucial means of transport for people and goods; people have been able to transport goods and products from one place to the other with ease, hence saving time. However, with a hundred plus years after the discovery of the first aeroplane, there have been significant uprisings in the way individuals travel. The airlines commercial has been a major industry which has been relied up by millions people based
tragedies were prevented. On Adam Air Flight 574 in 2007, the pilots lost control of the aircraft after accidentally turning off the autopilot system while trying to fix the GPS. The result was a complete overhaul of the safety procedures of the aviation industry in Indonesia. Every plane crash has a black box that can be recovered and has data that we can learn from- these are just a few examples of the massive impact the invention of the black box has had on modern air
assembly it damaged a large section of the leading edge slats, hydraulics wing surface, and electrical wiring (National Geographic, 2012). At this point the aircraft was flying wings level at 300 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) with an air speed of 165 Knots Indicated Air Speed (KIAS) (Kilroy, 2002). Following emergency procedures the aircrew began to reduce their airspeed to 159 KIAS; however, the aircraft responded unexpectedly by rolling to the left. This prompted the aircrew to apply full right rudder
1 (2011, December 21). Professionalism: 1 A ‘Must Have’ For All Aviation Workers. AVIATIONPROS. 1 Retrieved from http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10456996/ramp-workers-must-be-professionals-to-ensure-safety Dr.William Johnson, a FAA chief scientific and technical advisor, claims that in order to maintain professionalism, the person must be fit for duty. The amount of sleep would directly effect on personnel performance, and the duty schedules must be reasonable. An eight hours of sleep is the