The Final Reserve Fuel is based on data which is about 50 years old. With increased traffic and complexity of aircrafts as compared to earlier...
Author: Amit Singh @mindFly
I’m a published author and airline captain with over 35 years in civil aviation and 18,000+ flight hours on the Boeing 777 and Airbus A320.
As the Founder of Safety Matters Foundation, I work to enhance aviation safety through training, research, and regulatory advocacy.
I’ve led safety, training and operations at IndiGo and AirAsia India, presented at ISASI and the Flight Safety Foundation, and hold a Fellowship from the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK).
📚 Author of published books: mindFly and Varaha
🔗 safetymatters.co.in
Rogue drones, do airports have a contingency plan? mindFly
United Kingdom’s second largest airport, Gatwick has been closed for the second day due to the presence of a rogue drone flying in the vicinity of...
Passenger safety at risk with Fire and Smoke on board
There have been over 105 incidents of fire and/or smoke on board commercial airlines in the year 2018. Crew members are protected since they have...
My article on Cognitive lockup published in the CAT magazine 6/2018
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Aviation Safety culture report, pilot fatigue and feedback are key issues.
Among the key findings of the work, 51 per cent of pilots surveyed reported that fatigue was not taken seriously by their airline, and 28 per cent...
Back to Basics Flight Safety Foundation presentation 2017, Singapore
Back to basics is about revisiting the foundation. The need for conceptual knowledge and risk perception. We are able to have better understanding...
Turkish A-330 Runway excursion at KTM due to cognitive lockup:March 2015
Landing on an unstable approach or failure to go around when runway is not in sight is a weakness that humans have. Humans deal with tasks...
