A high-reliability organization is an organization that has succeeded in avoiding catastrophes despite a high level of risk and complexity.
Pathological state of aviation safety. Learnings from recent SpiceJet incidents.
Establishing a safety culture in the organization is the most effective means of safety assurance in the long term. Humans play a vital role in the running of the processes and are also the cause of most errors. There are a number of reasons for both errors and violations. Instead of increasing controls in terms of engineering controls and SOP’s, it is beneficial for the organization to implement a generative safety culture, wherein safety becomes a way of life and there is little oversight or control required. Losses are prevented at every stage and hazards are actively identified and risk mitigated.
Risk perception: my presentation at the Flight Safety Foundation conference
Inflight Wi-Fi OK but calls can be disturbing: USA bans voice calls
While India plans to roll out inflight Wi-Fi connectivity, USA is rolling back the calling option. American travelers are more interested in keeping air travel one of the last spaces to stay disconnected from cell phone coverage to keep the in-flight experience free of potential nuisance and disturbance, according to a Nielsen survey commissioned by Turkish Airlines. The […]
ET302, Pilots on a wing and a prayer: mindFly
ET 302 took off from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia on 10th March 2019 and 06 minutes into the flight met with an accident. The aircraft was the Boeing’s latest addition to the B-737 series, the B-737 8Max. The infamous MCAS(software) was to have played a role in the accident and nations all over […]
COVID or evacuation, when does fear set in?
Why does fear set in when our plan fails? Had we acted in advance, there wouldn’t have been panic.