Organizational and interorganizational factors affecting safety in the Chinese civil aviation industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yongjuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Technical Management ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Maintenance Technicians

I aimed to identify organizational and interorganizational factors that affect flight safety, and to determine possible differences in organizational factors according to differences in organizational performance. I interviewed 28 pilots, 33 air traffic controllers, and 17 maintenance technicians, and used content analysis by coding to analyze the data. Results showed that (a) cluster analysis revealed 3 relevant organizational factors: information interface, technical management, and nontechnical management, with employees mostly concerned about the third factor; (b) pilots expected to be served by controllers, whereas controllers would like to be in control of their relationship with pilots; and (c) compared with maintenance technicians, pilots were particularly concerned with safety. Implications for safety research and management in the Chinese civil aviation industry are discussed.

scholarly journals REDUCING INFLUENCE OF ADVERSE EXTERNAL CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AIRPORTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
A. L. Rybalkina ◽  
A. S. Spirin ◽  
E. I. Trusova
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Network ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Electric Discharges ◽  
Aviation Accidents ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Unfavorable Weather

The problem of the unfavorable weather conditions impact on aircraft, including electric discharges on aircraft, continues to be relevant. For the successful implementation of flights, aviation as a type of transport should ensure safety, regularity and economy of air transportation. The aerial meteorology always takes an active part in above problems solution, since flight safety depends on timely prediction of unfavorable weather conditions. Modern airfield and aircraft equipment, as well as a new meteorological technique, helped to improve flight safety and reduce the number of accidents associated with adverse weather conditions, but this did not solve all the problems of civil aviation meteorological support. This problem is especially acute in small airports, where there are often no means of meteorological support and warnings about dangerous weather phenomena or they are insufficient. The article analyzes various unfavorable weather conditions, their influence on aircraft, provides statistics related to unfavorable weather conditions of aviation accidents, and shows the proportion of meteorological conditions among the factors affecting safety. Particular attention is paid to the problem of electric discharges to aircraft. The consequences of electric discharges on aircraft, as well as weather conditions contributing to electric discharges, are analyzed. In order to improve flight safety at local airports, it is proposed to create mobile units for collecting, processing and transmitting meteorological information that is territorially spread over the aerodrome zone; it allows to create mobile meteorological radar network. The structural scheme of the deployment of the mobile network for meteorological radars is given.

Evaluation and prioritization of technical and operational airworthiness factors for flight safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 1049-1061
Author(s):  
Mehmet Burak Şenol
Keyword(s):  
Aircraft Design ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Military Aircraft ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Military Aviation ◽  
Safety Programs ◽  
Aviation Operations ◽  
The Military

Purpose In this study, a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach for evaluating airworthiness factors were presented. The purpose of this study is to develop an acceptable rationale for operational activities in civil and military aviation and for design, production and maintenance activities in the aviation industry that can be used in-flight safety programs and evaluations. Design/methodology/approach In aviation, while the initial and continuing airworthiness of aircraft is related to technical airworthiness, identifying and minimizing risks for avoiding losses and damages are related to operational airworthiness. Thus, the airworthiness factors in civil and military aviation were evaluated under these two categories as the technical and operational airworthiness factors by the analytic hierarchy process and analytic network process. Three technical and five operational airworthiness criteria for civil aviation, three technical and nine operational airworthiness criteria for military aviation were defined, evaluated, prioritized and compared in terms of flight safety. Findings The most important technical factor is the “airworthiness status of the aircraft” both in civil (81.9%) and military (77.6%) aviation, which means that aircraft should initially be designed for safety. The most significant operational factors are the “air traffic control system” in civil (30.9%) and “threat” in the military (26.6%) aviation. The differences within factor weights may stem from the design requirements and acceptable safety levels (frequency of occurrences 1 in 107 in military and 1 in 109 in civil aircraft design) of civil and military aircraft with the mission achievement requirements in civil and military aviation operations. The damage acceptance criteria for civil and military aircraft are different. The operation risks are accepted in the military and acceptance of specific tasks and the risk levels can vary with aircraft purpose and type. Practical implications This study provides an acceptable rationale for safety programs and evaluations in aviation activities. The results of this study can be used in real-world airworthiness applications and safety management by the aviation industry and furthermore, critical factor weights should be considered both in civil and military aviation operations and flights. The safety levels of airlines with respect to our airworthiness factor weights or the safety level of military operations can be computed. Originality/value This is the first study considering technical and operational airworthiness factors as an MCDM problem. Originality and value of this paper are defining critical airworthiness factors for civil and military aviation, ranking these factors, revealing the most important ones and using MCDM methods for the evaluations of airworthiness factors for the first time. In civil aviation flight safety is the basic tenet of airworthiness activities in risk analysis, on the other hand in military aviation high levels of risks are to be avoided in peace training or operational tasks. However, even high risks have to be accepted during the war, if the operational requirements impose, as mission achievement is vital. The paper is one of a kind on airworthiness evaluations for flight safety.

scholarly journals A Field Study of Work Type Influence on Air Traffic Controllers’ Fatigue Based on Data-Driven PERCLOS Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11937
Author(s):  
Jianping Zhang ◽  
Zhenling Chen ◽  
Weidong Liu ◽  
Pengxin Ding ◽  
Qinggang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Circadian Rhythms ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Work Type

The fatigue of air traffic controllers (ATCOs) on duty seriously threatens air traffic safety and needs to be managed. ATCOs perform several different types of work, with each type of work having different characteristics. Nonetheless, the influence of work type on an ATCO’s fatigue has yet to be demonstrated. Here, we present a field study in which the fatigue of ATCOs working in two types of work was compared based on an optimized data-driven method that was employed to detect the percentage of eyelid closure over the pupil over time (PERCLOS). Sixty-seven ATCOs working within two typical jobs (i.e., from the terminal control unit (TCU) and area control unit (ACU)) were recruited, and their fatigue was detected immediately before and after shift work using PERCLOS. Using a Spearman correlation test analysis, the results showed that the influence of work type on an ATCO’s fatigue had interesting trends. Specifically, the ATCOs at the TCU who handle departures and arrivals, which include converging with and maneuvering around conflicts, retain normal circadian rhythms. Their fatigue was significantly influenced by the various demands from tasks focusing on sequencing and conflict resolution and by the time phase of a normal circadian rhythm. At the ACU, ATCOs manage flights that are mainly on route, causing monotonous monitoring and routine reporting tasks, and the ATCOs generally have frequent night shifts to handle overflights. Their fatigue was significantly influenced by the demand characteristics from tasks, but changes in fatigue rule were not consistent with a normal circadian rhythm, revealing that the ATCOs’ circadian rhythms may have already been slightly disturbed. Furthermore, the interactions between task demand and circadian rhythm with an ATCO’s fatigue were significantly observed in ATCOs working in the TCU but not in those in the ACU. This study provides first evidence that an ATCO’s work type influences his or her fatigue. This discovery may incite stakeholders to consider work type in the management of employee fatigue, not only in the civil aviation industry but also in other transport industries.

scholarly journals The Development of a Model for Complaint Delivery on Aviation Industry in Indonesia Based on SMS Gateway to Promote Flight Safety

AVIA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riani Nurdin ◽  
Eko Poerwanto ◽  
Haruno Sajati
Keyword(s):  
System Performance ◽  
Cellular Phone ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Service Users ◽  
System Components ◽  
Current Product ◽  
Directorate General

The variety of complaints appearing on Aviation Industry in Indonesia actually indicates the existence of problems on aviation system in Indonesia. The number of complaints may serve as an early detection in a system before the occurrence of an accident in a flight. Increasing numbers of flight service users in Indonesia had not been supported with an adequate complaint delivery, whether it is for internal complaints or external ones. One of available solutions is to detect whether all system components on Aviation Industry in Indonesia is good or not. In an effort to enhance system performance, a model for integrated complaint delivery is developed on Aviation Industry based on SMS Gateway in Indonesia. The model is expected to become a data bank on Aviation Industry to ease controlling, evaluating and improving condition performance on flight systems. This research used comparative and descriptive methods. It also results in applied product hence it is expected that the output can be used to complement the current product/program operated by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The development of a model for complaint delivery is conducted to make cellular phone numbers inputs for all stakeholders on aviation industry. This strategy activates all stakeholders to provide information regarding the current conditions for all subsystems in flight system in Indonesia

scholarly journals The effect of socio-cultural factors on the international flight safety research findings

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 07001
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Matyukhina ◽  
Sergii Ordenov ◽  
Tetiana Poda ◽  
Nadiia Sukhova
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
World View ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Analytical Thinking ◽  
Safety Research ◽  
Human Decision ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays we can get anywhere in the world. The success of civil aviation became possible thanks to flight safety improvement. However, flight safety performance indicators are still low. This is because the ensuring flight safety is largely due to the peculiarities of the impact of socio-cultural factors in different regions. The article is noted that flights are performed by humans with the help of technical means, but it is important to establish anthropological and socio-cultural factors that influence human decision-making. But during the process of communication between the representatives of technocratic and traditionalist societies, misunderstandings, differences of interpretations keep arising. These differences in interpretations are the result of socio-cultural differences. In a traditionalist society; the priority of the senior in status has an unconditional priority over the impersonal universalism of the instructions and norms. From the standpoint of technocratic thinking, the requirements of mechanisms, technical systems and norms have unconditional priority over human orders. But from the standpoint of the traditionalist world view the system of interpersonal relations the dominant are the attitudes and demands of the person, senior in status. Independent, analytical thinking can free a person from the unconditional recognition of the authority of the senior in status.

The Electronic Flight Bag Based on Mobile Terminal

2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 1863-1867
Author(s):  
Gui Shu Xia ◽  
Jing Lu ◽  
Yuan Qing He
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Terminal ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
General Aviation ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Good Market ◽  
Research Platform ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
S Model

The electronic flight bag in China with few products owning Chinese independent intellectual property is attracting increasing attention in the field of the civil aviation industry in recent years. This paper introduced a level 1 EFB(Electronic Flight Bag) for general aviation with iOS as research platform. In order to realize interactive electronic checklists and automatic generation of electronic flight log, C/S model is adopted to store, update and display cabin documents, such as aeronautical charts, flight manual. Experiments show that electronic flight bag based on mobile terminal can provide the user with a good experience, which greatly reduces the pilots cabin burden and is closer to the users requirements. Moreover, the system provides an efficient way to improve safety of flight safety. Therefore, the electronic flight bag has good market prospect and practical promotional value.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Sales of Airlines in India with Special Reference to Air India

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 3663-3667
Keyword(s):  
Food Service ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Growth Opportunities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
The Cost

India's aviation industry is largely untapped with enormous growth opportunities, provided that air transport is still expensive to most of the country's population, almost 40 per cent of whom are the upwardly mobile middle class. The industry will engage and work with policy makers to adopt effective and rational decisions to improve India's civil aviation industry. The primary aim is to identify the factors responsible for low sales of Air India. Secondly, the aim is to evaluate the causal relationship between factors identified and the dependent variable airline choice. It was found that Air India should reduce the cost of ticket on both domestic and international flights. Customer doesn’t find services delivered up to the mark. The quality of food, service of cabin-crew, lateness of flight and safety should be improved by Air India to remain competitive in the market. It has become and more imperative for the Air India to prove its mettle and not just settle on the taxpayers money bailed out by the exchequer but also on price, service and safety ground.

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING AIRFREIGHT AND MAPPING SIMILAR COUNTRIES VIA MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING

Aviation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Tüzün Tolga İnan ◽  
Neslihan Gökmen
Keyword(s):  
Multidimensional Scaling ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The United Kingdom

As long as people and freights need to move from one place to another, the civil aviation industry will always exist. In this study, a country-based examination has been made on total airfreight transport. Also, gross domestic product (GDP) and total population data were included in this study. 50 countries were selected according to the most recent value that included the years 2018 or 2019 and 26 of these were included in the analysis which was covered in all three rankings. The purpose of the study is to find the similarities between countries based on the total airfreight transportation, total GDP, and total population. The relationship between the three parameters was examined with the correlation analysis. Afterward, the associated parameters were taken as independent variables and the total airfreight transportation variable was modeled by multiple linear regression analysis. In light of these analyses, GDP and total population have a significant impact on total airfreight transportation. To check the assumptions related to outliers, residuals are determined. To show the outliers and the similarities of the countries clearly, the multidimensional scaling method is used. Multidimensional scaling configuration shows that Turkey and the United Kingdom have similarities in terms of total airfreight numbers.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENSURING FLIGHT SAFETY IN CIVIL AVIATION

Aviation ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Luzik ◽  
Aleksandra Akmaldinova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Interactive System ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Factors Affecting

The article considers issues relating to the system of continuous professional training of aviation specialists and formulates fundamental prerequisites of psychological endurance reliability of aircrews in terms of flight safety problems. Analysis is given of factors affecting the efficiency of the “pilot – airplane” interactive system. Results of forecasting the measure of significance of the human factor in aviation for the next 10–15 years viewed in the context of medical and psychological aspects are presented. The structure of personal individuality developed on the basis of psycho‐physiological selection allows the formation of professionally significant qualities in aviation specialists to be influenced and the actions of every crewmember in case of an emergency to be forecast.

scholarly journals PRECISE ORTHO IMAGERY AS THE SOURCE FOR AUTHORITATIVE AIRPORT MAPPING

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B8 ◽  
pp. 1251-1255
Author(s):  
H. Howard ◽  
P. Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Accurate Data ◽  
International Civil Aviation Organization ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Map Data

As the aviation industry moves from paper maps and charts to the digital cockpit and electronic flight bag, producers of these products need current and accurate data to ensure flight safety. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) require certified suppliers to follow a defined protocol to produce authoritative map data for the aerodrome. Typical airport maps have been produced to meet 5 m accuracy requirements. The new digital aviation world is moving to 1 m accuracy maps to provide better situational awareness on the aerodrome. The commercial availability of 0.5 m satellite imagery combined with accurate ground control is enabling the production of avionics certified .85 m orthophotos of airports around the globe. CompassData maintains an archive of over 400+ airports as source data to support producers of 1 m certified Aerodrome Mapping Database (AMDB) critical to flight safety and automated situational awareness. CompassData is a DO200A certified supplier of authoritative orthoimagery and attendees will learn how to utilize current airport imagery to build digital aviation mapping products.

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