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Greater Understanding Of Human Factors Will Lead To Improved Aviation Safety, Alaba Gabriel Idowu
Greater Understanding Of Human Factors Will Lead To Improved Aviation Safety, Alaba Gabriel Idowu
Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal
The objective of this research was to reveal the impact of human factors on flight safety and provide corrective recommendations that can mitigate human errors in the aviation industry. The method of investigation included an evaluation of the crash of Avianca Airlines Flight 052, which resulted in findings of probable cause of the accident and evaluated how human factors, including a lack of effective communication, stress, fatigue, complacency, lack of awareness, norms, assumptions, and pressure affected the safety of flight. In addition, an analysis of the data and information synthesis was done to arrive at results, conclusions, and recommendations to …