By Carlos Müller, Rafael Fraga and Cláudio Jorge Pinto Alves
PRM/SOIA (Precision Runway Monitor/Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach), first implemented at San Francisco International Airport in 2004, is an approach procedure that can be specifically designed to allow simultaneous approaches at runway systems spaced as close
This article reports on advances in building an air cargo network routing software. This software module is an integral component of a multi-level air cargo supply-demand interaction model.
In our paper, we intend to overview the press coverage of the aircraft programs of Boeing’s new long-haul wide-body model, the 787 Dreamliner, and the military transport aircraft A400M, designed by European manufacturer Airbus.
This book gives travel for business purposes the attention it deserves, and it paints a balanced, multifaceted picture of it.
By Karlene Pettit During the mid 80’s I was working for America West Airlines when CRM– Crew Resource Management– came into full force. Arms folded, eye rolling, and heads shaking, the pilots fought their required three-day CRM course. At the time, CRM was just … Read more…
By Karlene Pettit
Threat And Error Management: The next level of safety, above and beyond CRM (Crew Resource Management) Threat and Error Management is a systems approach to safety and risk management.
Threats: The events and situations that increase operational complexities. Errors: The actions or inactions that lead … Read more…
The way people multitask, or better, switch tasks, and the problems associated with this gained much interest in recent years. “The Multitasking Myth” focuses on the process of task-switching in real work situations, the adverse effects it has, and strategies to mitigate these. Multitasking is a form of concurrent task management. Although most work cannot go without it, it bears considerable risks: Tasks can be done incomplete, incorrect, or not at all.
By Bart Klein Obbink
| The Single European Sky is an ambitious initiative launched by the European Commission in 2004 to reform the architecture of European air traffic management (ATM). It proposes a legislative approach to meet future capacity and safety needs at a European rather than a local level. |
by Respicio A. Espirito Santo Jr. This past Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its first flight. As widely reported in the last 2 years, the development of the aircraft was quite turbulent, in part largely due to the complexity in dealing … Read more…
