Human Factors in Air Transport

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The importance of air transport for regional and global economy
1.2 The Human Factors influence in the air transport safety
2 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AIR ACCIDENTS
2.1 Accidents and incidents definitions
2.2 Statistical overview of the development of air accidents and their consequences
3 HUMAN FACTORS (HF) IN THE COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT
3.1 The importance of HF
3.2 The need for knowledge of the HF in terms of aviation industry
3.3 Application of HF in the air traffic
4 UNDESIRABLE HF ASPECTS IN THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION
4.1 Failure to cope with stressful situations
4.2 Human errors and violations of procedures and regulations
4.3 Inadequate design of training and flight procedures for flight crew
4.4 Personal qualities of the flight crew members
5 POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING OF THE COMMERCIAL AIRTRANSPORT SAFETY
5.1 Elimination of the undesirable HF aspects
5.2 Training of stakeholders in the human error issue
5.3 Improving the system of flight crew selection and training
5.4 Improving the problem areas management