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Understanding how Collaborative Communication and Competence-Based Educational Training Influence Runway Incursions
Full text linkThe surge in air traffic caused by an increase in the number of people using the airports and cargo freights necessitates safety measures to reduce incidents and accidents with negative effects such as loss of lives, property damage, and economic implications. Runway incursions are among the incidents that negatively impact aviation safety. Several measures have been implemented to curb the runway incursions which have resulted in budget overruns. Therefore, the aim of the study was to understand how collaborative communication and competence-based educational training influence runway incursions. The research questions that guided the study are: (1) How does collaborative communication among aviation personnel influence mitigating runway incursion events? and (2) How does competence-based educational training influence safety by reducing runway incursions? Data were collected using interviews and focus groups from pilots, certified flight instructors, professors, and ground personnel. The thematic analysis performed resulted in identifying three themes: (a) Sharing safety strategies, (b) promotes coordinated ground operations, and (c) increases situational awareness. Collaborative communication among aviation personnel influence mitigating runway incursion events by supporting sharing safety strategies and promoting coordinated ground operations. Competence-based educational training promotes aviation personnels’ situational awareness, which influences runway incursions. Accordingly, collaborative communication and competence-based educational training are essential in managing runway incursions
Helminth Parasites (Cestoda: Nematoda) of Baird’s Pocket Gopher, Geomys breviceps (Rodentia: Geo- myidae) from Northeastern Texas
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A Citizen’s Guide to Political Change: How to Win with Ballot Initiatives and Defend Direct Democracy
Full text linkHow Safe Are Pilot Schools in Indonesia? Measuring Safety Performance in Flight Training
No full textAccidents and serious incidents are the primary objectives to be avoided in aviation operations. Based on data from the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission, 190 accidents and serious incidents occurred from 2010 to early 2024. Among these 190 incidents, 10.5% were attributable to flight training operations conducted by student pilots in Indonesia; therefore, the level of safety performance in flight schools warrants measurement. This research aims to measure safety performance by using safety promotion and safety intelligence as exogenous variables. Safety leadership is both an intervening and a moderating variable in the relationship among these variables. The research was conducted at pilot schools run by the Indonesian Government. A total of 102 participants were included using a saturated sampling technique. The research employs a quantitative SEM-PLS approach in SmartPLS3. The results showed that 6 of the 7 hypotheses were accepted. All direct relationships between variables are significant, whereas the mediating and moderating variables do not influence the relationships among safety promotion, safety intelligence, and safety performance. Reflecting on the flight training operations carried out by the Indonesian government, the training flight operations fulfill the level of safety that has been determined as measured by the 3 important roles played by Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and the Chief Instructor, as well as by the level of implementation of a good safety management system in each school
The Triad of Situational Awareness Framework: A Systematic Approach to Managing Threats and Errors in Aviation
Full text linkThreat and Error Management (TEM) is a foundational concept in aviation safety, emphasizing proactive identification and mitigation of operational threats and human errors. Central to effective TEM is situational awareness (SA), which enables pilots to perceive, comprehend, and project critical information in dynamic flight environments. Despite extensive research on SA, gaps remain in categorizing the specific types of awareness necessary for comprehensive threat and error management. This study introduces the Triad of Situational Awareness Framework (TSAF), which categorizes situational awareness into three interrelated dimensions: self-awareness, system awareness, and environmental awareness. Using a qualitative Comparative Case Analysis approach, the study examines the crashes of Colgan Air Flight 3407 and Trans-Colorado Flight 2286 to explore how breakdowns in these dimensions contributed to accidents. Findings indicate that lapses in any TSAF dimension can cascade into complete situational awareness failure, compromising a pilot’s ability to recognize threats and mitigate errors. Self-awareness deficits, including fatigue and impaired proficiency, system awareness lapses such as delayed instrument monitoring, and environmental awareness failures, including misperception of weather or terrain, were all critical factors. The study demonstrates that integrating TSAF into pilot training and operational practices can enhance threat and error management, improve decision-making, and reduce the risk of aviation accident
