Aviation & Aerospace Sector Group
Our aim:
“The sharing of knowledge, practical skills and experience related to human centred systems design, operation and maintenance to encourage improved human performance within the aviation/aerospace sector”.
The mention of human factors within some sections of the aviation/aerospace industry often generates a discussion about Crew (or Team) Resource Management (CRM). A notable and important element of human factors implementation of course, but the scope and application of human factors in this highly diverse and interesting sector is much broader.
This sector includes commercial, business, general and military aviation and activities ranging from design to decommissioning. Functional areas within the ecosystem may include airspace management, infrastructure, piloting, cabin crew, aircraft and systems design, manufacturing, maintenance and overhaul, regulation, safety and certification, flight testing, research and development, recruitment and selection, training, flight simulation and accident investigation.
Our objectives are to:
- Raise awareness of the underlying scientific principles and the potential benefits of adoption of these within the sector.
- Improve the understanding of what best practice looks like and how to apply human factors principles, tools, techniques and methods to achieve this.
- Provide a space where industry specific peer-to-peer human factors practitioner support can be sought and provided.
- Inspire a future generation of human factors/ergonomics professionals within the sector.
These will be achieved by holding general and cross-sector meetings, contributing to publications, conferences and focus groups. These activities will assist organisations in the sector to better design, develop and implement human performance improvement programmes and share these experiences with others.
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