It’s never pleasant contemplating the next major rail accident but ATSB investigators need to be prepared for when it happens. As part of our major accident preparedness, senior…
ATSB senior research analyst Dave Wilson is working on a research investigation that will raise awareness of potential weather-related risks among pilots and also examine the effectiveness of…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is concentrating on the risk of wildlife strike during the 2016 Airport Safety Week. Airport Safety Week, from 17–21 October, is a…
Human factors have long played a role in the life of Finland’s Safety Investigation Authority Human Factors Investigator, Dr Hannu Hanninen. From a basketball scholarship to the…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will boost its investigation capability with the imminent deployment of a new remotely piloted aerial system (or drone). The use of…
Safety investigators from around the world will converge in Canberra this month to take part in the ATSB’s Human Factors for Transport Safety Investigators course. Participants from…
If you hold a current Australian ATPL and CPL licence and have worked as an Australian charter or airline pilot in the past 12 months, we would like to hear from you.The online survey will take…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has reinforced a warning to pilots involved in aerial application after a spate of wirestrikes in the past month. ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg…
From flight attendant to human factors safety investigator, Indonesia’s Ucu Suherman has already helped halve the death toll resulting from one of her country’s most popular events.…
Aircraft passengers are being urged to take extra care of their electronic devices onboard aircraft following two separate safety incidents involving crushed smartphones on 21 October 2016.…