Prospects for reducing commercial air transport accidents involving loss of control–in flight (LOC-I) have advanced significantly, based on recent validations of technology and consensus-building success, reports a team of 20 U.S. subject matter experts that has worked on the issue since 2010. The team’s “short list” of voluntary safety enhancements combines what they consider the most feasible and effective engineering solutions among a wider range of possibilities, they said.
Some of the selected technologies might not be certified for this purpose or widely implemented until 2035, however, said Michael Snow, human performance specialist, Aviation Safety Group, The Boeing Co., and co-chair of the Airplane State Awareness Joint Safety Analysis Team (JSAT) of the U.S. Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST).
He was joined in a November presentation of this work by James Wilborn, aviation safety engineer, Aircraft Certification Service, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration …
