Reverse Thrust Misconfiguration, System Logic vs. Human Habit: The crash of TAM Flight 3054
Through the rain, a passenger jet’s landing lights pierce the night sky. In the cockpit, one…
A Cascade of Misunderstandings Leading to Loss of Control at Altitude: The crash of Air France Flight 447
An Airbus A330 is on a routine overnight flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. As…
Fuel Emergency, Policy, and Human Factors: The incident of Vistara Flight 944
“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Fuel! We need an airport to land sir immediately” The desperate radio call…
Distraction in the Cockpit: The incident of Northwest Airlines Flight 188
Ever since 9/11, when an airliner suddenly goes silent over American airspace, it triggers an immediate…
Below the Glidepath: The crash of Air Canada Flight 624
On a cold March night in 2015, as most of Halifax slept, a routine passenger flight…
Automation vs. Instinct: The crash of Indian Airlines Flight 605
Bangalore, India. February 14, 1990. Indian Airlines Flight 605 pierces through scattered clouds, descending towards its…
