Control of Human Errors and Preventing Flight Accidents: Ten Measures

With the rapid development of aviation science and technology, the accident rate of aircraft equipment has decreased to less than 3%. Today human factors are the key contributors to the aircraft accident rate. An International Air Transport Association (IATA) report attributes 80 percent of aviation accidents to human unsafe acts. Thus, the control of human errors is the most effective way to improve aviation safety. Applying integrated human factor engineering theories to aviation practices, this paper analyzes individual factors, colony factors, rules of the operating objects for design and use, environmental factors, and management factors. Ten measures have been proposed for preventing flight accidents and improving airline safety.