Aviation Safety Report: The Impact of Technology Over-Reliance

This report delves into the critical issue of technology over-reliance within the aviation industry, examining its implications for safety and security. The report identifies the problem, which is the over-reliance on technology that reduces the role of the pilot. It explores the role of aviation legislation and laws, including the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and relevant regulations. The report also touches upon aviation security measures and the benefits and outcomes of aviation safety programs. A SWOT analysis is conducted, highlighting the advantages of technology such as cockpit transformation and reduced human error, while also addressing weaknesses such as inappropriate user interfaces and the potential for over-trust. Opportunities like cost reduction and improved efficiency are discussed, along with threats like pilot skill degradation. References to relevant studies are provided to support the analysis. This report is a valuable resource for understanding the complex interplay of technology and safety in aviation.

TOPIC
“Over Reliant on Technologies That
Poses a Greater Safety Concern in
Aviation Industry”
Author’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

SAFETY IN AVIATION INDUSTY
AVIATION SAFETY PROBLEM
 The problem identified and solved is the over-reliant on technology.
 The over-reliance on the technology tends to reduce the role of the pilot in
executing the makeable and key system functions as well as operations
(Körber, Baseler, & Bengler, 2018).
 This is not important but also essential since it will assist me in
understanding the level of involvement of technology in the aviation industry.
 At the same I was able to understand the risks associated with the over-
reliant on the technology
Aviation Legislation and Law
The legislations and the laws governing the safety in aviation mainly outlined
as follows
 Federal Aviation Act of 1958 – airport (14CFR Part 137)
 Air Traffic Organization (14CRF Part 71 and 77)
 Air Carrier Certificate and Operations Specifics (OpSpecs 14 CFR Parts 121
and 135)

SAFETY IN AVIATION INDUSTY CONT.
Aviation Security
Security Personnel undertake training course
Have a proper background check
Issued with training certificates
Aviation Management and Operations
• The level of the technological advancement in
the aircraft is what dictates the manual
control and monitoring levels in the aircrafts

SAFETY IN AVIATION INDUSTY CONT.
Aviation Safety Program Outcome
There are different benefits and outcomes
associated with aviation safety program
Some of the outcomes include
 Work satisfaction improvement
 Quality operation and conditions
 Bettering of the aviation safety culture
 Better productivity
 Better health

SWOT ANALYSIS FOR PROJECT
STRENGTH
Technology application and advancement assists
in
Transforming the aircraft cockpit
Reducing the human operator role
Minimizing Human Errors
WEEKNESSES
Inappropriate feedback and User Interface
leading to fatal accidents (Strohmeier et al.,
2016, May).
Decreasing vigilance as a result of
Technology over-trust

SWOT CONT…
OPPORTUNITIES
Help in minimizing the operation costs
Timely Reporting of the security threats
Superiority productivity, quality control and
efficiency (Khastgir et al., 2018, July).
THREATS
Assumptions and over-trusting of the
technology can lead fatal accidents
Losses of the pilot skills
Lack of proper familiarization with the
overall system

References
 Körber, M., Baseler, E., & Bengler, K. (2018). Introduction
matters: Manipulating trust in automation and reliance in
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 Khastgir, S., Birrell, S., Dhadyalla, G., & Jennings, P. (2018,
July). Effect of Knowledge of Automation Capability on Trust
and Workload in an Automated Vehicle: A Driving Simulator
Study. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors
and Ergonomics (pp. 410-420). Springer, Cham.
 McBride, S. E., Rogers, W. A., & Fisk, A. D. (2014).
Understanding human management of automation
errors. Theoretical issues in ergonomics science, 15(6), 545-
577.
 Strohmeier, M., Schäfer, M., Smith, M., Lenders, V., &
Martinovic, I. (2016, May). Assessing the impact of aviation
security on cyber power. In 2016 8th International Conference
on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) (pp. 223-241). IEEE.