Corporate Aviation on the Leading Edge: Systemic Implementation of Macro-human Factors in Aviation Maintenance 1999-01-1596
While majority of the airlines are struggling to implement macro human factors principles in their maintenance activities, at least eleven corporate aviation departments (CADs) in the country are showing signs of success. The implementation philosophy of these CADs differs from others, and from the airlines in one fundamental aspect: it enforces a behavior change rather than an attitude change among the CAD employees. Consequently, they strive to achieve an employee behavior which is consistent within and across their flight operations, maintenance, and management functions.
Ethnographic research was conducted at one of the eleven eligible sites to develop a theoretical model which is representative of the structure, the strategy, and the processes used by these aviation departments to implement macro human factors principles in aviation maintenance. This model was then tested at three other CADs that have a implemented similar approach.
Citation: Patankar, M. and Taylor, J., "Corporate Aviation on the Leading Edge: Systemic Implementation of Macro-human Factors in Aviation Maintenance," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-1596, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-1596. Download Citation
Author(s):
Manoj S. Patankar, James C. Taylor
Affiliated:
San Jose State University, Santa Clara University
Pages: 8
Event:
General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1999 Transactions - Journal of Aerospace-V108-1
Related Topics:
Human factors
CAD, CAM, and CAE
Personnel
Research and development
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