Aviation safety is in the spotlight after four incidents at Sydney airport in almost as many weeks.
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AI agents can play an important role in coping with the rise in air traffic – but only if trust in their capabilities is established first.
Remarkably, all 69 people on board survived when the plane ditched in the sea. What killed 52 of them happened afterwards.
Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.
New research suggests global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of wind gusts from thunderstorm downbursts, with serious consequences for air travel.
In theory, travel advisories are meant to inform travellers and keep them safe. But these advisories are often shaped by politics, not real world risks.
Waiting for your plane to get deiced may be annoying, but it’s an essential safety step in chilly conditions.
Digital technology can make flying safer, but it can also disrupt air travel.
Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at TSA checkpoints in 2023.
The American aerospace company Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades, but recent weeks have seen it plagued by a series of issues.
Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety of air travel.
A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the economics behind the near-deadly disaster.
Lingering on the tarmac once you get off a plane through the rear door is unadvisable for many reasons – here’s why the staff want your phone in your pocket.
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Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia
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Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota
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Lecturer in Management, Yale University
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Director of Public Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis
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Senior Lecturer in Aviation Operations, Department of Aircraft and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, Kingston University
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Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Miami University
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Social Informatics, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick
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Lecturer in Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Aviation Coordinator, Australian Defence Force Academy; UNSW