Noncompliance and Decision-Making of Airline Pilots: An Analysis of Narratives From the Aviation Safety Reporting System

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Caitlin J. Lang ◽  
Florian Jentsch
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Aviation Safety ◽  
Adaptive Behaviors ◽  
Adaptive Expertise ◽  
Airline Pilots ◽  
Safety Reporting ◽  
Aviation Safety Reporting System ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Flight Deck

The purpose of this study was to identify self-reported flight deck noncompliance in aviation safety reports and explore the relationship between adaptive expertise, deliberate vs. non-deliberate actions (errors), and intentional vs. unintentional noncompliance. The heuristics for assessing adaptive thinking and behavior were based on subscales of the Adaptive Expertise Survey (AES; Fisher & Peterson, 2001). We analyzed a random sample of 200 ASRS reports from 2019 and coded them with respect to (a) whether they described intentional or unintentional noncompliance by one or more flightcrew members, (b) whether the decision making was deliberate, and (c) whether the decision-making process involved correlates of adaptive or routine (non-adaptive) expertise. We found that unintentional noncompliance was associated most frequently with non-deliberate actions and non-adaptive behaviors. Adaptive behaviors were strongly associated with deliberate actions and intentional noncompliance. Our on-going research to investigate adaptive expertise and its relationship with predictors of noncompliance is discussed.

Review of Aviation Safety Databases to Identify Information Discrepancies Experienced on the Flight Deck

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
Deborah S. Carstens ◽  
Warren P. Pittorie ◽  
Meredith B. Carroll ◽  
Paige L. Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Aviation Safety ◽  
General Aviation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Airline Pilots ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Flight Deck ◽  
Different Sources

Abstract. Aeronautical decision-making on the flight deck requires pilots to reconcile and make decisions using information from a range of different sources, sometimes with limited knowledge of associated levels of accuracy, integrity, and reliability. A review of four aviation safety databases identified information discrepancies experienced by general aviation and airline pilots. The analysis captured current trends in (a) the information discrepancies that pilots experience on the flight deck, (b) how pilots are responding, and (c) what are the resulting performance and safety impacts. Research implications and future research suggestions are also discussed.

Influence of Confucian culture on entrepreneurial decision making using data from China's floating population

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ran Xiong ◽  
Ping Wei
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Floating Population ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Confucian Culture ◽  
Chinese Nation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Entrepreneurial Decision ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Confucian culture has had a deep-rooted influence on Chinese thinking and behavior for more than 2,000 years. With a manually created Confucian culture database and the 2017 China floating population survey, we used empirical analysis to test the relationship between Confucian culture and individual entrepreneurial choice using data obtained from China's floating population. After using the presence and number of Confucian schools and temples, and of chaste women as instrumental variables to counteract problems of endogeneity, we found that Confucian culture had a significant role in promoting individuals' entrepreneurial decision making among China's floating population. The results showed that, compared with those from areas of China not strongly influenced by Confucian culture, individuals from areas that are strongly influenced by Confucian culture were more likely to choose entrepreneurship as their occupation choice. Our findings reveal cultural factors that affect individual entrepreneurial behavior, and also illustrate the positive role of Confucianism as a representative of the typical cultures of the Chinese nation in the 21st century.

Perceptions Toward the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program and Willingness to Fly

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott R. Winter ◽  
Stephen Rice ◽  
Kasey Friedenreich ◽  
Rian Mehta ◽  
Bryan Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Airline Pilots ◽  
Commercial Airline ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
September 11 Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Commercial Flight ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Flight Deck

Abstract. In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, numerous changes were implemented to aviation security. One of those programs was the arming of commercial airline pilots with handguns while they were on duty in a flight capacity. Since its inception, the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program has been controversial in nature. The purpose of this study was to examine participant perceptions and their willingness to fly based on whether or not the pilot of their hypothetical flight was armed and participating in the FFDO program. A sample of 812 participants was selected from both India and the United States using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk® (MTurk). In general, the findings indicate that participants were more willing to fly when their pilot was armed; however, American females indicated no significant difference between the two conditions. Affect measures were also collected from participants and suggest that the relationship between the condition and the participants’ willingness to fly was mediated by emotions. The findings of the study provide information on participants’ view of the arming of pilots and suggest that, for the most part, participants in this study seem supportive of FFDO and the arming of pilots of commercial airliners. This finding is limited to participants who take part in online human intelligence tasks through services such as MTurk, who may or may not have been a commercial flight passenger.

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