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A mature safety culture asks more than what went wrong!
In aviation, what happens in the real world rarely matches the procedure exactly as it is written.
The Aviator’s Ego - When experience stops protecting and starts misleading
Inside the cockpit, there is a threat that does not appear on instruments, is not captured in checklists, and does not trigger warnings. It is ego.
When Altitude Information Is Unreliable - The Operational Risks of Air Data System Discrepancies
In modern aviation, we trust our instruments until they no longer reflect physical reality.
Cognitive limits, bias and training: what really needs to change in the simulator
Training pilots today means training the brain that runs the cockpit: cognitive workload, bias, and automation must appear explicitly in simulator briefs, exercises, and debriefs...
Cognitive limits, CFIT avoided and the TAP Prague case
On 17 January 2026, TAP Air Portugal flight TP1240, an Airbus A320neo (CS‑TVG) operating from Lisbon to Prague, experienced what Czech authorities have described as one of the most serious safety events at Václav Havel Airport in recent decades.
Cognitive bias in the cockpit: the invisible enemy of operational safety
Even in highly standardized operations, professional pilots remain vulnerable to cognitive biases that distort risk perception and influence critical decisions.
Situational Awareness in Aviation - Essential Fundamentals for Professional Pilots
Situational Awareness (SA) is frequently described in oversimplified terms as "knowing what is happening around you."