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Transponder: one small selector, one major operational impact
The transponder is not a minor cockpit detail. It is a critical element for surveillance...
LaGuardia Accident – Air Canada Express Flight 8646 (22 Mar 2026): Cognitive Analysis of Air Traffic Control
Air Canada Express Flight 8646 (a Jazz Aviation CRJ‑900) collided with a Port Authority fire‑fighting truck ..
Acidente LaGuardia – Air Canada Express 8646: Análise cognitiva do Controle de Tráfego Aéreo
O voo Air Canada Express 8646 (CRJ‑900 da Jazz Aviation) colidiu com um caminhão de combate a incêndios da Port Authority enquanto pousava na pista 4 do Aeroporto LaGuardia..
Brain seconds: how much time does a pilot really have to see, understand, and decide in the cockpit?
Pilots have far less “brain time” than it seems to see, interpret, and act on what appears on the PFD and aircraft systems, especially during takeoff and approach.
Aircraft Parts Fraud: The TAP Bolt That Saved Flights
A bolt that didn't fit a TAP CFM56 engine during routine maintenance exposed one of aviation's largest recent parts frauds.
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 limits in the cockpit: how far can the pilot really go during takeoff or approach?
Operating medium and large transport aircraft during takeoff and approach pushes the pilot’s brain very close to its practical cognitive limit...