Aviation Psychology: Key to Enhanced Aircraft Safety

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu underscored the need to develop aviation psychology and robust stress management systems for aircraft safety. Speaking at a seminar, he emphasized continuous skill development amid India's booming aviation market and pointed out that human factors are a major contributor to aviation accidents.

On Monday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu highlighted the urgent need for developing aviation psychology and robust stress and fatigue management systems to ensure the safety of aircraft operations.

Speaking at the national seminar on Human Factors in Aircraft Accidents, organized by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in the national capital, Naidu stressed that human factors contribute significantly to aircraft accidents and that continued safety is a collective responsibility.

Naidu noted that the Indian aviation sector is rapidly growing, calling for continuous skilling and upskilling of personnel, particularly in the areas of stress and fatigue management. He pointed out that advanced technology has shifted the primary cause of air accidents from mechanical faults to human errors, highlighting a 10 per cent rise in human error-related incidents over the past decade. Stressing the need for formal aviation psychology programs, he revealed that human error accounts for up to 80 per cent of global aviation accidents.

(With inputs from agencies.)