Toward Evidence-Based Decision Making in Aviation: The Case of Mixed-Fleet Flying

Academic institutions and airlines have always worked together to develop and conduct research studies. However, most often the expertise or areas of interest of the academics have driven these studies. In this paper, we illustrate the results of an industry-university collaboration that generated data that the airline could use to engage in evidence-based decision making. The example given regards issues emerging from mixed-fleet flying, generally related to reverse transition from glass to analogue cockpits.Academic institutions and airlines have always worked together to develop and conduct research studies. However, most often the expertise or areas of interest of the academics have driven these studies. In this paper, we illustrate the results of an industry-university collaboration that generated data that the airline could use to engage in evidence-based decision making. The example given regards issues emerging from mixed-fleet flying, generally related to reverse transition from glass to analogue cockpits.
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Journal Title

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1027/2192-0923/a000069

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© 2015 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

Subject

Technical, Further and Workplace Education

Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy

Transportation and Freight Services

Psychology

Cognitive Sciences

Publication URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10072/127737

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Journal articles