Human Factors Models for Aviation Accident Analysis and Prevention

Dr Thomas G.C.Griffin is a pilot with DHL Aviation based in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Previously he was a Captain flying for Gama Aviation which is a global business aviation service provider. He has a BSc in Biological Sciences with specialisation in behaviour and psychology from King's College London and a PhD in Human Factors from Brunel University in the UK. In addition to Thomas' flying role he has worked for some time as a Flight Safety Officer and with Safety Management Systems within the business and airline aviation industries. His research interests centre on the complexity of real-world, non-linear accident causation in aviation and the interaction between humans and the information available in their environment. Dr Mark S. Young is a Visiting Professor in Human Factors & Ergonomics within the School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, London, UK. His research interests include cognitive ergonomics aspects of attention, human performance, and human error. Particular emphasis is placed on transportation human factors and transport safety, particularly with advanced vehicle technologies and automation. His research has focused mainly on driver attention and mental workload with vehicle automation, but he also has experience in rail safety and human factors aspects of aviation. Mark has a BSc in Psychology and a PhD in Cognitive Ergonomics, both from the University of Southampton, and a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Brunel University. He worked at the Rail Safety and Standards Board from 2001 to 2003, and was a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Aviation, University of New South Wales, in 2004. He was a full-time member of Brunel Design from 2004 to 2012, and is also a Visiting Fellow at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Professor Neville A. Stanton, PhD, is both a Chartered Psychologist and a Chartered Engineer and holds the Chair in Human Factors Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and the Environm