Print Email Facebook Twitter How did aviation become so safe, and beyond? Title How did aviation become so safe, and beyond? Author Stoop, J.A.A.M. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Date 2017 Abstract Aviation has been recognized as one of the ultimate safe socio-technical systems. This contribution discusses the conditions and context that moulded the system safety to its present level by applying integral safety, a sectoral approach and safety as a strategic value. At present the aviation system consists of institutional arrangements at the global level, a shared repository of knowledge and operational experiences, feedback from reality, the notion of Good Airmanship, together with the choice of technology as the flywheel for progress. This architecture made aviation a Non-Plus Ultra-Safe system characterized by a safety performance level of beyond 10-7 accident rate. To cross this mythical boundary in legacy systems like aviation, it is imperative to apply game changers such as socio-technical systems engineering, disruptive technologies and innovation transition management. In such a transition, a shift in focus occurs from performance to properties, from hindsight to foresight, highlighted by the case study of the stall recovery device, the Kestrel concept. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:beadb838-c2d1-4d8c-bc3c-3701110e532e Source Proceedings of the 53rd ESReDA Seminar, 14 – 15 November 2017: European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Event 53rd ESReDA Seminar, 2017-11-14 → 2017-11-15, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2017 J.A.A.M. Stoop Files PDF ESReDA_53rd_Stoop_paper_f ... ersion.pdf 528.16 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:beadb838-c2d1-4d8c-bc3c-3701110e532e/datastream/OBJ/view