Safety and Human performance

NLR can help assess the workload of aerospace operators, including air traffic controllers, pilots, and other professionals, providing valuable insights into operator overload or underload. By combining objective and subjective data, we can accurately express workload levels, enabling informed decisions to optimise operator performance and safety. NLR can support you with:

Operators of complex systems face the challenge of processing multiple sources of information in the right order. NLR can help you gain insight into the factors affecting your operators’ performance, such as distraction, attention, and strategy application. We can also help you understand how sub-optimal Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) may lead to high visual workload, […]

Ensuring the safety of aviation operations is a complex task that requires careful consideration of various factors. NLR can help you assess the impact of changes in operations or future Air Traffic Management (ATM) concepts on safety, as well as provide evidence that safety will not be compromised even when regulatory compliance is not feasible. […]

Analysing flight data is a crucial aspect of safety assurance, and many operators closely monitor their daily flight operations to identify any exceedances and mitigate potential risks. While commercial off-the-shelf software is available to support flight data monitoring (FDM), it often falls short when it comes to addressing complex flight operational issues. That’s where NLR […]

Taking your oversight system to the next level requires a shift from compliance-based to performance-based safety oversight. This transition enables you to focus on safety performance and risks, rather than just compliance with regulations. A key element in performance based oversight is having up-to-date knowledge of the safety performance of individual aviation organisations as well […]

The introduction of new technologies such as 4D trajectories, pilot controller datalink, and enhanced mode-s is transforming the air traffic management landscape. As these changes unfold, it’s essential to ensure that air traffic controllers (ATCos) are optimally supported in their critical work. NLR’s expertise in Human Machine Interface (HMI) design can help organisations navigate these […]

Runway end safety areas (RESAs) are designed to protect aircraft and occupants from runway overrun or undershoot events, which are a significant cause of aircraft accidents and serious incidents during take-off and landing. The recommended dimensions for RESAs are defined by regulatory bodies such as ICAO, FAA, and EASA. However, many airports face challenges in […]

Many airports struggle to identify the actual risk levels and the appropriate mitigations against the rise of runway incursion. Runway incursions involve the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft. Runway incursions have sometimes led to serious accidents with […]

Aviation has the best safety record among other transport modes. Due to concentration of air traffic at airports people living and working in the surrounding are exposed to safety risk in the event of an aircraft accident during take-off or landing. This “third party risk” can be limited by a well-thought choice of airport planning […]