The Human Factor

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and for our everyday lives.

This week, we look at British European Airways Flight 548, a Hawker Siddeley Trident which crashed shortly after take-off from Heathrow Airport in 1972. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what did we learn from this tragedy?

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and for our everyday lives.

This week, we look at Eastern Airlines Flight 401, a Lockheed Tristar which crashed into the Florida Everglades in 1972. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what did we learn from this tragedy?

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and for our everyday lives.

This week, we look at the Zagreb Incident, a mid-air collision that occurred in 1976 between a British Airways Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what did we learn from this tragedy?

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and for our everyday lives.

This week, we look at Crossair flight 3597, an Avro RJ which crashed into a hillside on approach to Zurich airport in 2001. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what did we learn from this tragedy?

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and to take away into the rest of our lives, too.

This week, in a special bonus short episode, we look at XW666, a Royal Air Force Nimrod R.1 which ditched off the coast of Scotland in 1995. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what can we learn about decision making under pressure?