Recognition primed decision making and the organisational response to accidents: Überlingen and the challenges of safety improvement in European air traffic management

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 853-872

  Johnson, C W ^a   Kirwan, B ^b   Licu, A ^c   Stastny, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROCONTROL EXPERIMENTAL CENTRE   (France)

^c EUROCONTROL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; ATM; Decision making; EASA; EUROCONTROL; ICAO

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; ATM; EASA; EUROCONTROL; ICAO;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES; DECISION MAKING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

AIR NAVIGATION;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 64249146285     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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