Aviation safety management addresses the prevention and mitigation of accidents and incidents across crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations. It integrates air traffic management, safety assessment tools, and data-driven monitoring of technical systems, including flight controls, radar, and communication networks. The domain encompasses human factors, training, organizational governance, and safety culture, as well as integration of drones and high‑altitude vehicles into shared airspace. Environmental and space-weather influences on operations and system reliability are also evaluated to support risk-informed decision making.
Automotive
Global air travel is predicted to more than double by 2050, threatening to exceed the capacity of air traffic control officers (atcos) to oversee our skies safely.
Aug 4, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Airports could become better able to withstand major operational disruptions under a new computing system designed to keep digital services running during periods of intense pressure. Details are reported in the International ...
Jul 30, 2026
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Automotive
Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA's most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk.
Jul 16, 2026
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Automotive
No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis—small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips—understand the relationship between comfort ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Engineering
A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time.
Jul 7, 2026
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Robotics
Imagine you're running and you sprain your ankle. The pain makes you gingerly limp the rest of the way home. This is a great example of how nature adapts to failures in a system. The pain tells you: "If you continue running ...
Jul 2, 2026
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Automotive
Drones are becoming increasingly common in densely populated urban centers, supporting applications ranging from parcel delivery to surveillance. However, their growing presence has introduced significant challenges related ...
May 18, 2026
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Software
Sophisticated new flight simulation software capable of accurately modeling the performance of firefighting helicopters could help train pilots to tackle wildfires more effectively in the future. Researchers from the University ...
May 11, 2026
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Automotive
In managing airport traffic, small errors can cause catastrophe. A group from the CMU Robotics Institute's AirLab used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 supercomputer to create World2Rules, an AI that draws ...
May 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Every day, more than 44,000 flights overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) take off and land nationwide, coordinated by people working out of airport traffic control towers (ATCTs).
Apr 1, 2026
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