Geopolitics Magazine May - June 2014 | Page 48

Geopolitics.com.gr A thorough study of Boeing’s 737/300 model in 2005 reaches the conclusion that the designer of the aircraft had decided not to follow the simple rule of putting in place a unique warning per grave emergency. Additionally, international aviation community had long ago been informed about the necessity to also take human factors principles into account in the design of flight checklists, Degani &Wiener (1990) state, but unfortunately a mechanism, either driven by an International Regulatory Body or the Manufacturer itself, failed to lead these changes. While the Barriers that are identified as “Missing” were reported in good faith, still the &R&R