Operational Errors at the FAA

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Bill Dougherty (M.S. 1997)

Myra Peterson (M.S. 1997)

Frankie Villanueva (M.S. 1997)

Course: OR 680, Applications Seminar

Professor: Stephen G. Nash

Operational errors are events that occur when aircraft separation standards are violated. Separation standards are established to ensure that collision risks are negligible. This project investigated operational errors in the enroute air traffic environment with the purpose of developing insights and recommendations usable in reducing operational errors.

Links

• Systems Engineering & Operations Research Dept.
• School of Information Technology and Engineering
• George Mason University

(snash@gmu.edu)