• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2023

Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) is a well known preventive aviation safety program for Threat and Error management (TEM). High quality LOSA data suitable for safety management is obtained when a flight crew flies at the same level of attention as ordinary flight. Factors contributing to LOSA data quality may include flight crew's understanding on LOSA purpose, observer's career, and characteristics of the organization responsible for LOSA operations. This study explored purposes of TEM and LOSA, as well as their relationship. Previous studies mentioned quality of LOSA data can be influenced by heuristic judgment, hawthorne effect, and priming effect. This study recognized the importance of LOSA data quality to be effectively used for preventive safety management. It was confirmed that the level of understanding on LOSA concept, experience of the observer, and the characteristics of the department in charge of LOSA operation could affect the quality of LOSA data.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2024

Despite the development of the aviation industry, aircraft accidents caused by human errors by flight crews continue to occur. In order to reduce such human error accidents, it is important to strengthen flight-related regulations and establish a safety culture in which pilots themselves seek to ensure flight safety, rather than requiring flight crew members to follow them. In this study, the sub-concept of safety culture was classified into three latent variables (safety management, safety atmosphere, and process culture) and eight measured variables to investigate the safety culture awareness of domestic flight crew. The survey results were analyzed by type of airline and flight crew. The purpose of this study is to present a plan to improve the performance of revitalizing the safety culture of domestic flight crew through an empirical comparative analysis according to the number of flight hours and years of service at the airline.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2022

This study empirically analyzes the patterns of import and export of air cargo between Korea and EU member states. In order to understand the detailed characteristics of the air transport sector, the amount of trade was analyzed by dividing it into exports, imports, and trades. As a result of the analysis, in terms of exports, imports, and trade, both EU member states' GDP per capita and Korea's GDP showed positive directions, while EU member states' GDP and Korea's per capita GDP both showed negative directions. In addition, international oil prices and exchange rates, which were expected to have an effect on aviation trade, did not show significant results in this study. On the other hand, when applying the fixed-effect model, both the country area and the number of airports excluded from the analysis were analyzed as positive directions as a result of the Houseman Taylor analysis.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2023

In the recent context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is growing interest in digital transformation and smart factory as a focal point. But, the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector has seen limited research on digital transformation, primarily concentrating on digitally-driven areas. The study validates hypotheses pertaining to the factors that facilitate successful digital transformation within the A&D sector and the influence of digital leadership and dynamic capabilities, employing statistical tools like SPSS and AMOS. The comprehensive analysis reveals that, similar to manufacturing industries, digital leadership in A&D companies exerts an influence on successful digital transformation through dynamic capabilities. Furthermore, digital transformation within the A&D sector has a positive impact on firm performance. This paper offers empirical insights into digital transformation within the A&D sector, shedding light on how successful digital transformation can be achieved within the domestic A&D industry.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2023

Jeju International Airport is characterized by the occurrence of low-level windshear due to its location, surrounding terrain, and its weather characteristics. Especially the low-level windshear accompanied by tailwinds on both sides of the runway i.e., bidirectional tailwind, is a hazardous weather phenomenon with unique characteristics that are difficult to find at any other airports. This study focuses on bidirectional tailwind occurrence at Jeju International Airport in 2020-2021. As a result, characteristic pressure patterns of the types that cause bidirectional tailwind was identified as it was possible to categorize strong wind types such as 1) strong southwest wind, 2) strong east wind, and 3) strong northwest wind, which do not cause bidirectional tailwind, and wind direction variation types such as 4) bidirectional tailwind, and 5) south wind followed by southwest wind, which cause bidirectional tailwind. The results of this study are expected to contribute to improving aviation safety by enabling aviation operators to predict and take appropriate safety measures based on their understanding of the causes and characteristics of bidirectional tailwind.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2024

도심항공교통(UAM; urban air mobility)은 교통 혼잡이 증가하는 도시 지역에서 교통수단의 대안으로 주목받고 있다. 사람 중심의 서비스인 기존 항공교통업무 방법으로는 복잡한 UAM 운용환경을 관리하기는 어려울 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 UAM 항공교통관리 (UATM; UAM traffic management)를 위한 첨단 정보처리 기반 교통관리시스템이 필요하다. 체계적인 UATM 환경 구축을 위해서는 공역관리가 필수적이다. 특히 UAM 항공기가 안전하게 운항할 수 있는 배타적 회랑을 구축하면 최저비행고도 규정을 위반하지 않고도 UAM 항공기를 운항할 수 있는 기회를 제공할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 UAM 운용을 위한 회랑의 횡단규격을 설정하기 위해 UAM과 유사한 규모의 헬리콥터를 이용하여 실증분석을 수행하였다. 연구 결과는 UAM 회랑 설계 시 지침으로 활용되기를 기대한다.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2024

In domestic airport planning, capacity assessment traditionally focuses on comparing demand forecasts with runway capacity to identify saturation periods, which overlooks operational characteristics. Even when demand does not exceed capacity, prolonged near-capacity utilization can cause significant operational issues. Therefore, it is crucial to consider operational characteristics in capacity assessments to ensure stable airport operations and efficient development planning. This study uses the Capacity Coverage Chart to analyze the operational characteristics of Incheon Airport and major international airports. Based on the analysis, it suggests improving airspace and air traffic control procedures and utilizing off-peak hours to enhance operational efficiency at Incheon Airport. However, due to geopolitical constraints, increasing operational capacity at Incheon Airport is challenging. Thus, continuous efforts to expand infrastructure are necessary to meet future demand and prevent facility saturation.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2022

As the demand for simulated flight training and interest in new technology training increase, this study analyzed the performance of flight simulator training and actual flight training subjects to confirm efficient flight simulator training curriculum. Summarizing the results of the study, found that flight simulator training had a significant positive effect on the actual flight training performance and in particular had a relatively large effect on the air maneuver, traffic pattern, cross country flight subjects. As a result of analyzing theoretical major classes that affect flight simulator training to verify the correlation, found that principle of air navigation, air traffic service, and helicopter flight theory were affected in order. The significance of this study was to identify the curriculum and ground lesson that should be focused on effectively performing flight simulator training in the helicopter private pilot course.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2021

Surprise and Startle are often cited as potential or contributing factors in the cause of aircraft accidents because they can negatively affect pilots' situational awareness and decision-making. Accordingly, it is necessary to more clearly understand the effect on flight safety through the psychological and physiological reactions that occur to the pilots. Therefore, this study empirically analyzed the effects of Surprise and Startle on the pilot's psychological and physiological responses using a helicopter flight training device for the first time in Korea. As a result of the analysis, the ratio of recognition of Startle and Surprise, heart rate, and respiration rate showed a high difference between private pilots and commercial pilots. This is analyzed as the difference between long-term flight experience and flight time. In addition to presenting effective information for improving the education and training field of helicopter pilots in the future, it is intended to provide basic data for related research.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2022

Work situational awareness test (WSAT) has been utilized to estimate the fatigue risk of workers who worked with time pressure or latent accident risks at their work environment. Thus researchers decided to use WSAT to estimate fatigue risk of cabin crews of an airline in Korea and to analyze empirically how such risk might have an effect on cabin crew's safety behavior. This was because there had not been enough research on accessing cabin crews' fatigue and analyzing its risk for the flight safety. In addition, the mediation effect of cabin crew's planning was also analyzed through Sobel-test by researchers among external factors such as lack of concentration, attention deficit, distraction and safety behavior. According to empirical analysis, it was found attention deficit and distraction of cabin crews due to fatigue during the flight had a significant negative effect on their planning. Planning was also proven to have mediation effect to cabin crew's safety behavior.