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The catastrophic crashes of two Boeing 737s in 2018 and 2019, claiming 346 lives, were fundamentally tied to woeful deficiencies in addressing human factors in the design, deployment, certification, and operation of the MCAS system.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Then there are various groups that are convened—operations, maintenance, air-traffic control, weather—and all of these groups, including human factors experts investigate their particular area.
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Gary Stix, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
For the time being, many of the impetuses to the ‘future of crime’ are human factors.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Albert Boquet, a professor of human factors and behavioral neurobiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University told me that travel itself can be stressful for many.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Human factors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20factors. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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human factors
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