Safety research papers | Civil Aviation Authority

A Benefit Analysis for Aircraft 16G Dynamic Seats Configured without Enhancements to Head Injury Criteria

A Benefit Analysis for Cabin Water Spray Systems and Enhanced Fuselage Burnthrough Protection

A Benefit Analysis for Enhanced Protection from Fires in Hidden Areas on Transport Aircraft

A Database to Record Human Experience of Evacuation in Aviation Accidents

A Further Study of Lightning Strikes to Helicopters Over the North Sea

A Review of Evidence: Passenger Exposure to Peanut and Tree Nut Allergens on Airlines Executive Summary

A Review of In-flight Napping Strategies - Updated 2003

A Study into the Response of Aircraft Fuel Tanks to Rapid Decelerations

A Unified Approach to the Introduction of UAS Traffic Management

Aircraft Hardening Research Programme - Final Overview Report

Aircraft Maintenance Incident Analysis

Aircraft Noise and Annoyance: Recent findings

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects – a six monthly update (March 2020 – September 2020)

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update (September 2020 - March 2021)

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update (April 2019 – September 2019)

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update (September 2019 – March 2020)

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: A six-month update (September 2022 – March 2023).

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: An update (2014-2022)

Aircraft Noise and Health Effects: Annual update (April 2018 – April 2019)

Aircraft noise and health effects: Recent findings

Aircraft noise, sleep disturbance and health effects

Aircrew Fatigue: A Review of Research Undertaken on Behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority

An Investigation Into Methods of Briefing Passengers at Type III Exits

Analysis of European colour vision certification requirements for air traffic control officers

Assessment of change safety cases

Aviation English Research Project: An independent study

Aviation Futures Two-year progress report

Aviation Safety Review 2008

Building Trust in AI: 5 Principles for AI and Autonomy

Business Jet Safety Research: A Statistical Review and Questionnaire Study of Safety Issues

CAA Airport Operating Expenditure Benchmarking Report 2012

CAA consumer research for the UK aviation sector - report of the qualitative stage

CAA Consumer Survey Wave 10 ATOL Report (Autumn 2021)

CAA Consumer Survey Wave 10 COVID-19 Report (Autumn 2021)

CAA Consumer Survey Wave 10 Environment Report (Autumn 2021)

CAA Consumer Survey Wave 10 Full Report (Autumn 2021)

CAA 'Significant Seven' Task Force Reports

Cabin Air Quality

Cabin Crew Fire Training

Call for Input Response Summary

Call for Input: Review of UK UAS Regulations

CAP2251a SoNA 2014 Aircraft Noise and Sleep - Further Analysis - Peer Review

Class A HTAWS Warning Annunciation

Consultation Review of UK Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations

Consumer research for the UK aviation sector – final report

Consumer tracker for the aviation sector, wave four

Consumer tracker for the aviation sector, wave one

Consumer tracker for the aviation sector, wave three

Consumer tracker for the aviation sector, wave two

Crashworthiness of Helicopter Emergency Flotation Systems - Main Study & Supplementary Study

Dealing with In-Flight Lithium Battery Fires In Portable Electronic Devices

Deliberative research on the provision of environmental information to consumers

Delivering Safety in the Context of Environmental Restrictions; Aviation Expert and Research Review

Development of a Technical Standard for Emergency Breathing Systems

DGPS Guidance for Helicopter Approaches to Offshore Platforms

DGPS Guidance for Helicopter Approaches to Offshore Platforms - Experimental Procedures, DGPS Equipment Performance & DGPS Approach Guidance

Economic regulation of new runway capacity

Effect of Helicopter Rotors on GPS Reception

Effects of Interference from Cellular Telephones on Aircraft Avionic Equipment

Effects of Surface Treatments on the Fatigue Life of an Ultra High Strength Steel 300M Used for Landing Gear Components

Emerging Technologies: The effects of eVTOL aircraft noise on humans

Enhancing Offshore Helideck Lighting - NAM K14 Trials

Enhancing Offshore Helideck Lighting - Onshore Trials at Longside Airfield

Enhancing Offshore Helideck Lighting - Onshore Trials at Norwich Airport

Enquiry into the Risk of Cognitive Impairment Due to G Forces

Evaluation of and Possible Improvements to Current Methods for Protecting Hot-Air Balloon Passengers During Landing

Evidence base for risks and best management of food-allergic individuals on commercial airliners: a systematic review

Final Report on the Follow-on Activities to the HOMP Trial

Final Report on the Helicopter Operations Monitoring (HOMP) Trial

Flight Crew Reliance on Automation

Flying on Business – a Study of the UK Business Air Travel Market

Future Air Mobility Regulatory Challenge

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Air Mobility: Call for Insight

Future Flight Aircraft Capabilities: Exploring the requirements of next generation aircraft.

Global Fatal Accident Review 2002 to 2011

GPS Integrity and Potential Impact on Aviation Safety

Guidance on the Design, Presentation and Use of Electronic Checklists

Guidelines for the Design and Presentation of Emergency and Abnormal Checklist

Hazard Analysis of the Use of GPS in Offshore Helicopter Operations

Helicopter Ditching Research - Egress From Side-Floating Helicopters

Helicopter Flight in Degraded Visual Conditions

Helicopter Tail Rotor Failures

Helicopter Turbulence Criteria for Operations to Offshore Platforms

Helideck Design Considerations - Environmental Effects

HUMS Extension to Rotor Health Monitoring

Impacts of space weather on aviation

Independent review of the Civil Aviation Authority's Air Display Enhanced Measures

Independent review of the Civil Aviation Authority's Air Display Enhanced Measures: Appendix

Intelligent Management of Helicopter Vibration Health Monitoring Data

Introduction to the Safety Health of Maintenance Engineering (SHoMe) Tool

Investigation into the Human Factors Effects of Electronic Conspicuity Devices in UK General Aviation

Key Considerations for Airspace Integration within an Urban Air Mobility Landscape

Methods used to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Flight Crew CRM Training in the UK Aviation Industry

Minimum Colour Vision Requirements for Flight Crew: The Use of Colour Signals and the Assessment of Colour Vision Requirements in Aviation

Minimum Colour Vision Requirements for Professional Flight Crew. Recommendations for new colour vision standards.

Minimum Colour Vision requirements for Professional Flight Crew: Task Analysis

Monitoring Matters - Guidance on the Development of Pilot Monitoring Skills

Noise measurements from eVTOL aircraft: A review of available data

Novel Operation in a Specific Trial Area (NOSTrA) Approach

Offshore Helideck Environmental Research

On Track - A Confidential Airspace Infringement Project

Onshore Helicopter Review Report

Paid-for allocated seating in aviation: an update

Pilot Fatigue Measurement Research

Pilot Training Review Final Report: Recommendations and Conclusions

Pilot Training Review Interim Report: Gap Analysis

Pilot Training Review Interim Report: Interview Study

Pilot Training Review Interim Report: Literature Review

Portable Electronic Device Generated Electro-magnetic Fields on Board a Large Transport Aeroplane

Preliminary Study of the Implementation and use of Emergency Breathing Systems

Regulatory Sandbox for the development of capabilities to integrate Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in unsegregated airspace

Reliability of Damage Detection in Advanced Composite Aircraft Structures

Report on Fuselage Burnthrough Research Addressing Installation Aspects

Report on the Testing and Systematic Evaluation of the airEXODUS Aircraft Evacuation Model

Research on Offshore Helideck Environmental Issues

Results from CAA Noise Impact Survey

Review of advice on SES Market Conditions for Terminal Air Navigation Services in the UK

Review of CAA policy on the training, qualification and licensing of Flight Information Service Officers

Review of Runway Friction Levels

RNAV (GNSS) Non-Precision Approach – Flight Trials Analysis Report

Safety Health of Aviation Maintenance Engineering (SHoMe) Tool: User Guide

Safety Health of Aviation Maintenance Engineering: Project Description

Safety Review of Offshore Public Transport Helicopter Operations in Support of the Exploitation of Oil and Gas

Sandbox Brief: Memorandum of Understanding

Signals and Trends related to Technology and Innovation in the Aviation Industry – Nov 22

Social Licence to Operate: Concept Guide for New Technologies

SoNA 2014 Aircraft Noise and Annoyance - Further Analysis - Peer Review

SoNA 2014 Technical Peer Review (Phase 2)

Speaking a Common Language: A terminology framework for AI

Specification for an Offshore Helideck Lighting System

Specification for an Offshore Helideck Lighting System

Specification for an Offshore Helideck Status Light System

Summary Report on Helicopter Ditching and Crashworthiness Research

Survey of Noise Attitudes 2014: Aircraft Noise and Annoyance, Further Analysis

Survey of Noise Attitudes 2014: Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance, Further Analysis

The Aerodynamics of Gyroplanes

The Application of Advanced Anomaly Detection to Tail Rotor HUMS Data

The Contrast Acuity Assessment (CAA) Test

The Development of a Behavioural Rating Tool for Use in Passenger Evacuation Research

The Development of Guidance on the Design, Presentation and Use of Electronic Checklists

The Effect of Laser Refractive Surgery on Visual Performance and its Implications for Commercial Aviation

The Effects of Aircraft Noise on Biodiversity

The Safety Implications of Lithium Rechargeable Batteries Onboard UK Civil Aircraft

The SBAS Offshore Approach Procedure (SOAP)

UK Aviation Consumer Survey - Wave 5

UK Aviation Consumer Survey - Wave Five: Key findings

UK Aviation Consumer Survey Key Findings Wave 9 (Winter 2020)

UK Aviation Consumer Survey Wave 11 (Autumn 2022) Final report

UK Aviation Consumer Survey Wave 9 (Winter 2020)

UK Aviation Consumer Survey Wave 9 (Winter 2020) Aviation and the Environment Report

UK National Aviation Safety Roadmap

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace - Guidance

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace: Master Glossary and Abbreviations

Visualisation of Offshore Gas Turbine Gas Plumes

Wakefulness on the Civil Flight Deck: Evaluation of a Wrist-worn Alertness Device

Wave Eight: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (full report)

Wave Eight: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (summary)

Wave Seven: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (full report)

Wave Seven: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (summary)

Wave Six: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (dashboard summary)

Wave Six: UK Aviation Consumer Survey (full report)

Work Hours of Aircraft Maintenance Personnel