EASA airworthiness authorities must now ensure that human factors are considered during the design and certification process of rotorcraft cockpits. Toronto Pearson Airport is transitioning to the ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — How do you ensure Soldiers of different heights and body types can both reach all the needed instruments in a cockpit to safely fly a helicopter? That’s where human factors ...

NASA engineers are applying human factors research, as well as point-and-click Internet-style interfaces, to redesign the '70s-era space shuttle displays and reduce the workload on busy astronauts.

The transportation industry has a human factors problem. Consider this: From 2005 to 2009, the volume of fatal crashes involving large trucks or buses dropped by a third. At the time, it felt like ...