By Florin Necula, PhD | Accountable Manager & Licensed Aircraft Engineer Jun 15th, 2026 Introduction In aviation, we like to believe that safety is controlled by regulations, procedures, training, audits and checklists. And to a large extent, it is. Aviation would not be safe without them. But there is an uncomfortable truth: procedures do not

How risk perception shapes judgment, behaviour and safe performance in aviation and beyond By Florin Necula, PhD | Accountable Manager & Licensed Aircraft Engineer April 15th, 2026 In aviation, we often describe safety through systems, procedures, compliance, reporting, audits, training and culture. All of these matter. They are important. But in real operations, safety often

By Florin Necula, PhD | Accountable Manager & Licensed Aircraft EngineerFeb 22th, 2026 INTRODUCTION Aviation is rightly proud of its procedures. We standardise, we document, we train, we audit and we do it because we believe standardisation is one of the strongest defences we have against error. Yet every aviation professional also knows a quieter

Reflections on Compliance, Human Factors and the Cost of Non–Risk-Based Audits By Florin Necula, PhD | Accountable Manager & Licensed Aircraft EngineerFeb 26th, 2026 When Oversight Consumes the Resources Needed for Safety Aviation is, by design, a highly regulated industry. Oversight by competent authorities is not only necessary, it is essential for managing risk in