Aviation research, sourced & cited.

Curated index of aviation-relevant research from NASA NTRS, NTSB safety studies, FAA CAMI, and academic sources. Every record links back to its original — we don't host PDFs, we describe each paper and credit the authors. Built for cross-link with the rest of Atlas: search by topic, drill into a CFR section or airframe and see the research that bears on it.

NASA NTRS

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NTSB Safety Studies

NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports

Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons

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Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper

Strengthening Oklahoma’s Aviation Maintenance Workforce Pipeline through Collaborative Efforts of CareerTech, Educational Institutions and Industry Partners

As the needs of the 21st century aviation/aerospace workforce change and in-demand job skills evolve, it becomes increasingly important to cohesively bring industry and education together to produce a well-trained, quali…
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 ERAU Conference paper

Change Fatigue in Aviation Maintenance through a Human Factors Lens

Aviation is a demanding and fast-paced industry and it is not uncommon for aviation professionals, including maintainers, to experience rapid disruption and organizational change.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper

Application of a Skill Taxonomy in Aviation

The objective of this project was to develop a preliminary taxonomy for defining the construct ‘skill,’ drawing from the various definitions described in the extant literature.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Conference paper

Certificated AMTs: What Will Encourage More Women to Become Aviation Maintenance Technicians?

This paper examines practices that are used in STEM fields to attract women in order to understand how those tactics may to entice women to join the ranks of certified AMTs.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)

Aviation Maintenance Instructional Design: How to Teach the Millennial and Gen-Z Cohorts

The next two decades of air travel will see an increase in passenger demand and advances in aircraft technologies and infrastructure. Future aviation maintenance technicians will work in a highly technical and demanding …
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2019 ERAU Journal article (IJAAA)

MRO Cybersecurity SWOT

This article intended to identify gaps in the safety management system (SMS) framework when it comes to dealing with cyber risks and hazards in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry.
Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 ERAU Conference paper

Enhancing Aviation Maintenance Training Using Scenario-based Education

Aviation maintenance technician training programs primarily utilize general aviation equipment. Most graduates in the current demand-driven environment are taking positions with air carriers and MRO’s.