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Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on psychological stress factors in the cockpit
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According to the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, human error is the key factor in approximately 80 percent of all aircraft accidents (Boeing, 2008). Often, difficult life circumstances lead to so-called life stress, which has a significant impact on the cognitive performance of pilots. However, stressful situations such as flying through severe weather or system failures can also lead to cognitive impairments. Due to the constant changes of measures, the unstable aviation industry and the irregular schedules for pilots, it is hypothesized that the increased stress caused by the new situation could influence the safety. This thesis therefore investigates how psychological stress factors in the cockpit influence the safety of flights and to what extent are these factors aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. To be able to measure the changes, incident reports from the anonymous reporting tool ASRS of the U.S. aerospace agency NASA were examined. The study found that there was a trend shift in stressors and errors committed, but no aggravation could be detected with the available data.
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