The Human Factor

Episode 3 - Helios Flight 522 and the risk of Confirmation Bias

The Human Factor

Show Notes

Join me, Katy, in The Human Factor as we delve into an aviation incident and see what we can learn from it, for aviation and for our everyday lives.

This week, we look at Helios Flight 522, a Boeing 737 that suffered from fuel starvation as a result of a slow depressurisation in 2005, killing all on board. What happened? Could it have been avoided? And what did we learn from this tragedy?

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