In this webinar on Thursday 10 October Professor Graham Braithwaite explored what the 737MAX should remind us all about safety.

During the session, Professor Braithwaite highlights:

  • The role of safety culture, regulation and beyond in the aviation industry.
  • How the situation with the 737MAX developed.
  • Lessons we can learn about safety.

ALO resources

Whether you attended the event and would like to conduct some background reading, or if you couldn't make it but would like to know more about the topic, your free Alumni Library Online (ALO) can help you stay informed.

Here are a few examples of the articles you can read via your ALO:

In ABI-Inform:

Cui, Z., Zhang, W., Wang, K., & Cao, Y. (2024). Numerical investigation of the powered take-off configuration of civil transport using an improved thrust-drag bookkeeping method. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2707(1), 012112.

Shapira, R. (2022). Max Oversight Duties: How Boeing Signifies a Shift in Corporate Law. Journal of Corporation Law, 48(1), 119-143.

Ibrion, M., Paltrinieri, N., & Nejad, A. R. (2019). On Risk of Digital Twin Implementation in Marine Industry: Learning from Aviation Industry. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1357(1).

Zhao, Y., Zhao, H., Ai, J., & Dong, Y. (2022). Robust Data-Driven Fault Detection: An Application to Aircraft Air Data Sensors. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2022.

In AIAA Journals and Meeting Papers:

Wong, J., Nesbitt, E., Jones, M.G., & Nark, D.M. (2019). Flight Test Methodology for NASA Advanced Inlet Liner on 737MAX-7 Test Bed (Quiet Technology Demonstrator 3). 25th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 20-23 May 2019, Delft, The Netherlands. AIAA 2019-2763.

In ASME Digital Collection:

Li, W, & Hazelrigg, G. The Potential for Incentive Structures to Prevent Significant Engineering Failures. Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 6: 35th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM). Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 20–23, 2023. V006T06A035.

In Emerald Journals:

Demirci, S. (2022), The requirements for automation systems based on Boeing 737 MAX crashes, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 94(2), 140-153. 

In IEEE ASPP Online:

Y. Guo, Y. Sun, Y. He, F. Du, S. Su and C. Peng, (2023). Deep-Learning-Based Model for Accident-Type Prediction During Approach and Landing. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 59(1), 472-482.

G. A. Jamieson, G. Skraaning and J. Joe. (2022). The B737 MAX 8 Accidents as Operational Experiences With Automation Transparency. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 52(4), 794-797.

In Sage:

Jong, W., & Broekman, P. (2021). Crisis history and hindsight: A stakeholder perspective on the case of Boeing 737-Max. Public Relations Inquiry, 10(2), 185-196. 

Jasrotia, S. S., Kamila, M. K., & Sinha, P. (2024). Boeing: Reclaiming the lost ground? Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases.

Khashe, Y., & Levy, S. (2020). A High Reliability Organization (HRO)-based Retrospective Analysis of Boeing 737 Max Crashes. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 64(1), 851-855.

Barshi, I., Degani, A., Mauro, R., & Mumaw, R. J. (2024). Models of Human-Automation Systems: Initial Analysis of the Boeing 737MAX Design. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.

Dekker, S. W. A., & Woods, D. D. (2024). Wrong, Strong, and Silent: What Happens when Automated Systems With High Autonomy and High Authority Misbehave? Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.

Open Access articles in ScienceDirect from Elsevier

Although Elsevier do not generally permit alumni access to ScienceDirect material, don’t forget there are many articles available via open access (the author has paid to allow their article to be publicly available without subscription).

Here are some examples of open access articles in this subject area with direct links to the full text:

Nowacki, M., & Olejniczak, D. (2018). Analysis of Boeing 737 MAX 8 Flight in Terms of the Exhaust Emission for the Selected Flight. Transportation Research Procedia, 35, 158-165.


Grbovic, A., Solob, A., Bozic, Z., Sedmak, S., & Sedmak, A. (2024). Fatigue life of damaged wing-fuselage fitting. Procedia Structural Integrity, 58, 42-47.

Akyildirim, E., Corbet, S., O'Connell, J.F., & Sensoy, A. (2021). The influence of aviation disasters on engine manufacturers: An analysis of financial and reputational contagion risks, International Review of Financial Analysis, 74, 101630.

Ma, Y., Yuan, J., Tan, L., Liu, Q., & Li, M. (2024). A model for aircraft cabin evacuation considering passenger type. Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, 5(1),83-90.

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