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Understanding Aviation Safety Before Failure

A chronological record of analytical case studies focusing on human performance, latent system conditions, and AI integration in aviation safety.

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March 31, 2026

The Swiss Cheese at LaGuardia

On February 6, 2025, a Delta regional jet and an American Airlines aircraft collided on a runway at LaGuardia Airport. Seventeen people were injured. The investigation is ongoing — but the causal chain is already familiar: multiple small failures aligning in sequence. This edition examines how James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model applies here, and why the same latent conditions exist in Nepal's high-altitude operations where margin for error is even thinner.

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