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Pilot error versus sociotechnical systems failure: a distributed situation awareness analysis of Air France 447

Paul M. SalmonThe Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Faculty of Arts and Business, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guy H. WalkerSchool of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UKView further author information
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Neville A. StantonTransportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO51 7JH, UKView further author information
Pages 64-79 | Received 07 Oct 2015, Accepted 07 Oct 2015, Published online: 24 Nov 2015

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