Selected Examples

Air New Zealand Queenstown night RNP (2016)

Steve Jarvis originally provided specialist support to Air New Zealand during early Queenstown trials in 2007 using RNP on the Boeing 737. In early 2016 Steve Jarvis assisted with the move to nighttime RNP operations (now on the Airbus A320). Multiple contributions were made to the project including some fundamental elements of pilot training and procedures around head-up display (HUD) usage. The first passenger flights took place on May 23rd 2016 and, like the original RNP project, incorporated many direct procedural recommendations from Dr Jarvis’s work.

easyJet A320 inadvertent slide deployment research

Inadvertent slide deployments have been a global problem for decades, with airlines suffering rates of at least one deployment per 75,0000 sectors (A320). Dr Jarvis's unique procedures for easyJet were implemented in 2013 and used 4000 times per day ever since. Rates dropped instantly from the industry norm to well below 1 in a million sectors (with no other changes implemented and against increasing sector numbers). The safety impact and financial savings continue to be considerable.

Wrong-Deck Landing Research

In 2015 we carried out extensive live research to pin-point causes and resolutions to the incidents of offshore helicopters landing on an unintended installation or ship. The potential hazard of doing so is high, especially if the installation is venting gas. Although the work was initially for CHC helicopter, the recommendations were so well received by industry that they were distributed worldwide to all operators (via HeliOffshore). Recommendations are being directly implemented across the world.

Offshore Helicopter Conspicuity

Dr Jarvis researched conspicuity of helicopter paint schemes for Bond in 2013. Recommendations were implemented, including the addition of white upper surface paint to aid visibility.


Air Accident investigations (understanding human error)

Our accident investigations (for operators) have been important in understanding actions of pilots in airliners and large helicopters (including serious multiple-fatality accidents) and actions of engineers in aircraft servicing. Our work is used and quoted by the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).


Industry Guidance

CAP 737 was prepared, edited and primarily authored by Dr Jarvis for the UK CAA, with chapters by Professor Bagshaw (among others). It is used around the world to help train flight crews in Pilot Human Factors and Crew Resource. Management, and is also used extensively in other safety critical sectors such as the medical profession. CAP 737 is free for anyone to download from the UK CAA.