PREVENTing Pilot murder-suicide: A policy-oriented review

IF 6.8 1区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.tra.2026.104904

Sebastian Wandelt , Yurou Zhang , Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios , Xiaoqian Sun

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Abstract

Pilot murder-suicides represent a critical and under-addressed challenge at the intersection of human factors, safety management, and intelligent transportation systems. Recent high-profile incidents–such as Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 (2013), Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015), China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (2022), and preliminary discussions around Air India Flight 171 (2025)–have underscored the urgent need for evidence-based prevention strategies that align with the evolving landscape of smart and automated aviation. While substantial primary research exists, the field lacks a comprehensive, policy-oriented synthesis that bridges psychological, operational, and technological dimensions. To address this gap, we consolidate the extant literature and introduce the PREVENT framework, a multidimensional, data-driven approach to mitigating pilot murder-suicide risks. The framework spans seven prevention domains, offering actionable insights for integrating mental health support, real-time risk monitoring, and human-centered design into next-generation aviation systems. By synthesizing empirical evidence and case studies, this review provides a roadmap for policymakers, transport authorities, and industry practitioners to enhance safety in intelligent aviation environments. We identify conceptual and empirical gaps to guide future research, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaboration between behavioral science, engineering, and public policy to ensure safe, resilient, and human-focused smart transportation systems.

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预防飞行员谋杀自杀：一项政策导向的审查

在人为因素、安全管理和智能交通系统的交叉领域，飞行员谋杀自杀是一个关键的、未得到充分解决的挑战。最近备受瞩目的事件——如莫桑比克航空公司470航班（2013年）、德国之翼9525航班（2015年）、中国东方航空公司5735航班（2022年），以及围绕印度航空公司171航班（2025年）的初步讨论——都强调了迫切需要循证预防战略，以适应智能和自动化航空不断发展的前景。虽然有大量的初步研究，但该领域缺乏一个全面的、面向政策的综合，将心理、操作和技术方面联系起来。为了解决这一差距，我们整合了现有文献并引入了预防框架，这是一种多维的、数据驱动的方法，旨在减轻飞行员谋杀-自杀风险。该框架涵盖七个预防领域，为将心理健康支持、实时风险监测和以人为本的设计整合到下一代航空系统中提供了可操作的见解。通过综合经验证据和案例研究，本综述为政策制定者、交通主管部门和行业从业者提供了增强智能航空环境安全的路线图。我们确定了概念和经验上的差距，以指导未来的研究，强调行为科学、工程学和公共政策之间的跨学科合作的必要性，以确保安全、有弹性和以人为本的智能交通系统。

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice 工程技术-运输科技

CiteScore

13.20

自引率

7.80%

发文量

257

审稿时长

9.8 months

期刊介绍： Transportation Research: Part A contains papers of general interest in all passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; planning; interaction with the political, socioeconomic and physical environment; design, management and evaluation of transportation systems. Topics are approached from any discipline or perspective: economics, engineering, sociology, psychology, etc. Case studies, survey and expository papers are included, as are articles which contribute to unification of the field, or to an understanding of the comparative aspects of different systems. Papers which assess the scope for technological innovation within a social or political framework are also published. The journal is international, and places equal emphasis on the problems of industrialized and non-industrialized regions. Part A''s aims and scope are complementary to Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Part C: Emerging Technologies and Part D: Transport and Environment. Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. The complete set forms the most cohesive and comprehensive reference of current research in transportation science.