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- December ’25
As 2025 comes to a close, it has been a busy and rewarding year at ASTG. With close to 450 members, we hope you enjoyed the events, insights, and initiatives we shared with you throughout the year, and that our work continues to support your practice in meaningful ways. As we look ahead to 2026,… Read more: December ’25 - November ’25
Recent Publications By Anika Shafi from the University of Waterloo Reviewing Fatigue in Aviation: The Relative Importance of Fatigue Antecedents for Eight Occupational GroupsMaximilian Peukert, Michaela Schwarz, and Harald KolrepAviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors The scoping review examined 130 studies to identify fatigue antecedents across various aviation occupational groups. Findings were clustered into person-related,… Read more: November ’25 - ASPIRE ‘25 Highlights
HFES ASPIRE ‘25 was a busy event for the Aerospace Systems TG, with 9 lectures, 3 discussion panels, 6 posters, and overall large attendance. This newsletter summarizes the main highlights to catch up on everything that happened in Chicago. Proceedings This year, articles are published as free access on a roll-out basis on the Sage… Read more: ASPIRE ‘25 Highlights - Sustainability in Aviation
The ASTG also held an interesting panel in collaboration with the Sustainability TG on the promise of sustainable aviation. Leading HF researchers working on emerging technologies like drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) shared some of the lessons they have learned from their research in industry and academia. The panel was moderated by Shraddha Swaroop… Read more: Sustainability in Aviation - Webinar – BETA Technologies
The webinar titled “BETA’s Technologies: Evaluating Novel Systems through Traditional Human Factors” took place over Zoom on Thursday, October 30th, 2025. Our guests were Adam Lowe, Tyler Prather, Tyler Seeholzer, and Rodrigo Rose from BETA Technologies. Summary: Recent changes in FAA certification regulations have unblocked new opportunities for incorporating novel technologies into general aviation aircraft. At BETA,… Read more: Webinar – BETA Technologies - Ongoing Research Activities Supporting General Aviation Pilots and Weather Information Dynamics
Panel recap from HFES ASPIRE 2025 What happens when weather conditions start slipping from marginal VFR to IFR—would you still take off and fly? That opening question set the tone for a fascinating morning panel at ASPIRE 2025, where leading human factors researchers discussed how general aviation (GA) pilots make sense of uncertain weather forecasts.… Read more: Ongoing Research Activities Supporting General Aviation Pilots and Weather Information Dynamics - Space Human Factors Research: NASA’s Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions
Panel recap from HFES ASPIRE 2025 The Aerospace track started ASPIRE ‘25 with this first panel, moderated by Kathleen Mosier (San Francisco State University), and bringing together Leia Stirling (University of Michigan) and John Lee (University of Wisconsin–Madison) to discuss how NASA’s Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions (HCAAM) program is exploring the future of… Read more: Space Human Factors Research: NASA’s Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions - ASTG at ASPIRE 2025: What to Expect
ASPIRE 2025 is almost here. We know how busy conference weeks can feel, so we’ve put together this message to help you navigate what ASTG has planned. After the conference, we’ll also share a recap highlighting the best moments. For timely updates during ASPIRE, don’t forget to follow our LinkedIn page. ASTG Schedule This year,… Read more: ASTG at ASPIRE 2025: What to Expect - September ’25
ASPIRE 2025 is just around the corner—only one month away! The Aerospace Systems Technical Group is excited to connect with our members in Chicago for the HFES Annual Conference. This year we planned two great social events! On Monday evening, be sure to join us at the Opening Ceremony, where every Technical Group will have… Read more: September ’25 - July – August’25
Technical Group (TG) of the month We’re proud to share that the Aerospace Systems Technical Group (ASTG) has been recognized in the HFES Circle of Excellence as the TG of the Month for August — an achievement only two other TGs have earned so far! 🔍 What does “TG of the Month” mean? The HFES… Read more: July – August’25
HFES Aerospace Systems 