Towards a realpolitik of aviation safety. A critique of the Conflict Zone Information Bulletin safety protocol grounded in a sociological analysis of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 incident
Journal: Journal of Airline and Airport Management
Year: 2026

AbstractPurpose: This paper draws on a sociological analysis of the 2024 Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 incident to critique the Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) normative-bureaucratic safety protocol. Sociological theories referenced include: passive and active learning; latent and active error; systems-thinking; organisational accident and the Swiss cheese model of accident trajectory. The Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 incident followed earlier shoot-downs. For example: Iran