Why Airplanes Crash: Aviation Safety in a Changing World
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195072235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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It begins by examining the safety record of the United States commuter airline industry in the post-deregulation era characterized by increased emphasis by airlines on cost control and growing pressures on the air traffic control and airport system. This work examines the causes of airplane accidents and what private and public policies are needed to improve aviation safety. Three emerging issues are then examined in greater detail: assessing the margin of safety, worldwide aging of all airline fleets, and terrorism.. The authors go beyo
John S. Clinton V. . Kurt Zorn are both at Indiana University. Strong is at College of William and Mary. Oster and C
Murdock III, Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf"These widely recognized experts on aviation safety have provided some important analysis on the subject, putting to rest some concerns that airline deregulation has made the skies less safe, but raising some thought-provoking policy questions about the future of aviation safety in an increasingly globalized and technologically sophisticated air system. Why Airplanes Crash is a factual summary of the issues and incidents that have prompted more modern approaches to aviation s
A Customer said Real life drama.. I put on about 100,000 frequent flier miles a year. Once in an airport while waiting for a delay I came across this book. Almost as a joke I bought it to amuse my travel companions. We all joked a bit about it for a while. Our flight eventually boarded and I took the book out and began to read. I was captivated. I finished the book in less than a day. I left it on my desk in the office and people are still borrowing to this day. There is something morbid about reading these accounts but once you start you . "Excellent,overview of commercial aircraft accident causes" according to A Customer. Covers the effect or lack of effect of aviation deregulation on aircraft accidents in the US. Shows primary causes and has an amazing number of statistics on how and why aircraft crash. Olga said For those of you, who like stats. It's mostly about numbers, rather than conclusions, but I like this carefully collected and accurately presented information. Quite interesting book!