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Why airplanes crash : aviation safety in a changing world

Title: Why airplanes crash : aviation safety in a changing world / Clinton V. Oster, Jr., John S. Strong, C. Kurt Zorn.
Author: Oster, Clinton V.
Publication: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

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xv, 200 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

With the deregulation of commercial airlines in 1978, the United States airline industry has changed dramatically. Route entry and exit flexibility, as well as fare setting have stimulated competition, forcing airlines to emphasize cost control, increased productivity, and effective marketing. How have these changes in both public and private policies influenced airline safety? Do airplanes have more accidents now than ever before? This work examines the causes of airplane accidents and what private and public policies are needed to improve aviation safety. 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. The authors go beyond the safety of the scheduled airlines to examine the reasons for accidents in the nonscheduled and general aviation segments of the United States industry, where the bulk of fatalities occur and where airline pilots increasingly receive most of their training and experience. They then turn to an examination of aviation safety throughout the world, first with a detailed comparison of Canadian and American aviation safety, and then with a look at air safety in all regions of the world and the safety performances of all the world's major airlines. Three emerging issues are then examined in greater detail: assessing the margin of safety, worldwide aging of all airline fleets, and terrorism. Clearly written, this careful and systematic analysis of well over 15,000 individual aviation accidents will provide greater insight for government officials, aviation industry managers, and researchers, as well as laypeople and other frequent flyers.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Risk in Air Travel -- The Safety Record -- The U.S. Airline Safety Record in the Post-Deregulation Era -- Charter Service and General Aviation -- A Comparison of Aviation Safety in Canada and the United States -- The International Safety Record -- Emerging Safety Issues -- The Margin of Safety -- Aging Aircraft -- Aviation Security -- Summing Up and Looking Ahead -- Measures of Safety -- Definitions and Rules for Assigning Causes to Accidents -- Carriers Included in the Canadian Analysis.

ISBN

0195072235
9780195072235

LCCN

91033818

OCLC

ocm24468136
24468136
SCSB-1949772

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Princeton University Library