Why Airplanes Crash 1st edition  Aviation Safety in a Changing
World  Why Airplanes Crash 0 9780195072235 0195072235
Details about Why Airplanes Crash:  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