Why Airplanes Crash: Aviation Safety in a Changing World

by C. Kurt Zorn, John S. Strong, Clinton V. Oster Jr.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195072235
• ISBN13: 9780195072235
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 11.1"