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| Why Airplanes Crash: Aviation Safety in a Changing World | 
| Authors: Clinton V. Oster, C. Kurt Zorn, John S. Strong
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $100.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1086814
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0195072235
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.1241
EAN: 9780195072235
ASIN: 0195072235
Publication Date: May 28, 1992
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Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Real life drama. February 21, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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 will not be able to finish.
 Excellent,overview of commercial aircraft accident causes February 8, 1997
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
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
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