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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450873103321

Autore

Oster Clinton V

Titolo

Why airplanes crash [[electronic resource] ] : aviation safety in a changing world / / Clinton V. Oster, John S. Strong, C. Kurt Zorn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

1-280-52596-7

9786610525966

0-19-536108-3

1-4294-0730-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StrongJohn S

ZornC. Kurt

Disciplina

363.12/41

Soggetti

Aircraft accidents

Aircraft accidents - United States

Aircraft accidents - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables and Figures; Chapter 1. Risk in Air Travel; I: The Safety Record; II: Emerging Safety Issues; Appendix A. Measures of Safety; Appendix B. Definitions and Rules for Assigning Causes to Accidents; Appendix C. Carriers Included in the Canadian Analysis; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study discusses how private and public policies can increase airline safety at a time when there is a general trend towards the deregulation of commercial airlines. The authors compare the American experience with that of other countries, particularly Canada.