Commercial Aviation Safety

A text for students and professionals in the field of safety, integrating research in human factors, air traffic systems, and aircraft technologies. Contains chapter outlines, review questions, and key terms. This second edition offers new material on the nature of accidents, factors affecting human performance, and the role of airline management in aviation safety, and reflects recent changes in air traffic systems, aircraft technologies, and the regulatory framework. Chapters on airline deregulation and airport capacity and safety were dropped for this edition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.