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

Author
Oster, Clinton V. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Description
1 online resource (217 p.)

Details

Subject(s)
Series
Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]
Summary note
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.
Notes
Previously issued in print: 1992.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
Language note
English
Contents
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
ISBN
  • 0-19-771073-5
  • 1-280-52596-7
  • 9786610525966
  • 0-19-536108-3
  • 1-4294-0730-1
OCLC
  • 476016088
  • 466432342
  • 1406783645
  • 24468136
Doi
10.1093/oso/9780195072235.001.0001
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