An Analysis of the Passenger to Cabin Crew Ratio and Exit Reliability Based on Past Survivable Aviation Accidents

A hotly debated issue in the area of aviation safety is the number of cabin crew members required to evacuate an aircraft in the event of an emergency. Most countries regulate the minimum number required for the safe operation of an aircraft, but these rulings are based on little if any scientific evidence. Another issue of concern is the failure rate of exits and slides. This paper examines these issues using the latest version of Aircraft Accident Statistics and Knowledge database AASK V4.0, which contains information from 105 survivable crashes and more than 2,000 survivors, including accounts from 155 cabin crew members.

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• Authors:
  • Galea, Edwin R
  • Finney, Kate M
  • Dixon, Andrew J P
  • Siddiqui, Asim
  • Cooney, David P
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 239-256
• Serial:
  • Human Factors and Aerospace Safety
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1468-9456
  • Serial URL: http://www.ashgate.com/subject_area/aviation/aviation_journals.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Aircraft cabins; Crash data; Crew size; Data analysis; Evacuation; Survival
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airline passengers; Emergency evacuations; Evacuation slides
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029743
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 2006 9:42AM