Aviation Safety Data Accessibility Study Index
Recently there have been a number of proposals to make aviation safety data more available and accessible to consumers (Congress. Senate 1996). Some advocate the ranking of carriers based on safety--much as carriers receive rankings for on-time performance, lost baggage and other consumer complaints (GAO 1996). The FAA, in response to a request from Senators Wyden and Ford, has undertaken an effort to determine the best means of providing safety information to the public while ensuring the integrity of the aviation safety system. This paper reviews aviation safety data and measurement issues relevant for responding to these proposals, including the ranking of airlines by safety performance. In addition, the paper examines the more general subject of risk communication and how some non-aviation organizations have approached issues related to the release of information. The purpose of the paper is to identify options that may be available to FAA and others regarding the dissemination of aviation safety information. As such, the report makes no recommendations per se.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of System Safety
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591 - Publication Date: 1997-1-20
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Bibliography;
- Pagination: v.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airlines; Aviation safety; Communication; Crash data; Information dissemination; Measurement; Performance; Ranking (Statistics); Risk assessment
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01103421
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 24 2008 7:48AM