IS IT STILL SAFE TO FLY? CHAPTER 10 OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IN AN AGE OF DEREGULATION

The authors examine the effect that the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 had on airline safety. Specifically, they seek answers to the following four questions: 1) Has the replacement of trunk and local service airlines by commuter airlines decreased the safety of passengers arriving to, and departing from, those communities? 2) Have economic pressures due to deregulation led to decreased maintenance of aircraft, resulting in more aircraft accidents? 3) Has increased pressure on air traffic controllers compromised the safety of the air traffic control system? 4) Has the entry of new airlines into the market eroded the safety of the airline industry?

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• Authors:
  • Oster Jr, C V
  • Zorn, C K
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 128-152
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  • Publication of: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic controllers; Air transportation crashes; Airlines; Aviation safety; Commuter airlines; Deregulation; Economic factors; Equipment; Maintenance; Passengers
• Identifier Terms: Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
• Uncontrolled Terms: New airlines
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790561
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 019505797X
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 2000 12:00AM