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`The first true reference book for anyone writing or speaking about airline safety` Airline Pilot (USA)`Highly recommended ... as a complete review of all aspects of air safety`Pilot(UK)By the end of this century, air passenger journeys will approach the two billion mark, and it is therefore highly appropriate that the complex subject of airline risk management should be explained clearly and fully in a single volume by an experienced airline pilot.If you are connected with the aviation industry as a pilot, manager or passenger, this new book is your essential update on the many contemporary factors affecting airline safety worldwide.The fears ...Overloaded ATC systems breaking down. Airlines cutting back on maintenance. Unapproved aircraft spare parts failing in mid-flight. Terrorists getting round tight security. Third world nations refusing to train pilots in English. Illegal usage of drink and drugs by flight crews and other aviation personnel performing safety-critical jobs. Get all these controversial issues into perspective with this rational analysis of the airline industry.The figures ...Airlines constantly have to seek ways to drive down costs, to remain competitive and to protect margins. Is the increasing use of computer-directed automation in aviation systems an aid to air safety or is it a threat because it does not ensure compatibility between human and machine? Are third world airlines and those providing low-cost air travel `below average` in comparative air safety tables? Is it safe to allow pilots over the age of 60 to continue to fly complex aircraft? Is it safe to allow pilots with a poor command of the English language to fly to congested international airports? The author expertly evaluates these issues, analyzing the facts to arrive at sound conclusions about air safety today.The facts ...All the relevant factors from pilot selection, pilot fatigue, drugs, alcohol, aircraft icing, turbulence, slippery runways, volcanic eruptions, dangerous goods and deregulation through to hijacking, missile attacks, flying crew mental stress, mid-air collisions, airport security and new technology are evaluated. Every issue of air safety is analyzed logically and with authority by this expert author.The author ...Laurie Taylor was a military pilot before becoming a senior pilot flying world-wide routes with British Airways. He was Chairman of the British Airline Pilots Association, and Vice-President and Executive Secretary of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations. After serving on British and international air, safety committees, he became a consultant on flight operations and security. Honored by the award of the Order of the British Empire for services to air safety, he is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, an occasional contributor to aviation magazines and contributing author to a book on aerial piracy and aviation security.
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