ABSTRACT

Questions concerning safety in aviation attract a great deal of attention, due to the growth in this industry and the number of fatal accidents in recent years. The aerospace industry has always been deeply concerned with the permanent prevention of accidents and the conscientious safeguarding of all imaginable critical factors surrounding the organization of processes in aeronautical technology. However, the developments in aircraft technology and control systems require further improvements to meet future safety demands. This book embodies the proceedings of the 1997 International Aviation Safety Conference, and contains 60 talks by internationally recognized experts on various aspects of aviation safety. Subjects covered include: Human interfaces and man-machine interactions; Flight safety engineering and operational control systems; Aircraft development and integrated safety designs; Safety strategies relating to risk insurance and economics; Corporate aspects and safety management factors --- including airlines services and airport security environment.

chapter |18 pages

Human error in Aviation

chapter |14 pages

Internal Evaluation

The Systematic Approach to Safety

chapter |14 pages

Safety Oversight in Civil Aviation

chapter |20 pages

Privatisation and Safety in the European Airline Business

Economic considerations on competitiveness and insecurity

chapter |20 pages

If I were a rich man …, … my accident record wouldn’t be so bad!

On the influence of economic constraints on jet aircraft accident statistics

chapter |8 pages

Flight Safety in Hungary