Air Travel: How Safe Is It?

A reference for anyone writing, speaking, or researching airline safety, this text discusses the factors affecting airline safety worldwide. Each chapter includes brief descriptions of international bodies concerned with safety, accident investigation, the aircraft vehicle, the natural and operational environments, and human problems such as hijacking, sabotage, and military interception of civil aircraft. The author also discusses cost versus air safety, the accident record, and advanced technology, and speculates on future safety problems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.