Rapidly increasing air traffic around the globe, soaring numbers of passengers, security concerns on the ground and in the air, changes in the Air Traffic System, new maintenance and flight technologies, recent accidents, and intensified media focus -- all point up the need for greater attention to commercial aviation to commercial aviation safety in the third millennium.

Built upon the 5-m model -- Man, Machine, Medium, Machine, Mission, and Management -- this text by aviation author Alexander T. Wells integrates the latest research on human factors, technologies, systems, operations, and management strategies into the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and systematic reference on commercial aviation safety in the world.

Ideal for students and professionals alike, this third edition of Commercial Aviation Safety covers:

• The latest commercial aviation accident statistics and data, with tabular breakdowns and critical analyst
• Contributions of the regulatory structor to safety including recent NTSB safety including recent NTSB safety initiatives and FAA rules.
• Security changes and directions
• Developments (and anticipated developments) in safety-related technologies-in air traffic control, maintenance, an-board instrumentation, and more
• Key safety factors in the interface between maintenance and flight operations
• The role of airline management in organizing for safety
• Significance of ways of measuring air transportation safety
• NTSB investigations through 1999, with a copy aircraft accident form for review and analysis

About the Author: Alexander T. Wells, ED.D, is a consultant and adjunct professor with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Aviation Business Administration Department. During his 36 years in aviation, he has held many positions with United Airlines and several major aviation insurance firms. He is the author of several aviation management texts, including Airport Planning and Management, 4th Edition, Published in 2000.

Chapters:

1. The Regulatory Framework
2. Safety Data Analysis
3. Measuring Air Transportation Safety
4. The Nature of Accidents
5. Human Factors
6. Air Traffic System Technologies
7. Aircraft Technologies
8. The FAA Flight Standards and Rulemaking
9. Airline Safety
10. Managing Human Error
11. The NTSB and Accident Investigations
12. Security and Safety

Hardcover, 435 pages