| Description |
1 online resource (x, 207 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index. |
| Contents |
Plane crashes and public policy -- After the crash -- Death in the skies in the 1990s -- The crash of USAir flight 427 -- The crash of ValuJet flight 592 -- The crash of TWA flight 800 -- Plane crashes after September 11 -- Safety and symbolism in aviation politics. |
| Summary |
Annotation Flying is an extremely safe way to travel. Fewer than 14,000 individuals perished in U.S. airline disasters during the twentieth century. In contrast, nearly three times as many people lose their lives in automobile accidents every year. Yet plane crashes have a tremendous impact on public perceptions of air safety in the United States. When a crash occurs domestically, media coverage is immediate and continuous. Government teams rush to investigate, elected officials offer condolences and promise to find the cause, and airlines and plane manufacturers seek to avoid responsibility. Regulations are frequently proposed in response to a particular incident, but meaningful change often does not occur. In The Plane Truth, Roger Cobb and David Primo examine the impact of high-visibility plane crashes on airline transportation policy. Regulation is disjointed and reactive, in part due to extensive media coverage of airline disasters. The authors describe the typical responses of various players -- elected officials, investigative agencies, airlines, and the media. While all agree that safety is the primary concern in air travel, failure to agree on a definition of safety leads to policy conflicts. Looking at all airline crashes in the 1990s, the authors examine how particular features of an accident correspond to the level of media attention it receives, as well as how airline disasters affect subsequent actions by the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, and others. Three accidents are considered in detail: USAir flight 427 (September 1994), ValuJet flight 592 (May 1996), and TWA flight 800 (July 1996). The authors also discuss how the September 11 terroristattacks turned attention away from safety and toward security. Cobb and Primo make several policy recommendations based on their findings. These include calling on lawmakers and regulators to avoid reactive regulation and in. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Aircraft accidents.
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Aircraft accidents. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Primo, David M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cobb, Roger W. Plane truth. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2003 0815771983 (DLC) 2003000072 (OCoLC)50876870 |
| ISBN |
0815771975 (electronic book) |
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9780815771975 (electronic book) |
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0815771983 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9780815771982 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0815771991 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780815771999 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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