| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : illustrations, charts |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index. |
| Contents |
The (not so) secret secrets -- The roots of turbulence -- Riding the jet stream -- A new solution : deregulation -- Escalating risks -- Strapped in for the ride -- Airlines today. |
| Summary |
If you are one of over 700 million passengers who will fly in America this year, you need to read this book. The Next Crash offers a shocking perspective on the aviation industry by a former United Airlines pilot. Weaving insider knowledge with hundreds of employee interviews, Amy L. Fraher uncovers the story airline executives and government regulators would rather not tell. While the FAA claims that this is the "Golden Age of Safety," and other aviation researchers assure us the chance of dying in an airline accident is infinitesimal, The Next Crash reports that 70 percent of commercial pilots believe a major airline accident will happen soon. Who should we believe? As one captain explained, "Everybody wants their. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- United States -- Safety measures -- Finance.
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Aeronautics. |
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United States. |
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Industrial safety. |
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Finance. |
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Aircraft accidents -- United States -- Prevention -- Finance.
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Aircraft accidents. |
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Airlines -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. -- United States.
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Airlines -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. |
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Airlines -- United States -- Finance.
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Airlines. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fraher, Amy Louise. Next crash 9780801452857 (DLC) 2013046809 (OCoLC)862207288 |
| ISBN |
9780801470493 (electronic book) |
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0801470498 (electronic book) |
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9781322523491 |
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1322523495 |
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9780801452857 |
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0801452856 |
| Standard No. |
10.7591/9780801470493 |
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