The AirSafe Journal

A journal providing the in-depth analysis of key issues and events concerning aviation safety and aviation security. This journal was published from 1996 to 2003 until its replacement by the AirSafeNews.com

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Number 1

• Welcome to the AirSafe Journal
• Risk vs. Safety - You Be the Judge
• Travelling with a Child Seat - Not Worth the Hassle
• Oxygen Generators and the ValuJet Crash

Number 2

• Highlights - Biased Reporting, Booze, and Kids
• Biased Reporting of Airline Accidents in the New York Times
• From the Files of the NTSB - Runaway Liquor Cart
• Travelling with Children II - Lavatory Adventures

Number 3

• Highlights - TWA 800 Related Topics
• NTSB Report on a 1976 Wing Failure and Crash of a 747
• Threats to Civil Aircraft From Small Surface to Air Missiles
• Thinking Like a Terrorist - A Field Trip to a U.S. Airport

Number 4

• Highlights - Fear of Flying, Criminal Acts, and Aerial Mayhem
• Fear of Flying, A Personal Story
• Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation
• If I Had a Hammer - The Federal Express Case

Number 5

• Highlights - Recent NTSB Safety Recommendations
• American Airlines MD80 near Windsor Locks, CT
• Birgenair 757-200 near the Dominican Republic
• ValuJet DC9-32 near Miami, FL

Number 6

• Highlights - Intentional Ditchings of Jet Airliners
• Tupolev 124 in the River Neva
• ALM DC9 in the Caribbean
• Ethiopian 767 in the Comoros Islands

Number 7

• Biases in Risk and Safety Information
• Asking Good Questions is the Key to Good Answers
• Categories of Typical Questions
• Conclusions

Number 8

• Overview of the 1996 Accident Record
• 737 Rudder System Interview
• The Commuter Rule - Almost One Level of Safety

Number 9

• Pulitzer Prize For 737 Rudder Stories
• FAA Report on the Uses of Aviation Safety Data
• Wildlife Strikes to Aircraft in the U.S.: 1993-1995

Number 10 - Airline Safety Ranking of the Air Travelers Association

Number 11 - A Personal Airline Safety Decision Method

Number 12 - Current Numbers in the Use of Smoke Hoods

Number 13 - Head Injury Risks from Overhead Luggage

Number 14 - Perception of Risk in the Wake of the Concorde Accident

Number 15 - Improving Airline Risk Estimates

Number 16 - How Hard Is It to Fly a 757 or 767?

Number 17 - The Threat from Portable Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Number 18 - Airliner Hit by Portable Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Number 19 - In-Flight Injuries: Determining negligence

Number 20 - What to do if your luggage is lost on your flight

Number 21 - Driving in a Foreign Country

Number 22 - Baggage Tips: Flying with Medical Equipment, Medications and Medical Necessities

Number 23 - 4 Must-Know Tips When Flying With Your Dog