Aviation Safety

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that commercial aviation warrants the highest attention to risk management due to its obvious risks to life and limb and the devastating financial consequences of materialized risks associated with its operations. The paper details the six essential components of risk management in commercial aviation safety.

Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Risk Management in Commercial Aviation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Safety is of paramount importance in aviation, especially commercial aviation. Technical malfunction, equipment failure, and human error in complex technological fields can result in catastrophic failure. In commercial aviation, the implications of catastrophic failure are exceptionally devastating, because they almost always entail great risk to human life and limb. The nature of aviation equipment, facilities, and infrastructure virtually guarantee that even failure that does not necessarily result in harm to human life still harbors the potential for disastrous financial losses."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Transport Canada (2007). Canadian Aviation Regulations. Accessed October 27, 2007, at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/risk/menu.htm
• U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (2006). The CAA Risk Management Process. Accessed October 27, 2007, at:http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=978&pagetype=90&pageid=279
• U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (2005) Safety Risk Management.Accessed October 27, 2007, at: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/risk_management/
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (2005). Aviation Safety Center. Risk Management; Accessed October 27, 2007, at:http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/av_safety/risk_mgt/index.html

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