Passenger safety and very large transportation aircraft

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 479-486

  Muir, Helen ^a   Thomas, Lauren ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air safety; Aircraft industry; Commercial aircraft

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY EXITS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

AIR SAFETY; AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; VEY LARGE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

CIVIL AVIATION;

EID: 9244248155     PISSN: 00022667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00022660410555158     Document Type: Article

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