Aviation Safety and Security

Book excerpt: This book focuses on ways to better manage and prevent aircraft-based homicide events while in flight using alternate technology to replace the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and/or Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) functions. While these events are infrequent, the implementation of real-time predictive maintenance allows aircraft operators to better manage both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events. Aviation Safety and Security: Utilizing Technology to Prevent Aircraft Fatality explores historical events of in-flight homicide and includes relevant accident case study excerpts from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).FEATURESExplores historical events of in-flight homicide and offers solutions for ways to mitigate riskExplains how alternate technologies can be implemented to address in-flight safety issuesDemonstrates that metrics for change are not solely for safety but also for financial savings for aircraft operationIncludes relevant accident case study excerpts from the NTSB and AAIBExpresses the need for real-time predictive maintenanceStephen J Wright is an academic Professor at the faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University, Finland, specializing in aviation, aeronautical engineering, and aircraft systems.