Category Archives: Aircraft Evacuation
Aviation Accident Survival Rates — Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
I think that the USA Today article represents an interesting line of inquiry into the issue of survivability in aviation accidents, but I don’t believe that the analysis presented addresses the whole picture and so can be misleading. Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft crash, aircraft evacuation, evacuation, safety, statistics
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Passenger Airline Safety Briefing
Airline safety briefings which are the most effective Continue reading
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Panic, what Panic?
On 19 Oct 2012 a B737 operated by Jet2 was on its take off roll when smoke was detected in the cabin. The Captain brought the aircraft to a quick stop and all 189 passengers evacuated the aircraft. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft Evacuation, Crowd Safety, Evacaution
Tagged aircraft evacuation, B737, BBC, evacuation, panic, safety
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