TY - BOOK ID - 78147138 TI - Air transport safety : an introduction PY - 2015 SN - 1634633377 9781634633376 9781633219274 1633219275 PB - New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Management information systems. KW - Personal information management. KW - Information management, Personal KW - PIM (Personal information management) KW - Management KW - Time management KW - Computer-based information systems KW - EIS (Information systems) KW - Executive information systems KW - MIS (Information systems) KW - Sociotechnical systems KW - Information resources management KW - Communication systems UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78147138 AB - This book is composed of thirteen chapters. Chapter 1 provides a short overview of the Air Transport System, from both the micro- and macro-level structure. It covers the descriptions and definitions of the main system elements: air carriers, airports and air navigation service providers, as well as personnel, equipment, procedures and the environment. Chapter 2 introduces the reader to the basic concepts in air transport risk and safety. This chapter covers the definitions of safety, hazards, risk, incidents and accidents. It further explains safety criteria, safety barriers, safety regulator ER -