Further reading

General interest

An inflatable seat belt - airbags for aircraft? (107kb)

Flight Safety Australia, May-June 2000, page 39.

Deadly cargo - somes things were never meant to fly. (116kb)

Flight Safety Australia, September-October 1999, pages 36, 37.

Crashworthiness. Contrary to popular belief, the large majority of aircraft accidents are survivable. (58kb)

Flight Safety Australia, November 1998, page 33.

Experiences

Enroute emergency (48kb)

Flight Safety Australia, January-February 2000 page 43.

26 minutes of terror. United flight 811. (159kb)

Flight Safety Australia, November-December 1999, pages 40-42.

Training saves lives. A flight attendant's story of heroism. (127kb)

Flight Safety Australia, November 1998, pages 35, 36.

Information for cabin crew

These articles are written for cabin crew, but may be of interest to passengers.

Is your passenger fit to fly? Passenger illness can come in all sorts of disguises - a few clues may help cabin crew decide which of these could spell trouble. (240kb)

Flight Safety Australia, May-June 2000 pages 34, 35.

In-flight radiation. What's the real story for cabin crew? (92kb)

Flight Safety Australia, September-October 1999, pages 52, 53.

Sky Rage II. (132kb)

Flight Safety Australia, April 1999, pages 43-45.

Web sites of interest

Healthy Flying - Flyana

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Ears, Altitude and Airplane Travel

Aerospace Medical Association - Useful tips for airline travel and Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel

Airsafe.com - Safety information for the airline passenger

Qantas - Flying with us