Ethical issues in aviation /

"The aviation industry is unique in two major ways: firstly, it has a long history of government involvement dating back to the early days of aviation; and secondly, its primary concern is the safety of its passengers and crew. These features highlight the importance of ethical decision-making...

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Other Authors: Hoppe, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Anne) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
Edition:Second Edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical frameworks
  • Ethical theories I : dilemmas and decision-making / Mark H. Waymack
  • Ethical theories II : rights and character / Mark H. Waymack
  • Capitalism and its critics / Nathan Ross
  • General topics in aviation
  • Who governs internatioanl aviation? / Dawna L. Rhoades
  • Certain restrictions apply : pricing and marketing issues facing airlie managers and consumers / Joseph P. Schwieterman
  • Outsourcing maintenance : a union perspective / Ted Ludwig
  • Whistleblowing in aviation / Bruce Hoover
  • Issues in responsibility
  • Ethics and FAA inspectors / Gerardo Martinez
  • The FAA and the ethical dimensions of regulatory capture / Elizabeth A. Hoppe
  • Ethics in aviation from the perspective of a flight attendant / Gail L. Bigelow
  • ValuJet 592 and corporate responsibility / Kenny Frank
  • The sociotechnical cockpit : ethical dimensions of piloting, planes, and programing / Eric B. Kennedy
  • Malaysia airlines flight 370 : ethical considerations / Richard L. Wilson
  • Diversity in aviation
  • Racial discrimination against pilots : an historical perspective / Flint Whitlock
  • Gender and racial barriers in flight training / James E. Sulton, III
  • Diversity recruiting in aviation maintenance / Paul Foster
  • Safety, economic favoritism, or age discrimination? : the story behind the FAA's age 60 rule / Michael Oksner
  • Health and the environment
  • Ethical issues in aviation medicine / Warren Jensen
  • Environmental concerns in general aviation : avgas and noise pollution / Robert Breidenthal
  • Greenhouse gas emissions, persistent contrails, and commercial aviation / Steven A. Kolmes
  • Ground-level pollution, invasive species, and emergent diseases / Steven A. Kolmes
  • Other ground-level issues
  • There goes the neighborhood : conflicts associated with the location and operation of airports / Brian W. Ohm
  • Strings attached? : the ethics of air service development incentives / Russell W. Mills
  • What can aviation maps teach us about ethics? / Peter Nekola
  • Ethical dimensions of the 1981 PATCO strike / Michael S. Nolan
  • Air traffic control : a critical system in transition / Bill Parrot