Product Description: From the worst plane accident in history on Tenerife to America's worst air crash at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, this engrossing volume covers many of the most famous aircraft disasters in history and their investigations...read more

Product Description: From operating theatres to trading floors, and from oil platforms to airline cockpits, organizations are engaged in a continuous struggle for safety and control. It has become essential for organizations to identify, understand and learn from close calls and 'near-miss' events quickly, before minor errors and failures can enlarge into catastrophic accidents...read more

Product Description: The Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937. It swiftly fell from the sky and was incinerated. This incident is remembered as the most infamous airship accident, killing 36 people and sinking the dirigible transportation industry...read more

Product Description: Find out how people react and rebuild their lives and the environment when a large scale Plane Crash occurs and what communities and the emergency services do in response.

Product Description: This book discusses the science behind plane crashes. The chapters examine the worst plane crashes in history, explain how aircraft fail, and show how scientists and engineers are designing safer aircraft. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved...read more