Jumpseat

Jumpseat
Author: Eduardo Valenciana
Publisher:
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2018-06-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983199622

On October 31, 1979, DC-10 Flight 2605 was under the command of Captain Carl Herbert Sr.The highly respected Safety Pilot guided his jumbo jet for final approach into Benito JuarezInternational Airport at Mexico City, a facility he had successfully landed 351 previous times.Things were about to go very wrong. The official investigation would be conducted by thehost nation. Why would the airline, U.S. government or appropriate aviation agencies notchallenge the final report? Join the journey of the surviving flight attendant who wascompelled to never let the secrets of Flight 2605 die with her that morning of El Dia de LosMuertos, no matter the price.

Jump Seat Leadership

Jump Seat Leadership
Author: Joshua S Chase
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2021-02-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Leadership at the informal level is becoming a lost art in the fire service. We lack men and women who are willing to lead regardless of their current position. Preparing yourself to lead at the informal level starts now, today. You may not carry a title, but it doesn't mean you can't influence others around you. You can lead from the jump seat.

Hijacked

Hijacked
Author: Dave Hirschman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 0062850385

The unbelievable true story of three pilots flying a routine Federal Express flight who must call on their inner courage, strength, and ability to stop a bitter, suicidal hijacker from killing them, and thousands of people below. David Sanders, Jim Tucker, and Andy Peterson had taken off on a regular “out-and-back,” delivering and picking up packages for FedEx’s next-day service. They had one jumpseat passenger, an off-duty colleague who they assumed was simply taking advantage of the FedEx perk allowing virtually all employees to ride the company jets for free. The shock came twenty minutes later. Before the plane had reached its normal cruising altitude, the lone passenger attacked the pilots with hammers and a spear gun. He’d had his diabolical plan in the works for months: by crashing the plane into the Federal Express Memphis hub, he’d ruin the company, which he felt had treated him unfairly. With superhuman strength fueled by sheer fury, the attacker struck the pilots again and again. What he didn’t count on was the skill and intelligence of the pilots. While Sanders and Peterson tried to stop the relentless battering, copilot Tucker swung the aircraft into dangerous flight maneuvers in an attempt to literally knock the man off his feet. In Hijacked, Dave Hirschman vividly re-creates this hair-raising battle of wills, giving each pilot’s point of view and drawing on his own experiences as a pilot to take us inside that fateful day.

Cruising Attitude

Cruising Attitude
Author: Heather Poole
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0062098845

Real-life flight attendant Heather Poole has written a charming and funny insider’s account of life and work in the not-always-friendly skies. Cruising Attitude is a Coffee, Tea, or Me? for the 21st century, as the author parlays her fifteen years of flight experience into a delightful account of crazy airline passengers and crew drama, of overcrowded crashpads in “Crew Gardens” Queens and finding love at 35,000 feet. The popular author of “Galley Gossip,” a weekly column for AOL’s award-winning travel website Gadling.com, Poole not only shares great stories, but also explains the ins and outs of flying, as seen from the flight attendant’s jump seat.

Flight Attendants Lost In the Line of Duty

Flight Attendants Lost In the Line of Duty
Author: B. Elizabeth Chabot
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1525523171

“The pilots were attempting to return to Honolulu but with the failure of both engines on the right wing of the UAL 747, combined with massive structural damage, there was a very real possibility that they would be required to ditch. The thought of ditching into the ocean in the dark of night is daunting. The flight attendants could have secured themselves in their jump seats but instead stood in the aisles to prepare their passengers. The roar of the air rushing by at a speed of 190 to 200 knots was deafening in the cabin. The flight attendants could only “mime” the instructions for passengers to look at their Safety Cards and to demonstrate the donning of life vests.” “The Aloha 737 was severely damaged, literally now a convertible and was in emergency descent with speeds of 280 to 290 knots. The roar of the wind was deafening. The forward flight attendant had been sucked out of the cabin as it ruptured. The aft flight attendant was seriously injured. The mid flight attendant, suffering minor injuries and being the only one able, rather than securing herself in her jump seat, she crawled up and down the aisle calming her passengers and assisting the injured.” Flight Attendants Lost offers a fascinating look into what went on inside the airplane from actual aircraft accident and incident case studies spanning decades and countries. The book covers the intense training, the ongoing vigilance, the behind the scenes team work and the committed actions of flight attendants in emergency situations. It uncovers the complexities of aircraft safety design and makes sense of the reasons behind safety rules and regulations making this book an educational must read for air travellers. Flight Attendants Lost is not only an eye-opener but is a reassuring read that will make you look at flying differently. It is also a beautifully written memorial tribute to the hundreds of flight attendants who, over the years, have given their lives In the Line of Duty.

Aircraft Cabin Safety Staffing Standards

Aircraft Cabin Safety Staffing Standards
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 578
Release: 1981
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Risk Management

Risk Management
Author: Gerald Mars
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000008355

First published in 2000, Risk Management is a two volume set, comprised of the most significant and influential articles by the leading authorities in the studies of risk management. The volumes includes a full-length introduction from the editor, an internationally recognized expert, and provides an authoritative guide to the selection of essays chosen, and to the wider field itself. The collections of essays are both international and interdisciplinary in scope and provide an entry point for investigating the myriad of study within the discipline.

Risk Management, 2 Volume Set

Risk Management, 2 Volume Set
Author: Gerald Mars
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1194
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000398099

First published in 2000, Risk Management is a two volume set, comprised of the most significant and influential articles by the leading authorities in the studies of risk management. The volumes includes a full-length introduction from the editor, an internationally recognized expert, and provides an authoritative guide to the selection of essays chosen, and to the wider field itself. The collections of essays are both international and interdisciplinary in scope and provide an entry point for investigating the myriad of study within the discipline.