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Gras, Rebecca E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
While in-flight psychiatric emergencies occur at a lower rate than other medical emergencies (Matsumoto & Goebert, 2001), they tend to cause a higher degree of disruption for passengers (Gordan, Kingham, & Goodwin, 2004). However, flight attendants often receive training that is too basic, minimal, and insufficient to effectively manage…
Descriptors: Travel, Behavior Problems, Crisis Intervention, Mental Disorders
Bani-Salameh, Zakaria A.; Kabilan, Muhammad K.; Bani-Salalmeh, Lina – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
A multimedia English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programme was developed to train flight attendants. The programme comprised of two units. Unit one is listening comprehension, which provides the flight attendants' with specific information of Airbus A340. Unit two is reading comprehension, which provides the flight attendants with the emergency…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Safety, Achievement Tests
Moder, Carol Lynn; Halleck, Gene B. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study investigates the variation in oral proficiency demonstrated by 14 Air Traffic Controllers across two types of testing tasks: work-related radio telephony-based tasks and non-specific English tasks on aviation topics. Their performance was compared statistically in terms of level ratings on the International Civil Aviation Organization…
Descriptors: Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Air Transportation
Estival, Dominique; Molesworth, Brett – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2009
This paper reports on the preliminary stages of a project designed to investigate communication problems in General Aviation and assess the utility of language technologies as a means of mitigation. The study presented in this paper is the first of a three-part study, in which we aim to investigate the extent to which the English language…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Flight Training, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Kim, Hyejeong; Elder, Catherine – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2009
Researchers exploring the use of language use in radiotelephony communication have tended to focus on the limitations of the non-native English user and the threats which their limited control of English may pose for aviation safety (e.g. Atsushi, 2003, 2004). Hence the recent International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) policy places the onus…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Communication Problems, Focus Groups, Aviation Education

King, Frank H. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1983
Aviation accidents are costly, whether they occur in the air or on the ground. Precise information regarding the cost of ground accidents is important, but not easily available on an industry-wide basis. This article points up the need for information on ground accident costs. (Author)
Descriptors: Accidents, Air Transportation, Costs, Safety
Roman, Harry T. – Technology Teacher, 2007
Airplane travelers are dismayed by the long lines and seemingly chaotic activities that precede boarding a full airplane. Surely, the one who can solve this problem is going to make many travelers happy. This article describes the Jet Travel Challenge, an activity that challenges students to create some alternatives to this now frustrating…
Descriptors: Travel, Air Transportation, Industry, Individual Power
von Thaden, Terry L. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: The purpose of this research is to assess information behaviour as it pertains to operational teams in dynamic safety critical operations. Method: In this paper, I describe some of the problems faced by crews on modern flight decks and suggest a framework modelled on Information Science, Human Factors, and Activity Theory research to…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Cognitive Style, Safety, Operations Research
Garner, Ana C. – 1993
A study explored the safety education provided by six newspapers, using the 1988 crash of Delta Flight 1141 as a case study. A total of 351 "Delta 1141" news stories were analyzed for five key areas: overall story category, passenger safety theme, flight personnel safety theme, plane safety theme, and rescue safety. Of the stories…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Case Studies, Content Analysis, Mass Media Effects
Haldeman, Virginia, Ed. – 1991
These conference proceedings include 88 presentations, workshops, and poster sessions. Topics include child support guidelines, food quality and safety, family resource management expert systems, airline deregulation, home-based employment, consumer education, Europe in the 1990s, low-reading level consumers, children as consumers, promotional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Transportation, Child Support, Consumer Economics
Colton, Ted – 1983
This six-lesson unit is designed to familiarize sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students with air traffic safety and the individuals who make air traffic safety possible. Each lesson consists of a statement of the concept fostered, a list of objectives, a brief discussion on the focus of the unit, and instructional strategies for lesson topics…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Air Transportation, Airports, Intermediate Grades
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1989
This learner manual for rescuers covers the current techniques or practices required in the rescue service. The eighth of 10 modules contains 6 chapters: (1) trench rescue; (2) shoring and tunneling techniques; (3) farm accident rescue; (4) wilderness search and rescue; (5) aircraft rescue; and (6) helicopter information. Key points, an…
Descriptors: Accidents, Air Transportation, Emergency Programs, Emergency Squad Personnel
Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX. – 1975
These instructor materials and student study guide for a secondary/postsecondary level course in metal-bonded repair comprise one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The purpose stated for the course is to train students in the…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions, Inspection
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
This three-volume textbook and three student workbooks for a secondary-postsecondary level course in aircraft electrical repair comprise one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The purpose stated for the individualized, self-paced…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Electrical Occupations
Zaharevitz, Walter – 1980
This booklet, one in a series on aviation careers, outlines the variety of careers available in airports. The first part of the booklet provides general information about careers at airports, while the main part of the booklet outlines the following nine job categories: airport director, assistant airport director, engineers, support personnel,…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Air Transportation, Airports, Aviation Technology