Advanced Qualification
Airlines analyze incidents to continuously redefine ‘training to proficiency’ for flight attendants.
Industry Updates
Posts Categorized: Cabin Safety
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Collective Wisdom
Simulations show how child restraint systems work, but lack of injury-exposure data impedes policy insights.
Where’s the Exit?
Despite a briefing and illustrated safety cards, passengers on an Embraer 195 were unsure of what to do while using an overwing exit.
Survival on the Hudson
Inattention to safety briefings, life vests and life lines increased risks after US Airways Flight 1549 touched down.
Survival on the Hudson (Expanded Version)
Inattention to safety briefings, life vests and life lines increased risks after US Airways Flight 1549 touched down.
Beating the Odds
Review of in-flight use of automated external defibrillators yields a more realistic picture of who survives.
Fatigued in the Back (Expanded Version)
New FAA research probes flight attendants’ anxiety over insufficient sleep and unsafe performance.
Special Delivery (Expanded Version)
Flight attendants team with medical advisers to aid passengers during in-flight labor and childbirth.
Bucking Convention (Expanded Version)
Symposium showcases innovations to reduce crew turbulence injuries and hold accountable passengers who impede safety.