The Effect of the Airline Deregulation Act on the Level of Air Safety. Annual Report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress Pursuant to Section 107 of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-504).
Abstract
This report was prepared in response to the requirements of section 107 of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-504). It reviews the impact of deregulation on air carrier operations in calendar year 1979, with emphasis on the carriers extensively involved in scheduled domestic passenger service in the contiguous United States and statistically explores the accident, incident and violation records of these carriers. The statistical data from calendar year 1979 does not show that the level of air safety was adversely affected by deregulation. There were no accidents in which deregulation was determined to be a direct causal factor. The accident and fatal accident rates for certificated route carriers closely parallel those of previous years. Only the fatality number and rate, resulting from two accidents of wide-bodied jet aircraft, were higher. The commuter airline accident and fatal accident rates for 1979 remained comparably similar to the past 4 years of reported data, while the commuters experienced one of their highest traffic growth rates as a result of the stimulus provided by deregulation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA100733
Entities
Organizations
- Federal Aviation Administration