This workshop investigates the unfortunate plunge into the Florida Everglades of the Valuejet DC-9 flight in 1996. The FAA found that poor airline maintenance and outsourcing of vital services were the causes of the death of everyone on board the fateful flight.

Duration: 30 mins.

Location: U.S.A.

Training Applications:

• Aircraft engineering

• Safety design issues

• Handling and transport of dangerous goods

• Emergency procedures

• Safety and rescue systems

• Management decision making – profitability versus safety considerations

• Statutory policymaking

• Contractor and subcontractor issues

• Inter-agency conflicts