Ethical Issues in Aviation (Hardcover, 2 ed)

PART I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS 1 Ethical theories I: dilemmas and decision-making Mark H. Waymack 2 Ethical theories II: rights and character Mark H. Waymack 3 Capitalism and its critics Nathan Ross PART II GENERAL TOPICS IN AVIATION 4 Who governs international aviation? Dawna L. Rhoades 5 Certain restrictions apply: pricing and marketing issues facing airline managers and consumers Joseph P. Schwieterman 6 Outsourcing maintenance: a union perspective Ted Ludwig 7 Whistleblowing in aviation Bruce Hoover PART III ISSUES IN RESPONSIBILITY 8 Ethics and FAA inspectors Gerardo Martinez 9 The Federal Aviation Administration and the ethical dimensions of regulatory capture Elizabeth A. Hoppe 10 Ethics in aviation from the perspective of a flight attendant Gail L. Bigelow 11 ValuJet 592 and corporate responsibility Kenny Frank 12 The sociotechnical cockpit: ethical dimensions of piloting, planes, and programming Eric B. Kennedy 13 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: ethical considerations Richard L. Wilson PART IV DIVERSITY IN AVIATION 14 Racial discrimination against pilots: an historical perspective Flint Whitlock 15 Gender and racial barriers in flight training James E. Sulton, III 16 Diversity recruiting in aviation maintenance Paul Foster 17 Safety, economic favoritism, or age discrimination? The story behind the FAA’s Age 60 Rule Michael Oksner PART V HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 18 Ethical issues in aviation medicine Warren Jensen 19 Environmental concerns in general aviation: avgas and noise pollution Robert Breidenthal 20 Greenhouse gas emissions, persistent contrails, and commercial aviation Steven A. Kolmes 21 Ground-level pollution, invasive species, and emergent diseases Steven A. Kolmes PART VI OTHER GROUND-LEVEL ISSUES 22 There goes the neighborhood: conflicts associated with the location and operation of airports Brian W. Ohm 23 Strings attached? The ethics of air service development incentives Russell W. Mills 24 What can aviation maps teach us about ethics? Peter Nekola 25 Ethical dimensions of the 1981 PATCO strike Michael S. Nolan 26 Air traffic control: a critical system in transition