Air Traffic Safety

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' CREW COORDINATION CONCEPTS

PROGRAM AND THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY�

This research is concerned with air traffic safety. While a �

number of issues affect air traffic safety, the performance of �

flight crews can lead to improved safety, regardless of the �

particular factors involved. This focus of this research is on �

Continental Airlines' Crew Coordination Concepts Program.�

In the 12 years since the air traffic controllers strike, �

the situation has not improved with respect to air traffic �

safety. While the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) does now have a �

trained permanent staff of air traffic controllers, the numerical �

size of that staff is smaller that the size of the staff before �

the strike in 1981. At the beginning of the strike, the FAA air �

traffic controller staff numbered approximately 17,000. By the �

late-1980s, the staff level stood at approximately 12,000 air �

traffic controllers.1 Over the past 10 years, however, air �

traffic in the United States has increased by more than one-�

third.2 If the effect on air transportation safety of a �

substandard number of air traffic controllers wa

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action was taken through the � � implementation of the Crew Coordination Concepts (CCC) Program.� ----------�  „„  5S. Shapiro, "Runway Accidents Spur FAA Action," Business � Insurance 23 (1991): 32-33.�  „„  6James Ott, "United Growth Strategy Puts Carrier on Comeback � Trail, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 135 (1991): 34-36.� .pa @ 7 à4
�Š Continental Airlines' CCC program is an application to the � � organization's technical and maintenance operations of the � � Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) concept that is employed by � � Continental and most other major airlines in conjunction with � � flight operations.7 Currently, the CCC program is functioning at � � the level of assistant supervisor.8 If the program proves � � successful at this level, Continental plans to extend the � � application of the program to the rank and file level of the � � organization's technical and maintenance operations.9�  „„  The goal of Continental's CCC program is to achieve � � improvements in both safety and efficiency.10 In pursuit of � � these goals, the CCC program seeks to improve communication � � between team members,
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Approximate Word count = 2114
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)

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