Flying Blind, Flying Safe
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Flying Blind, Flying Safe is a non-fiction book about the American airline industry and Federal Aviation Administration, written by Mary Schiavo with Sabra Chartrand. The book was first published in March 1997 in hardcover format by Avon Books.[2] An updated paperback edition was published on April 1, 1998.[3] Schiavo is a former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation, and Chartrand a journalist for The New York Times. Schiavo was Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation for six years, and resigned in 1996 shortly after the ValuJet Flight 592 airline crash in the Florida Everglades. She became a whistleblower and was highly critical of the airline industry and its relationship with aviation safety agencies in the United States federal government.
Author | Mary Schiavo, with Sabra Chartrand |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | March 1997[1] |
Media type | Hardcover |
Pages | 303 |
ISBN | 0-380-97532-7 |
OCLC | 0380975327 |
The book is structured into two sections. The first portion of the book is critical of the aviation industry and the U.S. government agencies tasked with inspecting it. The second portion of the book addresses consumers and potential airline passengers. The book became successful shortly after publication. It reached number 10 on the New York Times Best Seller list and number 9 on a Chicago Tribune list of bestsellers in early April 1997. Most reviews of the book in media publications were positive. Some individuals within the airline industry claimed the book contained factual inaccuracies, and this was investigated as part of a class project at George Washington University.