The Special
SafeFlier.com Collaborators are renowned for their efforts aimed
at educating society about the dangers of air rage and other air safety
threats. Says Kristen L. Skogrand, Founder of the Safe Flier Foundation
and SafeFlier.com:
These
fine individuals and organizations have lent support to our cause, as
we support theirs. Besides reinforcing the need for action and change,
together well also provide sound solutions to pervasive safety threats
and serious consumer needs.
MEET THE SPECIAL
SAFEFLIER.COM COLLABORATORS
Todd Curtis, Ph.D., Aviation Safety Expert, Founder
Airsafe.com® (www.Airsafe.com )
Mr. Mike Sheffer, Founder of the Skyrage Foundation
and Skyrage.org (www.Skyrage.org )
(Mr. Sheffer has recently moved on to other endeavors, which may make
it difficult to access the Skyrage site.)
Mr. Andrew R. Thomas, author of Air Rage; Crisis
in the Skies and "Aviation Insecurity", plus Founder
or Airrage.org (www.Airrage.org )
Mr. Thomas J. Patire, President & Founder, CDT
Training, Inc. and creator of the Skysafe® and Training
for Life® personal protection programs tailored to everyday
people of all ages and backgrounds
(We
will present additional Collaborators and Expert Providers shortly.)
LINK
OVERVIEW
(As with most
3rd-party link menus, you may find broken links below as well. We will
conduct a more thorough link review this fall. Thank you for your understanding!)
ONLINE
AIR RAGE & SAFETY RESOURCES
Yahoos
Air Rage Coverage
About.com
air rage page
The
Open Directory Project page on air rage
Airline
Pilots Association, statement of Captain Stephen Luckey before Congress
on June 11, 1998
Airport
Security Risks; Holes in the Security Net.
TIME Magazine,
supported by SafeFlier.com collaborator Todd Curtis, Ph.D.
Information
from Air-Rage.com, the UK site presented by S.A.F.E. (the Safety And Flight
Executive)
Diana
Fairechilds Resources at Flyana.com
Johnny
Jet
In-flight
Safety Primer from Ms. Anna Damski
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PERSONAL
SELF-HELP LINKS
FREE
Self-Help for People with Anxiety Problems from Anxieties.com
The
Psychological Self-Help Book Online
SafeFlier.com
collaborator Airsafe.com®s One-Complaint-Form
SkyHelp.org:
Hope and Healing After Tragedy
Fist
Free: A Canadian based site offering know-how about non-violent conflict
resolution and verbal self-defense.
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IN
THE NEWS
Driving
Instead of Flying? A Road Warrior in the Truest Sense.
In-flight
cameras to curb hijack fears
Airline
security fee hike sought Lawmakers want to double air tax
Smuggling
by Airline Guards Feared
Diverted
Jet Inspected in Greenland
USA
TODAY: FAA seldom punished air rage
CNN
Air Rage Coverage
BBC
Air Rage Coverage
ABC
News: In-flight Assaults Increase Cabin Fever Rages
BBC
Trouble In The Air Study, incl. 2000-2001 UK statistics on
Air Rage
BBC
Staff Fear Air Rage Epidemic
BBC
UK Spotlight on Air Rage
MSNBC:
Testing the Airport Security System
NASA:
Six-fold increase in Air Rage in a decade
Plane
threat causes scare: Troubled man arrested at Logan allegedly got into
cockpit
UK
Air Ragers who have landed in jail
Flight
attendants admit tea bag revenge on rude passengers
Chinese
Crew Foils Hijacking Attempt
Humorous?
A Man on a Plane, and a Toilet-Seat Gaffe
Homeland
Security Director Ridge displeased with random airport checks
FBI
returned plane: Several passengers of Middle Eastern descent had purchased
one-way tickets for cash
Former
Ballet dancer risking 20 years in jail on air rage charges
Man
passes airport security with guns
COURT
TV: Safety Challenge (incl. Air Rage author and SafeFlier.com collaborator,
Andrew R. Thomas)
COURT
TV: Online chat about Air Rage (Andrew R. Thomas)
The
Stress Factor
Check
out Jonathan Brickers New Survey
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NOTEWORTHY
EVENTS FROM SMOKINGGUN.COM
Links
to copies of various court and law enforcement reports
Unruly
Southwest Passenger Killed by other Passengers
Feb.
2000 FBI report of an Event on a US Airways Jet
Stink
bombs on TWA aircraft
Extreme
Drinking Event in First Class
Other
events
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GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES & RESOURCES
Federal
Aviation Administration
Air
Rage Statistics 1995 2002
FAA
Press Release on Air Rage
FAA
Advisory Circular on Interference with Crew Members
Travel
Security Administration
US
Department of Transportation
Fly-Rights;
A Consumer Guide to Air Travel from the U.S. Department of Transportation
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AVIATION
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS & UNIONS
Association
of Flight Attendants (AFA). Organized by flight attendants for flight
attendants.
Airline
Pilots Association (ALPA). Represents 58,000 airline pilots at 50 U.S.
and Canadian airlines.
Airline
division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Air
Transport Association (ATA). Founded by 14 airlines during a 1936 meeting
in Chicago. The only trade organization for the principal airlines in
the U.S.
Air
Transportation Research International Forum (ATRIF). Strategic planners
and research analysts from all segments of the aviation industry.
International
Air Transport Association (IATA). The airline industrys global organization.
International
Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Represents more than 5 million workers
from 470 transport workers' trade unions in over 120 countries.
United
States National Standards of Training Association (USNSTA). Established
to unify training standards for Law Enforcement and Security Personnel
nationwide.
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