Public Health News Headlines from Johns HopkinsThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives.Pilot Error Declines as Factor in Airline Mishaps- December 28, 2007 The number of airline mishaps attributed to pilot error significantly declined between 1983 and 2002, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While the overall rate of airline mishaps remained stable during that time, the proportion of mishaps involving pilot error decreased 40 percent. The rate of mishaps related to a pilots poor decision-making declined 71 percent.http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/baker_pilot_error.html |