Pathfinder: Air Rage

Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals,Journals & Trade Publications

Scope:  As a result of a recent survey of 200 airlines worldwide, the problem of air rage is on the rise. An unruly or disruptive airline passenger is anyone who fails to respect the rules of conduct and safety while onboard an aircraft. (ICAO, No. 2 2001)  Incidents of air rage caused by passengers include assault on crew members or other passengers, fights among intoxicated passengers, child molestation, sexual harassment, vandalizing, illegal consumption of drugs, and refusal to stop smoking or consuming alcohol.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Books dealing with air rage are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:

Air rage
Anger
Aggressiveness

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give you a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF BF 31.E52 2000 Encyclopedia of Psychology

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

Bor, Robert.  Passenger Behaviour.  Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2003.

Dahlberg, Angela. Air Rage: The Underestimated Safety Risk. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001.

Thomas, Andrew R. Air Rage: Crisis in the Skies. Amherst, N.Y: Prometheus Books, 2001.

JOURNALS, PERIODICALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of air rage are:

Air Line Pilot
Aopa Pilot
Aviation Medicine
Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine
The International Journal of Aviation Psychology
Journal of Psychology
Psychology Today