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Civil air transport is globally recognized as one of the most convenient, fastest and safest modes of travel. As air traffic continues to grow tremendous efforts are required to keep air transport save and sustainable. The aviation safety culture should therefore be regarded as a continues effort to enhance that very aviation safety. However, albeit very rarely, things might go wrong. If an aviation accident occurs, the consequences are mostly dramatic and the impact on society will be absolutely revolting and far-reaching. It is society that immediately demands an investigation into cause and guilt.

This book provides an insight into the question of legal principles, rules and protocols regarding the concurrence of civil aviation accident and incident investigations in the Netherlands. The authors call for independent and comprehensive technical aviation accident and incident investigations, not hampered by other concurrent inquiries, in a just culture environment, as this will eventually enable the global civil aviation industry to learn lessons for the future.

Aviation accident and incident investigation: Concurrence of technical and judicial inquiries in the Netherlands is published as volume 9 in the Eleven International Publishing Essential Air and Space Law series.