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Airframe is a 1996 novel by American author Michael Crichton. The story follows Casey Singleton, a vice‑president of quality assurance at the fictional Norton Aircraft company, who is assigned to investigate an in‑flight accident that kills three passengers and injures 56 on a Norton's airliner.
Singleton’s investigation exposes issues of pilot error, aircraft maintenance, and potential unapproved parts, raising questions about air safety and corporate responsibility in the aviation industry.
First published by Knopf in hardcover and later by Ballantine Books, Airframe blends suspense with technical detail as it examines human‑machine interaction and the cascading failures that can bring a modern jet down.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Michael Crichton
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