Should The Federal Aviation Administration Promote Safety In Aviation?

As stated earlier, the 9/11 attacks revealed the indomitable spirit of the US and awakened a sleeping giant, which was very reminiscent of the US response following the attacks by the Japanese on US forces in Hawaii. Both 9/11 and Pearl Harbor attacks galvanized the American people into action and caused the government to heavily invest resources to combat enemies of the US; the Axis enemies during World War II and “the terrorists”, wherever they may be located, following 9/11. One of the first NIST deficiencies to be corrected were the operational protocols for intra- and inter-agency communication. This, in part, has been addressed in the Incident Command System (ICS) since the purpose of ICS is to integrate operations between public safety entities at all levels of government.

An assessment of Aircraft Solutions (AS) as to what Security Vulnerabilities that might be found, two areas discussed are Hardware & Policy weakness and impact.

Despite the fact that the FAA may know “the cost of all possible safety measures, it still [will] not have enough information to set efficient safety standards because it does not know the value that people place on safety” (Miller, Benjamin, and North, page 19). Without this information, there are no ways for the FAA to assess the benefits of additional safety, and therefore, no way of knowing whether those benefits are greater or less than the added costs of additional safety. However, the authors do propose that there could be a possible advantage to “having the government try to approximate the efficient safety outcome by mandating certain screening provisions without revealing exactly why they are being chosen” (Miller, Benjamin, and North, page

Teens in Therapy: Making It on their own: Engaging Adolescents in Successful Therapy for Responsible Lives

In order to improve something, it must first be measured. Therefore, it is the safety policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs that incidents involving the safety of patients or staff members are reported and that the results of this reporting be trended nationwide to identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement.

At Aircraft Solutions, there are several samples of concerns that could lead to a breach of information or compromised branch of their system. Due to the design of their geographical layout, secure connections that encrypt

Safety First is a phrase most have heard throughout their career, but what impact does that have when there is an increase of safety incidents on base? Newly appointed safety officers inherit any outstanding safety challenges as well as any benchmark programs that brings safety to light. However, if the program is broken the safety officer must utilize the skills harbored within assigned personnel to make a difference for the betterment of the wing. As the new wing safety officer, I have been tasked to eradicate the trends in safety mishaps and make sure there is a process in place to prevent future occurrences. This paper will outline an

Privatizing the United States air traffic control operations may move closer to becoming a reality in 2017 – something most airline companies and other industry leaders have been pushing for a long time. Proponents of shifting away from government control introduced a bill last year that the incoming president has expressed a willingness to carefully consider. Rep. Bill Shuster (R), who helped draft the legislation, sees the long overdue shift to satellite-based air traffic management as the solution to lower costs for operators, while making air traffic safer and more efficient for all stakeholders. Whether global air travel is privately run or government controlled, call center voice recording activities will still be necessary to ensure control tower staff are fully trained and conversations are documented for

The day of 9/11 sparked the attention of the aviation industry, citing that it will never be the same again. Different sectors

Hitler used propaganda to help get people to follow what he believed. He would tell them things to scare them and let them hear what they wanted to hear until he got into power then he turned right around on them. When he got put in power he hired someone to keep up with his propaganda for him. That person controlled what people could practice, read, listen to, watch, and draw. They controlled what religion you were allowed to have but during Hitlers time you could not practice a religion because he was antireligious. Anyone who practice religion would be killed or worked to death. Hitler eventually put fear in everyone; people were hiding everywhere they could like in the book Ann Frank they hid in a room behind a bookcase because they were Jewish and did not want to be killed, but someone told on them and they ended up being sent to camps ("Propaganda"). "I'm trying to imagine what a Jewish state ought to look like, priest should be confined to their temples in the same way that soldiers should be confined to their barracks" (Herzi ¶16).

Bierly, Gallagher and Spender (2014) discuss multidisciplinary communication as a vital part of the growth of submarine programs into high reliability systems, providing a rich learning environment and the opportunity to receive information from a broad range of sources. This argument is also made for the healthcare environment by Miller, Riley and Davis (2009), Weaver et al (2013), Gillespie, Gwinner Chaboyer and Fairweather (2013) and Okuyama, Wagner, and Bijnen (2014). Bierly, Gallagher and Spender (2014) also identify that the structure of communication is important, including dedicated meeting times, with committed staff that combine individual authority into a powerful coalition, led by an advocate for safety. This advocate is then able to direct attention to issues that require follow up. Such briefings are recommended by McDowell and McComb (2014), Mills, Neily and Dunn (2008) and Bowie, Pope and Lough (2007). The issue of withholding, or non-reporting of, issues is identified by Bierly, Gallagher and Spender (2014). Bowie, Pope and Lough (2007) acknowledge that this has been an issue with incident reporting within healthcare systems; and the benefits of full reporting in a protected forum is advocated

The odds are that at some point in time, most people in America will travel by air. What most of these people do not realize is that a simple flight is in reality a well-oiled, complex machine unlike any other air navigation service provider in the world. After the Wright brothers took their first successful flight, America embraced air travel.  The Federal Aviation Agency (now Administration) officially began operations in May of 1958, and later developed a sophisticated air traffic control system that is responsible for the largest volume of air traffic in the world (“A Brief History of the FAA”). Today, however, many politicians believe that government involvement in air traffic control is inhibiting the overall performance of air traffic control. Several bills have been proposed to Congress since the 1970s in attempt to separate air traffic control (referenced as ATC) from the FAA by privatization, corporatization, or other means (Elias 2). The most recent of these bills has caused serious debate in the aviation world over economic policies, safety regulations, and overall effectiveness of the current ATC system. The Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act (21st Century AIRR Act) as proposed by Representative Bill Shuster should not be passed by Congress because it would privatize air traffic control by removing it from the Federal Aviation Administration. This would entail the creation of a board of stakeholders who would have the power to make regulatory

On June 1st, 1999 American Airlines flight 1420 experienced a tragic accident that claimed many lives and made an impact on aviation worldwide. The event and it subsequent investigation shed

An IRS can provide valuable insights into how and why patients can be harmed at the organizational level (Pham, Girard, & Pronovost, 2013). According to the Joint Commission, IRS can be use for quality improvement, it provides opportunities to coordinate patient and worker safety improvement and provide data that supports combined patient/worker health and safety issues. Incident reporting systems “highlights the value of having frontline staff participate directly in the design and planning stages of safety reporting systems and improvement activities” (The Joint Commission,

In order to maintain well organized and managed processes, every organization will need to implement some form of inspection methods or adhere to inspections set forth by overarching authorities. For airports serving, or intending to serve, air carrier operations, the Federal Aviation administration’s (FAA) Regulations 14 CFR Part 139 defines specific policies, activities, and standards for airfield operations management that are required for compliance (Wells & Young, 2011). In addition, the FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5200-18C provides information to airport operators on airport self-inspection programs and identifies items that airport operators should include in such a program (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2004). Using these two references, applicable airports are equipped to conduct self-inspections, which are vital to ensuring safe operations and compliance with stated requirements.