Aviation Security and Its Impact on Airports
Aviation Security and Its impact on Airports
John Gonzales
10583530
Utah Valley University
Abstract
In this paper I will discuss some of the history of terrorist attacks, along with the formation of the TSA. I will also discuss some of the methods that the TSA uses to perform aviation security, and some of the controversy that comes along with these methods. I will discuss the technology that has been used in aviation security. Along with that I will discuss some of the more successful methods of aviation security procedures, and why they are successful. I will give my opinion as to why these methods are successful as well.
Throughout history, the aviation industry has been a constant target for terrorist attacks. Not only do attacks on airports and airplanes provide a large amount of casualties and damage expenses, but these attacks also generate a lot of news coverage, which in turn, fans the flames of terrorism even more. As a result, the aviation industry has tightened its belt when it comes to security at our airports. Some of the methods used to keep our planes flying safely can vary from just looking a man in the eye, all the way to a screener possibly checking me out because I walked through one of the controversial x-ray machines. In this essay, I will discuss aviation security and its impact on airports.
The world’s first terrorist attack against civilians while in flight was the Cubana Flight 455, which was going from Barbados to Jamaica on October 6th 1976. The result of this horrific attack was the death of all 48 passengers and the 25 crew members on board. Close to ten minutes after takeoff at 17:24, a bomb was detonated at the back of the plane. The pilots were going to attempt to land the plane back at Seawell Airport where they took off from, but a few minutes after the first explosion a second bomb detonated on the plane. Realizing that a crash was imminent, the pilots turned the airplane away from the beach towards the Atlantic Ocean
John Gonzales
10583530
Utah Valley University
Abstract
In this paper I will discuss some of the history of terrorist attacks, along with the formation of the TSA. I will also discuss some of the methods that the TSA uses to perform aviation security, and some of the controversy that comes along with these methods. I will discuss the technology that has been used in aviation security. Along with that I will discuss some of the more successful methods of aviation security procedures, and why they are successful. I will give my opinion as to why these methods are successful as well.
Throughout history, the aviation industry has been a constant target for terrorist attacks. Not only do attacks on airports and airplanes provide a large amount of casualties and damage expenses, but these attacks also generate a lot of news coverage, which in turn, fans the flames of terrorism even more. As a result, the aviation industry has tightened its belt when it comes to security at our airports. Some of the methods used to keep our planes flying safely can vary from just looking a man in the eye, all the way to a screener possibly checking me out because I walked through one of the controversial x-ray machines. In this essay, I will discuss aviation security and its impact on airports.
The world’s first terrorist attack against civilians while in flight was the Cubana Flight 455, which was going from Barbados to Jamaica on October 6th 1976. The result of this horrific attack was the death of all 48 passengers and the 25 crew members on board. Close to ten minutes after takeoff at 17:24, a bomb was detonated at the back of the plane. The pilots were going to attempt to land the plane back at Seawell Airport where they took off from, but a few minutes after the first explosion a second bomb detonated on the plane. Realizing that a crash was imminent, the pilots turned the airplane away from the beach towards the Atlantic Ocean
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