Aircraft hijacking

September 11th 2001, will be a day forever etched in American history. On what seemed to be a perfect Tuesday morning, an American Airline flight holding 767 passengers crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, instantly killing hundreds and trapping hundreds more. Nearly 20 minutes later a United Airlines flight holding another, 767 passengers was crashed into the south tower, killing hundreds. It was at this moment that America realized that they were under attack. Many people…

Thousands died on 9/11; family members, friends, firefighters and police, either trying to save lives or even trying to save their own. Strict enforcements on airplane security has become more challenging/advanced ever since the twin towers were bombed on 9/11, til this day it is still a hard topic to talk about. Not only has strict enforcement been challenging/advanced it has become a very time consuming task for people trying to catch their plane, but people understand that it is for their…

People think of heroism and bravery differently. In all three passages both heroism and bravery are shown ; each in a different way than the other. In all three stories “ Flight 93”, “Memories from Normandy”, and “The Man in the Water” there are groups of people showing heroism and bravery. Unlike the “American Dream” there is still heroism and bravery in the world. In the story “Flight 93”; refusing to give in without a fight” a group of people aboard a plane showed heroism and bravery to the…

Privacy or National Security The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects our right of privacy and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. But to what extent? I believe that these rights may be bent depending on the situation that is occurring. If the situation is involving national security, then I do agree these rights should be put on pause for the moment. I feel that national security is more important than privacy to an extent. I feel that…

screening of passengers and their baggage. After the September 11, 2001, analysts had mixed feelings about private companies screening passengers at the airport because they were saying these private companies allowed the terrorists to board and hijack aircraft. At that time the Congress and the Bush administration decided to federalize airport screeners (Kettl, 2015). Their argument was that the citizens would feel safer when the…

as new types of threats present themselves, new ideologies on the part of the terrorist become prevalent and the changing priorities for Emergency Management Officials based on these events. As an example, the days of seeing a would-be terrorist hijacking a plane with explosives strapped around his torso are a thing of the past. However, it is now possible for liquid explosives in the amount that would fill a contact lens bottle, to potentially bring down a big passenger airliner (Hamilton,…

Literature Review R1: Does the act of terrorism in countries mean there is low to minimal security within these countries. R2: Looking at the act of terrorism during the United States of America’s (USA) 9/11 attack, Does this show there is low to minimal security within our countries? Did this attack increase terrorism through social media or technology? Purpose: The goal of this literature review is to determine whether the 9/11 attack on America is associated and indicates that our countries…

No other industry has suffered more from the effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade center in New York than air transport. One of the immediate effects of the attack on the airlines industry was a complete shutdown of aviation systems. The attack also caused many potential travelers to avoid flying because of the new perceived risks associated with it. The fear largely driven by the panic associated with flying has dissipated in the recent past but the stringent new…

Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…

Security in aviation has become one of today's most important items. There have been many terrorist attacks over the years; like Cubana Flight 455 the first terrorist attack using flight on October 6, 1976 to the most wide known and devastating attack, the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Since the attacks in 2001 the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) has developed a layered security system that involves the use of 20 different layers. As a manager safety of your…