Airport

In the spring of 2007, many things changed in my life. It all started at SeaTac airport as my family and I slowly shuffled through the bustling, congested airplane aisles. As we neared the plane exit, my heart begun to race in a cluster of excitement, curiosity, and in the deep corner of my mind, fear. Finally, it was our turn to leave. Our family slowly dragged our luggage along, into the bland and grey hallway which smelled of strangeness. Although only few feet long, the journey through the…

Control and oversight of the airline industry did not happen overnight, it has evolved over the past 90 years, most if not all of the legislation and regulations, congress passed and signed into law by the President of the United States were reactionary to real world events instead of visionary outlook. The aviation industry would enter into the United States at a relatively slow pace furthermore; there was minor growth from the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903 to mid-1925. The years between…

SUMMARY 1: FREE FLIGHT AND EN ROUTE AIR SAFETY: A FIRST-ORDER ANALYSIS The United States airspace is programmed such that all aircrafts or plane does not travel on a straight line to their respective destination from their origin. They are made to follow a certain route, which is the same as what is experienced on the interstate highway system. The paths they follow were selected more than 50 years ago and navigation networks were placed along the path. The continuous advance in technology shows…

Sitting in the Chicago airport late one summer evening, waiting for my flight to board, I stared at the wall, wondering how on earth we all got to where we were. I certainly never thought I would be going into my last year of high school with my dad living halfway across the country in some distant, large city with his new girlfriend. School induced enough anxiety on its own. Then again, nobody plans for or expects these things to happen; nobody gets married and has a kid, thinking, I’ll give…

The following disaster summary includes information from The NTSB’s Official Aircraft Accident Report (1973). On June 12, 1972 Flight 96 departed from Detroit at 18:36 and began ascending to cruising altitude. Meteorological information was reported to be very good with light winds and cool temperatures. A post-incident interview with a ramp service agent who loaded baggage on the plane was conducted, and the agent described mild difficulties in closing the aft cargo door. The interview revealed…

On Monday, December 18th, an Amtrak train on its inaugural run from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon derailed off a bridge and fell onto Interstate 5, killing 3 people and injuring many more. Even though the route has been operating for two weeks with non-revenue trains, this was the first passenger train to use Amtrak’s new inland Cascades Line. Though the reason for the crash has not been determined, officials have said that speed was a major factor. At the time of the incident, the…

Flight 800, Pure Tragic The odds of someone getting in an airplane crash and dying are one in eleven-million. The one plane crash that has been talked about the most the past 22 years is Flight 800 better known as “TWA Flight 800”. This was unluckily one of those one in eleven-millions. However, did the plane just crash? Or was it apart of something or someone´s plan. Was there really a missle that hit the midsection of the plane that caused it to explode. Or a short circuit that ignited a…

Everyone who is anyone passes through airport security at some stage in their lives. This type of security acting as a requirement is understandable, since it is found in most public areas that involve the requirement for high security. This requirement arises from the precautions taken by the state in order to ensure that there is security available to counteract possible terrorist or any criminal attacks. There is a fine line that separates privacy and security from one another. This line is…

at the nation’s largest airport. For many years, the Denver International Airport has been subject to many conspiracies from people all over the country. Conspiracy theorists claim that something sinister and mischievous is going on at the airport and have many reasons and explanations to back up their claims. The major areas where conspiracies are forming are based on five main factors; the cost, underground areas below the airport, the size and location of the airport, various artworks in and…

2.1 Air Traffic Control Air traffic control is the service provided by the air traffic controllers who are responsible for assisting, dispatching and maintaining a secure, safe and systematic flow of air traffic.[6] According to Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia, safety is a principal matter of preventing collision between aircraft with other aircraft, assisting aircraft in avoiding hazardous weather, assuring that aircraft do not operate in airspace where operations are prohibited…