Aircraft Cockpit Security

Abstraction

In this research paper we will be discussing about the changes that have taken place after the disastrous incident of 9/11, it was the day which brought to light the vulnerabilities regarding the security of aircrafts. This attacked also changed the way the Americans use to think, as many Americans before the attack thought they were a secure country and such type of terrorist attacks can only happen to other countries. This incident raised a huge debate regarding the vulnerabilities present in the airline security systems. One of the major vulnerabilities that were identified as a major cause of attack was the less amount of security of the cockpit or the flight deck. Cockpit is an area which is usually in front of an aircraft, this is the area where the pilots sit, and control the aircraft. It was found that the doors of the cockpit were not secured enough which allowed the terrorists to gain easy access to the flight deck and they killed the pilots and easily gained the access of the controls of the aircraft. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that the new advancements are for improving the aviation security. These new laws sanctioned on all the commercial airlines in America would also encourage the foreign civil aviation authorities to adopt the same standards for their flights.

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Discussion4

Vulnerability in the aviation system5

Security of aircrafts5

Fortified Cockpits5

Limitations of the Fortified Cockpits6

Aviation Physcology6

Accident7

Transportation Security8

Airport safety and certification9

Conclusion9

References10

Aircraft Cockpit Security

Introduction

Airline security is referred to as an infrastructure of a set of procedures, which are designed for avoiding security issues abroad aircraft. A related area of this security is airport security. The security of air travel is principally dependent on the airport authorities, which includes certain exceptions such as the security measures abroad aircraft which includes under cover armed security guard for guarding the plane, along with secure cargo holders. The United States airline even uses Sky Marshals on their flights. The day of 11 September, 2001 which is marked as one of the most tragic and devastating days in the history of America, the day on which terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre by using the aircrafts of United States Airline, can never be forgotten by the people of United States of America. In this paper we will be discussing about the reasons and the vulnerabilities that were present in the aircrafts before the attacks of 11 September, 2001.

Discussion

The day of 11 September, 2001 can never be forgotten by any American, it was the day which brought to light the vulnerabilities regarding the security of aircrafts. This attacked also changed the way the Americans use to think, as many Americans before the attack thought they were a secure country and such type of terrorist attacks can only happen to other countries. After, the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, made the American realize that not even they are safe from the terrorist attacks. On the morning of 11 September, 2011 nineteen terrorists successfully ...