Children Pushing Tin

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1. The stakeholders in this incident included both individuals as well as large organizations. They consist of the FAA, JKF officials, pilots, passengers, the controller and his supervisor. Those stakeholders can be further subdivided into primary and secondary stakeholders. The primary stakeholders are the ones ultimately and directly affected by the incident and its outcome, the controllers and his supervisor are an example of that. Secondary stakeholders are the intermediates who are indirectly affected by the outcome of this event, an example of that would be the general public that were not present at the airport that day. Each and every one of the stakeholders had something to lose or gain. Both the FAA and JFK officials had their reputation on the line. The FAA released a statement saying that these kinds of distractions are totally unacceptable. They also expressed that behavior of the control tower operator did not reflect the true caliber of their work force (Brown, 2). At the same time, the FAA utilized this incident to their advantage. They used it as a way to directly focus on reform policies regarding control towers in our nation’s airports. They had also gained the media attention and the outrage surrounding this unpleasant incident. The controller and his supervisor did not have much to gain; on the contrary, they might end up losing their jobs. Pilots had different opinions when it came to this incident. Some did not care while others expressed disapproval. The pilots directly involved in this incident expressed their disappointment in the FAA’s decision. One pilot appeared delighted by the message transmitted by the child; he said “I wish I could bring my kid to work” (Brwon, 1). Just as expected, the general p...

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... lot more attention due to the fact that it came less than seven months after the incident at the Teterboro airport. A controller was placed on leave for similar actions. The controller was recorded joking on the phone with his girlfriend as he dispatched instructions to a small plane. That led to a deadly crash between a helicopter and the small plane over the Hudson River. The controller ended the call when he realized the plane had dropped out of radio contact, just seconds before the crash (Meals, 1).

Some think that the control tower incident at JFK got simply blown out of proportion. Many expressed their disappointment in the way the FAA handled the situation. Some pilots simply think it is a case of the media preaching aviation safety to the general public. As a result of the event, the FAA banned any unauthorized personnel from accessing the control tower.

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