The Utilization of Research
The agency in which I am employed is the Federal Aviation Administration. The
FAA is responsible for administering safety procedures for the National Transportation Safety Board. To implement procedures and ensure safety we do limited research that enables us to make general decisions concerning the public and travel safety.
One of the FAA’s highlighted programs is National Transportation Week. During this exciting week, educational and informative events highlighting significant transportation achievements take place all over the country. The FAA encourages employees to take part in the activities planned, with particular emphasis on the Annual National Transportation Week Transportation & Travel Exposition. This conference is an excellent opportunity to hear first hand from Department of Transportation officials, transportation industry leaders and the defense transportation community on important issues such as surface and air reauthorization, the logistics story behind Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the future of the travel and transportation industry.
Dedicated to ensuring a safe and efficient transportation system, the FAA has so much to celebrate and be proud of during National Transportation Week.
Civil aviation in the United States is by far and away the world’s safest form of public transportation. Part of that outstanding track record comes from the 50 years of continuous improvement that have made General Aviation safe for those flying and those on the ground. Every pilot must undergo formal training using an FAA-approved curriculum at an FAA-certified and inspected flight school using FAA-inspected aircraft and FAA-certified flight instructors. The same is true for mechanics and all formal occupations in aviation. Pilots must pass several intermediate stage checks throughout their training, and no less than four different formal examinations before they can get their pilot’s license (it’s actually called a pilot certificate). All aircraft must undergo mandatory periodic maintenance and inspections every 50 hours, 100 hours, or annually. The aircraft is taken into a hangar and literally taken apart, so that every component can be inspected and tested. Worn components are replaced and complete records are entered into the aircraft’s logbooks.
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1. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Has the authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of American civil aviation: (Wikipedia contributors, 2014).
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...ion’s rules and regulation in order to preserve and protect it jobs of the pilots from the FAA and the NTSB. Aviation crashes are very rare of aircraft travel. But it all depends on the pilot and its flying performance of the plane. In case if the pilot is called for a hearing in a court room or an FAA hearing in Washington D.C headquarters of the FAA and the NTSB. According to the Pilots rules and regulations of the union it is important to know the defendants questions when asked upon an hearing.
Chuck Goodwin explains, “TSA, which stands for Transportation Security Administration, is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for screening all travelers and their luggage, as well as the screening of all air and rail transportation in the US.” Many travelers know of the them for their increased presence in all airports in the U.S and other major American airports worldwide. After the terrorist attack that took place in September 2001, President Bush and his advisors implemented The Patriot Act. Tracey DiLascio explains, “The Patriot Act is complex, but its major provisions act to improve coordination and communication between government intelligence agencies, removing unwieldy and unnecessary legal barriers between different federal offices and allowing vital investigations to proceed with greater ease and efficiency.” Their idea was to ensure that all intelligence agencies would communicate in a way that would keep America safe. “Steps to prevent events of the scale of those that took place at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, began to fall into place almost immediately...The first outline of a proposal for what would eventually become the USA Patriot Act was drafted just days after the attacks.” (DiLascio) Due to past terrorist attacks, the TSA has implemented security measures in the airports they occupy. “Following September 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created to strengthen the security of the nation’s transportation systems and ensure the freedom of movement for people and commerce.” (TSA website) These measures include full body scanners and pat downs.
The FAA began to meet the emerging and existing threats to the airline industry with new regulations, procedures, and security strategies developed to protect crews passengers, and airport from hijacking and terrorist violence. The FAA implemented a number of new security measures to address terrorist threats. They began to advise airlines on security risks and intelligence information. This puts in place more vigorous screening procedures for computers, radios, and other electronic equipment; and it required that only bag accompanied by a passenger can be allowed on board (“Introduction to US Airport
Right after the 9/11 attacks, the Transportation Security administration (TSA) was established. The TSA’s role, when created was to reinforce the safety towards transportation and guarantee the well-being of people as they travel. Today, a TSA officer’s job entails safeguarding the nation’s airports and screening all baggage that goes with a passenger on a departing flight. Airport security needs a lot of progress to keep up with the inventive ideas terrorists seem to continue to use but some of these new techniques may lower the wish to fly. On average at least two million people are screened everyday. The job consists of challenging and an assortment of professions throughout the agency. From law enforcement to technology to security op...
On October 14, 2004, a Pinnacle Airlines CRJ-200 was on a repositioning flight, between Little Rock National Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Both engines flamed out after a pilot-induced aerodynamic stall, crashing in a residential area south of Jefferson City, Missouri. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation revealed the pilots intentionally deviated from routine flight operating procedures. The NTSB identified the air carrier as the responsible party to enforce crew cockpit discipline and standard operating procedures. The NTSB offered a Safety Management System (SMS) as a means to help air carriers meet this safety standard. The NTSB formally recommended the FAA ‘‘require all 14 CFR part 121 operators establish SMS programs’’ (O'Donnell, 2010).
...cident. That is why there is so much precautions is required. Throughout history the only reason why air travel is as big as it is is because air travel happens to be the safest form of travel in the world, it is even safer than traveling in the household car. The first rule of travelling anywhere is safety. And the creation of the FAA makes air travel safer than a lot of the other travelling methods that we have.
Let's kick this off! For me, this topic hits home and in my pocket. My uncle, retired Coast Guard Captain Brian Murray, fly's for Emirates Airlines out of Dubai. Growing up with aviation in our family, I've seen and heard the best stories of flight, but it seems the best are yet to come. Every new dawn breeds a new idea of some component of flight that will lead to the best experiences offered in the passenger aircraft world.
The demand for aviation transportation has never been greater with airports playing a key role in the overall success of the air transportation system and for over 40 years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has listed over 5,000 public use airports as being important to the public need for aviation services (Young & Wells, 2011, p. 10).
Research philosophy, refers to the development of knowledge adopted by the researchers in their research (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill, 2009). In other words, it is the theory that used to direct the researcher for conducting the procedure of research design, research strategy, questionnaire design and sampling (Malhotra, 2009). It is very important to have a clear understanding of the research philosophy so that we could examine the assumptions about the way we view the world, which are contained in the research philosophy we choose, knowing that whether they are appropriate or not (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill, 2009). According to Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill (2009), three major ways of thinking about research philosophy are examined: ontology, epistemology and axiology. Each of them carries significant differences which will have an impact on the way we consider the research procedures. Ontology, “is concerned with nature of reality”, while epistemology “concerns what constitutes acceptable knowledge in a field of study and axiology “studies judgements about value” (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill, 2009, p110, p112, p116). This study is intent on creating some “facts” from objective evaluations which are made by the subjects. Therefore, epistemology will be chosen for this study as the way of thinking about the research philosophy.
In 1958, the United States government created the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) because of increasing safety concerns due to aviation accidents. However, they were not the first government organization that regulated air transportation. Even in 1958, the FAA shared certain responsibilities with other organizations. The responsibilities of the FAA at the time were limited when compared to their functions today, but it was an important step to effectively create a safe air transportation environment. To truly understand why the FAA was created, one must first understand the government’s role within the country’s transportation system.
This paper will outline the importance of marketing research and apply that importance to a communication to the management team at Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer Products group. The discussion with management will include the use of current marketing research tools by the company today and the application of each.