Ethics in Aviation

Air Traffic Control Entities  26 October 2021     If you have been to an airport, you might have noticed a tall cylindrical building with a glass room on the top with antennas. This is the air traffic control tower, providing a ground-base service that directs aircrafts both on the ground and in the airspace. The main purpose of having an air traffic control is to prevent mishaps and any accidents by controlling the flow of aircrafts and communicating with the pilots to provide critical information. The air traffic control is ran by the FAA and are split up in entities such as Ground, Tower, Radar, Clearance Deliver, and the Air Route Traffic Control Centers     The  Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) provides air traffic service to aircrafts operating  under controlled air space as well as en route phases of flights and airways (National ATC, 2021). There are 21 ARTCCs in the United States, split into sectors, each responsible for controlling air traffic within the United State

The Airport and the Environment October 19, 2021      When discussing the environmental impacts caused by aircrafts, many people only mention air pollutants caused by aircrafts, disregarding the four main types of aircraft emissions/pollutants that cause damage to either the environment or the individuals who live around airports. The main types of aircraft pollution is noise, water, and air pollution.      Noise pollution is a very common but unspoken problem for individuals living near airports. Aircraft noise can cause disturbances to individuals living near airports, possibly even increasing stress and anxiety levels, as well as increasing the risk for high blood pressure by interrupting sleep as well as work   (Airplanes, 2019). Research regarding aircraft noise reduction has been very considerable, finding factors that may decrease the aircraft noise through alternating the size of fan blades in the engine, to the way air travels through the fuselage and wings (Reducing Noise, 20

 Aviation Legislative Acts October 14, 2021          One of the most influential acts done towards the aviation community is the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. This act was signed by President Roosevelt on June 23, 1938, with the intentions of furthering the federal regulation and gave responsibility to the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the 3 member Air Safety Board (CAA, 2021). The Civil Aeronautics Act's job was to further develop and regulate air transportation, from mail service to public transportation and military defense (CAA, 2021).                                     The main goal of the Civil Aeronautics Administration is to improve aviation by gathering air traffic surveys to determine the best and safest routes for airlines, regulate pricing charged by air mail companies, authorize new overseas routes, and all around improve air safety (CAA, 2021). The Civil Aeronautics Administration also regulated labor laws and wages for individuals working in the aeronautics field

Team Based Human Factors October 5, 2021     In the aviation world, especially for maintenance, Human Factors play a key role in the reasoning why redundancy is a must have. Human factors include emotions and different attitudes that can be changed based on the situation that arises. This plays a huge role when individuals are given tasks where decision-making and risk-management. Often times, the best type of leader is one who can put their emotions to the side and focus on the job or the mission, since basing a situation off emotions in a high risk job is very risky. In aviation, human factors means better understanding of how humans can efficiently and safely work with technology, this includes design, training, and procedures to help humans perform better (Boeing 2008).      Being on fighters my whole career, stress is a huge role in most if not every maintainer's work life. Reason being that jets fly very often and due to this, they break very often depending on the weather. M