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Essay on Aircraft Safety Systems
Safety purists might squabble that airlines be supposed to just forbid the use of all consumer electronic devices in aircraft cabins under the authority they already have through offered Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The FAA specifies that, "no person may maneuver any portable electronic device on any aircraft" unless an airline has determined that use of the device "will not cause interference with the navigation or communication system of the aircraft on which it is to be used." It is improbable, nevertheless, that airlines will issue such a ban. Competitive pressures among airlines are large and growing.
Business travelers, who are the most probable to want to stay, connected and networked, are also the most profitable group of customers. There will be enormous pressure to introduce new services as airlines search for sources of comparative advantage. As long as one major airline allows or supports a service, there will be pressure on others to do the same. Further, since some of these technologies carry clear productivity and other benefits, it would be inappropriate to restrict their use through an overly precautionary policy if more balanced risk management solutions could be developed.
Galaxy provides all necessary research, development and testing personnel, materials, facilities and services to accomplish specific tasks in support of the FAA Aircraft Safety R&D Branch (AAR-420). Galaxy currently supports the FAA in Fire Safety Research, Flight Standards Service Technical Support and Flight Safety Research. In this capacity, Galaxy experts provide technical support in research and engineering for aircraft fire safety technical expertise and materials research for such issues as icing and de-icing, structural integrity and crashworthiness. (Tekla S. Perry and Linda Geppert)Air safety is a broad term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorisation of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through appropriate regulation, as well as through education and training......
