Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Languages : en
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 83

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Author: Marc Ferrara
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Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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The Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program was mandated legislatively, as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This study replicated earlier research that investigated pilots' opinions of the current state of the FFDO program based on interviews. A Likert survey was created to allow simpler quantitative collection and analysis of opinions from large groups of pilots. A total of 43 airline pilots participated in this study. Responses to the Likert questions were compared with demographics, searching for significance through a Pearson chi-square test and frequencies were compared to earlier research findings. Significant chi-square results showed that those familiar with the program were more likely to agree the program should continue, it was effective, the screening and selection process of program applicants was adequate and the Federal Air Marshal Service's management of the FFDO program was effective. Those with Military experience were more likely to disagree it was reasonable that FFDOs were required to pay for their own room and board during training or train on their own time. All those who shared an opinion agreed there should be a suggestion medium between FFDOs and their management. Unlike the prior study, all those familiar with the program agreed the weapons transportation and carriage procedures were adequate. Furthermore, all those who shared an opinion found the holster locking mechanism adequate, which was another reversal of opinion from the prior study. Similar to the prior study, pilots unanimously agree FFDOs were well trained and agreed that the program was effective and should continue.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: George E. Nolly
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Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This dissertation examined the attitudes of airline pilots with respect to the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program. Title XIV of the Homeland Security Act (Arming Pilots Against Terrorism) developed the FFDO Program in response to the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2011. It became apparent in the post-911 environment that airline cockpits needed to be protected to prevent future hijackings that could result in airliners again being used as missiles, and the FFDO Program would provide this protection. An evaluation of the FFDO Program by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) found the Program results were unsatisfactory. Because the FFDOs were all volunteers, it was essential for their attitudes to be considered in implementing Program processes, procedures, and protocols. This qualitative grounded theory study attempted to identify factors which affected pilot attitudes towards the FFDO Program, and suggested strategies to improve rates of pilot participation. Participants were selected from four groups of volunteers (pilots and copilots with prior military service, and pilots and copilots from civilian backgrounds) and consisted of 25 pilots who responded to requests for participation posted on the Internet and through word-of-mouth (snowball) recruitment. Airline experience for the participants ranged from 2 years to 34 years, with an average of 20 years, and 13 of these participants were FFDOs. As overwhelming majority (92%) of the participants felt that FFDO Program is effective. Only 52% of the respondents viewed the FFDO screening and selection process as either Good or Excellent, and 48% had a negative opinion of the management of FFDO Program. The weapons transportation protocol and the locking holster each elicited a 52% negative response, and 68% of the respondents were adamantly against the current requirement that FFDOs pay for their own room and board while attending training. This study is a contribution to further understanding of pilot attitudes toward the FFDO Program. Improvements to the weapons transportation and carriage protocols, management of the FFDO Program, and FFDO expense reimbursement were recommended. Further research should consist of a quantitative study composed of questions formatted on a Likert scale, to enable researchers to assess opinions and relative convictions of these opinions of a large airplane pilot sample.

Author: Shawn F. Peppers
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Languages : en
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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