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Weather Hazards Sec. 9.2

Weather Hazards   Weather is always a factor in aviation and often causes operational disruptions that can have serious implications for airlines, passengers, and the aviation industry. The current impact of weather in aviation operations can be seen in several ways. Firstly, severe weather conditions such as thunderstorms, hurricanes, and winter storms can lead to delays and cancellations of flights. Recently, in the central US more than 750 flights were cancelled and 5,300 were delayed (FlightAware, 2023). These weather events can cause airport closures, limited visibility for pilots, and icing on the aircraft, which makes flying unsafe. All these factors can cause increased operating costs for airlines due to additional fuel consumption, maintenance, and scheduling problems. Despite the weather-related losses, United Airlines reported an operating revenue of 12.4 billion in the 4 th quarter of 2022, which increases 14% from the previous year. (United Airlines, 2023). Weat...
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Emerging Security Threats

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  Emerging Cyber Attacks in the Aviation Industry        One new emerging threat to the aviation industry which can be perpetrated by anyone in the world is cyber-attacks.  In 2022, the United States lead the world in the most cyber-attacks in their aviation infrastructure ( Marks, P., 2011) . This includes Air Traffic Control, TSA, and Aircraft Data Systems.  Recently, Russian hackers claimed responsibility for crashing a dozen websites associated to multiple airports key operations enterprise systems. Cyber-attacks are a real threat to aviation critical infrastructure.        According to the current layers of security/TSA, there are no steps in place to enhance protection against cybersecurity threats.  The current mitigation strategies in place focus on the physical presence of a person or an object. Since cyber-attacks can be accomplished outside of the TSA area of operations, it’s difficult to implement actions to prevent...
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  Decision to Apply Climate Policies to Aviation Emissions During my search I discovered an interesting article related to emission polices for the International Civil Aviation Organizations.   The ethical dilemma in this article is to determine if more emission control policies should transition to the emerging aviation market.   As CO2 emissions from the Aviation industry are expected to grow, the current emission polices are inadequate for sustainable climate change. Worldwide Greenhouse gases (GHG) from aviation industries have increased by a factor of 6.8 percent between 1960 and 2018 (Lee et al., 2020).   Recent studies reveal approximately 3.5% of CO2 emission produced by the aviation sector contribute to global warming (Lee et al., 2020). This data was taken from the height of the Covid-19 epidemic since air transport was significantly affected, however, GHG from associated emission is currently rebounding. The International Civil Aviation Organization ...
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