9/11 Research Paper
Roxanne Salinas
English 1301
Mrs. King
October 13, 2013
Terrorist Attack and the Changes in Airport Security
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have forever changed the security measures taken at all airport/ airlines across America. The tragedy that unfolded on this day, called for improvement of our airport security. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, new policies, procedures, management, and tightened airport/airline security were put into place. Prior to the September 11th attacks, airports/ airlines in the United States were operating on private security systems. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport and airlines shared the burden, of providing security for air travel. Commercial …show more content…
The loss of American lives was catastrophic. A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks were leashed upon the American people by the Islamic terrorist group al-Queda. They had found the weakness within our airport security. Four passenger airliners were hijacked and flown into buildings in suicide attacks. American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were flown into the South towers of the World Trade Center, in New York City. The third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon. The last plane hijacked was United Airlines Flight 93; it was targeted at Washington D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The passengers of that flight tried to overtake the hijackers and caused the plane to not make its intended target. The destruction of the World Trade Center known as the Twin Towers and other properties caused serious damage to the economy and had a significant effect on global …show more content…
Well there are many faults one could say it was the lack of attention given by the FAA. The airport and airlines security was underfunded: Which according to Paul Seidenstat “The weakness of the security system involving the three partners, the FAA, the airlines, and the airports, made for conditions that would have made it difficult to prevent the hijackings of September 11th” (277). Seidenstat emphasizes that a weakly designed and mismanaged security system, lack of communication, and unclear rules and regulations played a role in creating a faulty air transportation security
English 1301
Mrs. King
October 13, 2013
Terrorist Attack and the Changes in Airport Security
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have forever changed the security measures taken at all airport/ airlines across America. The tragedy that unfolded on this day, called for improvement of our airport security. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, new policies, procedures, management, and tightened airport/airline security were put into place. Prior to the September 11th attacks, airports/ airlines in the United States were operating on private security systems. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport and airlines shared the burden, of providing security for air travel. Commercial …show more content…
The loss of American lives was catastrophic. A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks were leashed upon the American people by the Islamic terrorist group al-Queda. They had found the weakness within our airport security. Four passenger airliners were hijacked and flown into buildings in suicide attacks. American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were flown into the South towers of the World Trade Center, in New York City. The third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon. The last plane hijacked was United Airlines Flight 93; it was targeted at Washington D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The passengers of that flight tried to overtake the hijackers and caused the plane to not make its intended target. The destruction of the World Trade Center known as the Twin Towers and other properties caused serious damage to the economy and had a significant effect on global …show more content…
Well there are many faults one could say it was the lack of attention given by the FAA. The airport and airlines security was underfunded: Which according to Paul Seidenstat “The weakness of the security system involving the three partners, the FAA, the airlines, and the airports, made for conditions that would have made it difficult to prevent the hijackings of September 11th” (277). Seidenstat emphasizes that a weakly designed and mismanaged security system, lack of communication, and unclear rules and regulations played a role in creating a faulty air transportation security