WMLiS Model United Nations 2014 - Aviation Safety Chair Report
Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Aviation Safety
Eri Zhong 钟尔灵
Katherine Wei 魏嘉奕
Alan Wang 汪一鼎
Introduction
Six million people spanning hundreds of countries and thousands of airports board airplanes everyday, arriving safe and sound at their intended destinations. Flying has been noted as one of the safest methods of transportation today, with the overall safety record improving year after year. During the mid-20th century, aviation accidents occurred about once every 200,000 flights. Today, accidents occur less than once for every 2 million flights, an impressive improvement considering the time period over which it occurred.
Topic Background After the composition of modern aircrafts, airplanes have occupied a large quantity proportion of transport and armed force. As the economic and technical development, greater population has chosen to travel by air. Nowadays, air travel is regarded as the most dangerous as well as most secure method in different measuring ways. Recently, airline safety has drawn public’s attentions again due to the incident of Malaysia Airlines System Berhad (MAS). The airplane has been missing with 227 passengers and 12 crews. By now, there is no obvious clue to indicate the exact position of wrecks. Accidents, human error, hijackings, sabotage, or military actions are the main causes of passenger fatalities in the numbered events. Nevertheless, these problems can be mostly conquered through regulation, education, training and supervising. In general, authorities and governments have facilitated the specific agencies to ensure the safety of aeroplanes in form of security check, police guards and so forth.
Airline Safety Organizations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a special agency operated by United Nations. It has codified principles and techniques of international aviation and initiated planning and development of transport to ensure the order of safety and efficiency of air navigation. The
Eri Zhong 钟尔灵
Katherine Wei 魏嘉奕
Alan Wang 汪一鼎
Introduction
Six million people spanning hundreds of countries and thousands of airports board airplanes everyday, arriving safe and sound at their intended destinations. Flying has been noted as one of the safest methods of transportation today, with the overall safety record improving year after year. During the mid-20th century, aviation accidents occurred about once every 200,000 flights. Today, accidents occur less than once for every 2 million flights, an impressive improvement considering the time period over which it occurred.
Topic Background After the composition of modern aircrafts, airplanes have occupied a large quantity proportion of transport and armed force. As the economic and technical development, greater population has chosen to travel by air. Nowadays, air travel is regarded as the most dangerous as well as most secure method in different measuring ways. Recently, airline safety has drawn public’s attentions again due to the incident of Malaysia Airlines System Berhad (MAS). The airplane has been missing with 227 passengers and 12 crews. By now, there is no obvious clue to indicate the exact position of wrecks. Accidents, human error, hijackings, sabotage, or military actions are the main causes of passenger fatalities in the numbered events. Nevertheless, these problems can be mostly conquered through regulation, education, training and supervising. In general, authorities and governments have facilitated the specific agencies to ensure the safety of aeroplanes in form of security check, police guards and so forth.
Airline Safety Organizations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a special agency operated by United Nations. It has codified principles and techniques of international aviation and initiated planning and development of transport to ensure the order of safety and efficiency of air navigation. The
Cited: UN document outlining aviation safety techniques and methods http://www.un.org/depts/ptd/pdf/AVSTADS(Ver3Sep2012).pdf