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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: The Scary, Sinister Impact
As a result of the events surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370's loss, there are many serious and frightening concerns for international mobility, security, and risk management. Many do not yet understand the full implications this event will have on the world. These issues include technology deficiencies, crisis management and capable threat sources. They also cover news reporting, aviation security, management, and management. Also a few new issues we examine here that will also impact the future of travellers and managers alike. For those charged with the preparation and management of people and assets affected, this will assist you in your analysis and future planning. Read more now on irenabluhmscreations



Many more people are now looking at all the associated issues now, some for the first time. The world is now much more aware of a variety of related issues that they used to take for granted, or didn't have the interest in. Rightly so!

Technology Deficiencies: Airplanes Vs Smartphones

Most people wouldn't buy aeroplanes if they were cars. Alarming numbers of older aircraft still service domestic and commercial routes, even though they are at least 10-20 years old. The technology available on most aircraft is much more dated than last year's smartphone technology, including emergency communications and monitoring systems. Not to mention the lack of international integration for those that have better, more capable technology solutions.

Common misconception is that aviation technology is developing at the same rate as commercial technology. This is similar to what you see in cars, computers, phones, and so forth. When in fact, this just isn't the case at all. It's not only the aircraft that is outdated, but also the supporting systems like radar, communications and access to databases. While the assumption is that it all works just fine, when there are no incidents or scandals, it is often not a topic of discussion or concern until one or more incidents occur and many more become aware of what industry insiders have been aware of and lobbying to change for some time.

Coincidence and Causation: Lag indicators are not future assurances

2012 and 2013 were hailed as the two most safe years in aviation history. The problem with this fact is that the end result isn't qualified nor specified as the result of deliberate actions that created the outcome or if it was just a series of random coincidences the peaked during these times. Every year there are more airlines, more destinations, pilots, and more passengers. This is putting a significant burden on all associated elements. Despite the fact that there are many recorded incidents and data, it is difficult to control aviation safety, security, and risk management. In some cases, catastrophic events can occur.

Airspace Management: Worldwide access and 100% monitored

The average layman believes that supercomputers are tracking every air movement around the world and they can be accessed, verified and accurate at all times. It was visible on their iPhone or desktop computer via a website, so they assume it is the same for commercial and military air traffic control.

Increasing numbers of observations and reports have shown that landing and takeoff are the only interconnected and closely monitored stages of domestic and international air movement. Some locations still have bulletin boards to alert pilots and providers of changes to the airspace on given days or locations and civil and military systems do not interact or focus upon or even see the same data. The world is not consistent in what happens between takeoff and landing.

We had noted and commented in an earlier article on Australia's airspace interoperatbility shortly before the official news converage also.

The fact remains, people or an incident was able to make a large, modern aircraft with over 200 souls aboard disappear without a trace while the entire world watched on, despite all the current technology and monitoring available to civil and military agencies.

Who's watching? : NSA and other global overwatch perceptions

Many have become agitated and appalled by the Snowden revelations around civil and social monitoring programs. Everyone therefore believes that everything is monitored at all times and acted upon. This is neither true nor realistic. If that true, all storms would be reported to the affected before they struck, murder victims warned of the impending threat and all accidents such as aircraft crashes would be captured, reported and responded to before the aircraft actually crashed.

Despite what most people and even informed professional believed, many presumably important activities such as aviation movements are not monitored in real time, at all times and reported or acted upon in the event of the slightest variation. It can be hard or impossible to find data or other related information after an event. It is important to note that, even if data existed on specific events, they would not be made public because of the privacy concerns.

Apps and online portals are available for tracking flight information, airline schedules and statistics. However, it is impossible to access all of this data in real-time and to access the entire spectrum of activity. This is also what the bad guys know.
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