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Toward Safer Skies: An Analysis Of Global Governance Gaps And Civil Aviation Accidents, Richard Austin Gunderson
Toward Safer Skies: An Analysis Of Global Governance Gaps And Civil Aviation Accidents, Richard Austin Gunderson
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Billions of people around the world use the global airspace system for their travel needs every year. Given the rising number of passengers traveling by air annually, it is crucial that pilots, airlines, regulatory agencies, governments, and international organizations work together to ensure the integrity of a safe and efficient global airspace system. While air travel is statistically one of the safest forms of transportation, accidents in which civilian aircraft operating on standard routes and schedules are shot down are not unprecedented. Not all airspace around the globe designated for civilian use is free from geopolitical conflict. In this project, …