Aviation Disasters

Research Paper # 101259

Aviation, Aeronautics
Business > Industries
Ethics

Aviation Disasters

An analysis of whether the families of plane crash victims have been treated fairly over the last 15 years.

2,366 words () | 13 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

There are few things more tragic than the unexpected loss of a loved one. With this in mind, this paper looks at how the grieving families of plane crash victims have been treated by the National Transportation Safety Board, by the airline industry, by the courts, and by the United States government over the course of the last 15 years. In so doing, it hopes to illustrate that many of the pertinent authorities have frequently fallen short in satisfying their ethical and moral obligations to the loved ones of crash victims - and towards the memory of those who perished.

From the Paper:

"In some important respects, recent history shows that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not always well-served the families of those who lost their lives in jetliner crashes. For example, victims' families have frequently complained that the NTSB has done a poor job of keeping them informed about the progress of investigations. At the same time, the surviving loved ones of crash victims have often expressed displeasure at the fact that airlines have made families wait for hours before confirming that a brother, sister, mother, father, grandparent was on-board a downed jetliner ("Helping the Families," 1996). "

Sample of Sources Used:

Alaska Airlines accepts responsibility for 2000 jet crash. (2003, June 4). Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 10, 2006, from Newspaper Source Database.
Buchan, Philip. (1996). New law bans soliciting plane crash victims. Trial, 32(12): 11.
Carey, Susan. (1996, November 25). Law requires more help to families after plane crash. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), B13.
Families of Alaska Airlines crash victims target FAA. (2001, February 22). The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 9, 2006, from Newspaper Source Database.
Helping the families. (1996). Christian Science Monitor, 88(184): 20.