Crimes Committed Against Commercial Aviation in America and Their Impact on U.S. Aviation Policy (1931-2001): Signaling the Need to Create an Independent Federal Agency to Promote Aviation Security (A Masters Thesis) ABSTRACT America's aviation system has long been a target of terrorists, criminals, and the ill-intentioned. Since the first hijacking in 1931, our aviation policy has remained reactive and at the whim of self-serving stakeholder agendas. Hijackings, bombings, and the discharging of weapons at and onboard aircraft are all examples of recurring aviation crimes that stakeholders...
Crimes Committed Against Commercial Aviation in America and Their Impact on U.S. Aviation Policy (1931-2001): Signaling the Need to Create an Independ...