Product Description: This book examines terrorism's impact on the international aviation security regime, with a focus on the role of the United States. Tracing the historical development of the international civil aviation system, the volume examines how it has dealt with the evolving security environment caused by international terrorism...read more

Product Description: Security is critical to transport systems as they are often appealing targets for terrorist attacks. The significant costs of potential damage make effective security policies a key concern for transport decision makers. This Round Table examines the contribution economic analysis can make to improving security in aviation and maritime shipping by identifying methods for quantifying the benefits of security measures and assessing their effectiveness, and examining techniques to allocate resources targeting the highest risks...read more

Product Description: This groundbreaking work of investigative journalism goes behind the scenes at our nation’s airports and penetrates the government to paint a picture of a Transportation Security Administration that is remarkably inept, and reveals the great lengths that U...read more

Presents a review of airline security in the events leading up to September 11th and details the current weaknesses and oversights that plague the airline security systems in place today.

Product Description: Examines the capabilities and costs of onboard technologies to divert or destroy missiles attacking commercial airliners.

Product Description: The events of 11 September 2001 changed the world, and in particular the aviation community, forever. Since then, the terrorist threat continues to dominate international air travel and pose a real and present danger to airline passengers and aircrew across the globe...read more

Product Description: This work examines the offence of unlawful interference with international aviation and analyzes critically the legal and regulatory regime that applies thereto. It recommends measures that are calculated to infuse an alternative approach to these problems, with emphasis placed on action which may be taken to alleviate the problem of unlawful interference...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)