ASCI 491 Blog Discussion

The mid-Air Crash Between TWA Flight 2 and United Airlines Flight 718 Flying on a commercial airliner is extremely safe today. However, air travel only became so reliable as a result of past incidents, which resulted in significant safety improvements. These catastrophes inspired huge technological breakthroughs in in-flight safety that maintain air travel regularly today, from mid-air crashes to onboard fires to a tired fuselage that turned a plane into a high-altitude convertible. In the case of the TWA Flight 2 mid-air crash with United Airlines Flight 718, this has contributed to the establishment of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) which is to provide for the safe and efficient use of national airspace (McCartney, 2006). The high-profile mid-air accident has led to many believing that the systems used to control the national airspace are flawed and inadequate. The collision between the two aircraft was also due to the fact that both aircraft's pilots are trying to avoid a