Airport Management and Internal Security

By Udoka M. Udoka

The book explores how airports should be managed to ensure security of passengers, staff and airports infrastructure as well as guarantee the internal security and well being of the citizens in a country. This would ensure how the citizens would security and enjoy freedom of assess in utilizing the efforts and benefits accruing at the airports in their home land.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098364410

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Airport Management and Internal Security

©2021, Udoka M. Udoka

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

ISBN: 978-1-09836-4-403

ISBN eBook: 978-1-09836-4-410

DEDICATION

I dedicate this work to the Almighty God for the grace, infinite wisdom and favour granted to me in the course of undertaking this work. I ascribe to Him the glory, honour and adoration due His name, Amen

The study provided valuable roadmap to implementing the recommendations for improved airport management and internal security.

Contents

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACRONYMS

CHAPTER 1

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

CHAPTER 2

CONCEPTUAL DISCOURSE

REVIEW OF EXISTING LITERATURE

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

EXAMPLE OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL

SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LESSONS

CHAPTER 3

OVERVIEW OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND

INTERNAL SECURITY

ISSUES INVOLVED IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL SECURITY

CONTRIBUTIONS OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TO INTERNAL SECURITY

GROWTH IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALL ENTERPRISES

CHALLENGES MILITATING AGAINST AIRPORT MANAGEMET

FOR ENHANCED INTERNAL SECURITY

PROSPECTS OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND

INTERNAL SECURITY

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS

CHAPTER 4

STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE CHALLENGES TO AIRPORT MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE INTERNAL SECURITY

IMPLIMENTATION PLAN

CHAPTER 5

CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS

PERIODICALS/JOURNALS

OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINES

INTERNET/ELECTRONIC MEDIA

UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS

UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW

LIST OF APPENDICES AND ENCLOSURE

EndNotes

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACRONYMS

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

1. One of the fundamental objectives of governments worldwide is the ability to effectively manage and control their territories by land, sea and air. The invention of the aircraft by the Wright Brothers in 1903 compounded the complexities involved in the management and control of national territories. This is more so as aircraft operate from airports which need to be properly managed and protected. The success that crowned the Wright Brothers efforts on 17 December 1903 was the invention of a fully controlled self-powered, heavier-than-air machine, which was the first remarkable attempt by man to fly.¹ Subsequently, technological developments led to rapid growth in the development of aircraft, aerodrome, aviation infrastructure, and management of these assets became imperative.

2. The development of these assets gave birth to present day airport management and its economic benefits for enhanced internal security. Airport management simply refers to the processes involved in ensuring active planning, coordinating, maintaining, staffing, controlling and managing all airport activities to ensure socio-economic wellbeing, safe and efficient air operations for enhanced internal security. Internal security entails the effective control, management and protection of nation’s borders. It also involves the protection of country’s key and vital assets, economic, political, cultural and military strategies that would promote, preserve and maintain the interest of a nation including its citizens.

3. Globally, the effective management of airport activities in recent times has provided a viable strategy for internal security. As civil and military airport operations grew rapidly after the First World War (WW1), with aircraft flying across international boundaries under different rules and regulations, the problem of airport management and its attendant security challenges became prevalent.² These security challenges are referred to as accidental/malicious damage, crime, terrorism, and other security threats while methods or techniques used in an effort to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport infrastructure from accidental/malicious harm, crime, terrorism, and other threats is known as airport security. The increase in air transportation necessitated the need to establish relevant bodies to coordinate the management of flights operations at the airports and ensure safety of passengers. The United Kingdom (UK), Hungary, Germany and France established regulating agencies to coordinate civil aviation requirements. An International