As I want to be an Air Marshal, at least toward the beginning of my
career, new proposed aircraft tracking programs and recent (within the last few years) aircraft security scares, may help provide me a job. Although the Air
Marshal does not have anything to do with the tracking of an aircraft, they will provide an extra experienced hand on the aircraft - specifically trained in security. I realize we are supposed to leave Malaysia Air Flight 370 well enough alone, but I think this will really impact my career as I read that because of this, and some other similar incidences, flight tracking and flight security will continue to grow into a more pressing issue. Flight security and tracking have always been some of the most important issues in aviation. Lately, Air Marshal's have become few in number, as the economy is still pretty weak and they some people deem them "unnecessary" in most cases. Since this is the case, and we still are not sure about the outcome of the latest airplane accidents, I believe and hope that they will begin a hiring spree for this position - to be seen as a huge risk suppressant in aviation security.
As explained in this article about better aircraft tracking, http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140413/NEWS02/140419644/Push-on-for-new-ways-to-track-airliners, families of victims are starting to really push for new and better ways for us to find aircraft that have gone down, under our vision. It has become clear with these recent incidences that aircraft tracking is not where it should be now. Since most airliners now are equipped with emergency locator beacons that
don't work under water and data recorders whose battery-powered homing
signals will last only about 30 days, aircraft tracking needs to be strengthened. Having added tracking programs and upgraded security, will really help aircraft safety.
Having additional Air Marshal's hired will help protect our aircraft by not just subjecting and sending out Marshal's just on high-risk flights, but spread them out more to heighten security across the board. Say, for instance, if a plane does go missing, and passengers begin to "freak out", an Air Marshal could be there to provide additional passenger comfort - as they are trained in the situation. Not to mention; another source of communication to the "outside world". This provides an added tracking system to the aircraft.
