Ethics in the Aviation World

 

    

        It is safe to say that everybody values things differently, but when it comes to how we treat other people and work together in a professional work environment it is something we all value very highly. When describing ethics it is generally a systematic moral principle that defines what is good for someone and the environment. This is important within the aviation world because it can affect the decisions and the work environment. If the team inside the tower don't get along or they are not ethical, then that can create unnecessary problems within the team itself but also the pilots and other passengers in those aircrafts. 

   When speaking on ethics and a good environment it reminds me of a flight I was on last year in Montana. What happened was we were doing a routine insertion and the co-pilot was asking the flight engineer to run the numbers for the landing. With this being a training flight the pilot brought a question to the co-pilot. He asked if he would still ask to run the numbers if it was a more experienced flight engineer and opted not to run them knowing that this landing was a routine and have done it plenty of times. The co-pilot said that it would not have mattered because it was not the right thing to do and that it could also create a hostile environment within the aircraft and that would create safety hazards.  
  

    That situation was a good example on how important ethics can be in aviation. In the Code of Federal Regulations, the eligibility requirements always require good moral character so it is definitely important to all careers within aviation.  

References

1. 2. Federal Aviation Administration. (2020, October 13). Air Traffic Control Specialist . Retrieved from https://www.faa.gov/jobs/career_fields/aviation_careers/.

3. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). (2021, February 9). Retrieved from https://www.ecft.gov/.