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Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law Volume 10 | Issue 2 Article 10 2002 On the Hijacking of Agencies (and Airplanes): e Federal Aviation Administration, "Agency Capture," and Airline Security Mark C. Niles Follow this and additional works at: hp://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl Part of the Administrative Law Commons is Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington College of Law Journals & Law Reviews at Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Niles, Mark C. "On the Hijacking of Agencies (and Airplanes): e Federal Aviation Administration, "Agency Capture," and Airline Security." American University Journal of Gender Social Policy and Law 10, no. 2 (2002): 381-442.

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Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Volume 10 | Issue 2 Article 10

2002

On the Hijacking of Agencies (and Airplanes): TheFederal Aviation Administration, "Agency Capture,"and Airline SecurityMark C. Niles

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Recommended CitationNiles, Mark C. "On the Hijacking of Agencies (and Airplanes): The Federal Aviation Administration, "Agency Capture," and AirlineSecurity." American University Journal of Gender Social Policy and Law 10, no. 2 (2002): 381-442.

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Introduction..........................................................................................................381I. �Agency Capture� and its Regulatory Consequences ...................................385

A. The Administrative State and Agency Capture Theory .........................385B. The Regulatory Consequences of Agency Capture ...............................400

II. Agency Capture and the FAA.......................................................................405A. History and Regulatory Structure of the FAA .......................................406B. The �Dual Mandate�..............................................................................412C. The FAA and the Public Interest ...........................................................416

1. The NTSB vs. the FAA.................................................................4162. Other Indicia of Regulatory Effectiveness....................................422

III. The Current FAA Security Regulations and the Role These RegulationsPlayed in the September 11 Hijackings ........................................................425A. FAA Airport and Airline Security Regulations .....................................425B. From Hijacking to Hijacking: Agency Capture and the Failure

of Air Security .......................................................................................433C. The Future of the FAA and Air Security ...............................................439

Conclusion ...........................................................................................................442

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