Air transport safety and security system

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• analyze selected data transmitted from an aircraft;
• correlate the selected data with information received from an external system;
• and
• generate a warning when the selected data indicate a dangerous condition.

A method for warning of a dangerous condition associated with an aircraft, the method including:

• collecting flight data on board the aircraft;
• comparing the flight data to expected data;
• triggering transmission of selected data when the flight data deviate from the expected data;
• analyzing the selected data transmitted from the aircraft;
• correlating the selected data with information accessible by an external system;
• and
• generating a warning when the selected data indicate a dangerous condition.

A safety and security system, comprising:

• an aircraft subsystem, wherein the aircraft subsystem includes:
• means for comparing flight data with expected data;
• and
• means for triggering transmission of selected data when the flight data deviate from the expected data;
• a ground subsystem in communication with the aircraft subsystem via a wireless communication link, wherein the ground subsystem includes means for analyzing the selected data transmitted from the aircraft;
• and
• an external system in communication with the ground subsystem via a second communication link, wherein one of the ground subsystem and the external system includes means for correlating the selected data transmitted from the aircraft with information accessible by the external system.