Drones vs Manned Aircraft: Recent Close Calls Abstract In this essay, the author discusses manned (piloted) and unmanned aircraft (drones). The essay explores the differences between the two types of aircraft. It includes a brief Continue Reading...
Stimuli are the bases for cues, but a stimulus is not a cue by itself" (Weiner & Nagel, 1988, p. 239). Just as pilots need simulation devices to provide them with realistic cue which signal that they need to adjust the aircraft, the crew within Continue Reading...
Accident Theories US Jets remains committed firmly to safety-first policy that includes compliance with all pertinent regulations. As the primary aviation regulatory body in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controls air Continue Reading...
Moreover, the study compares the effect on human factors on different types of aircraft. The study also reveals the correlation between the anomalies and type of aircrafts. Human factors cause of Aircraft Accidents The results of the descriptive s Continue Reading...
Hans Wendt, a staff photographer with the San Diego County's public relations office, who was covering an outdoor press event in North Park at the time of the accident, took two dramatic post collision still color photographs of the falling Boeing- Continue Reading...
(2) Analyzing all accident data without regard to the type of airframe provides for an easy sampling and less potential bias toward fixed wing vs. rotary wing aircraft. (3) Not including ground accidents into the research will allow the research t Continue Reading...
Runway Incursions That Lead to Accidents The objective of this study is to examine runway incursions that lead to accidents such as the Tenerife airport disaster, U.S. airways Flight 149, Madrid Runway Disaster and Madrid Runway disaster as well as Continue Reading...
According to IATA, freight within Asia Pacific, between Asia Pacific and North America and between Asia Pacific and Europe will account for 57% of the 36 million tonnes of international air freight tonnes in 2011, up from 55% in 2006. The majority o Continue Reading...
, 1999, p. 315). This point is also made by Doyle (2002), who reports that, "In fact, airline companies take pilot fatigue very seriously because they also have to contend with jet-lagged pilots" (p. 128). Indeed, the introduction of these sophistic Continue Reading...
Outsourcing: "The Effects on Pratt & Whitney vs. Other Global Airline Vendors" Aviation maintenance is the basic issue. Therefore the process of aviation maintenance and its issues have to be seen in the light of outsourcing. There are many syst Continue Reading...
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 was designed to keep the federal government from imposing expensive mandates on states and local governments without paying for them. In part, it requires federal agencies to prepare a written analysis of any espe Continue Reading...
American Chemical Society. (March 5, 1999). "Smart Fire Resistant Polymers Under Study for Use for Aircraft." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/03/990325052952.htm Define the business research and its purpose One problem that continues to p Continue Reading...
The industry states that testimony about grief is only appropriate to a trial and to allow victims families to participate in the activities of the NTSB would be a "gold rush" plaintiffs' lawyers became part of the investigations" (Alvarez 1999:2). Continue Reading...
They may not be reassigned to perform work that is substantially different from their normal occupational responsibilities (OSHA, 2003). Employers may not submit information about the employee that is intended to have damaging consequences on the e Continue Reading...
Aircraft Performance: Management Perspective Improving the performance of aircraft operations is not simply a technical issue; it is also a management issue that requires insight into how to deploy the organization's human resources in an effective Continue Reading...
Egozi (2012) points out that Israeli ground crew systems in ATC and related to UAS operations are working together to create mutually beneficial solutions. Therefore, the FAA needs to take the cue from emerging technology sectors that can help guide Continue Reading...
FAA Pilot Rest Requirements On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549, a scheduled commercial passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Continue Reading...
Their reputation suffered, although it did not seem to make a dent in their passenger traffic, something that indicates how complacent and compliant the American people have become. Most people did not even seem to care that Southwest had endangered Continue Reading...
Recommendations With regards to improving the prospects for the Gray Eagle, the United States Army must apply the core principles of CRM to its operations. This entails a strategic decision-making training session, an improved technology interface Continue Reading...
privatization of Air Traffic Control in the U.S. Non-profit privatization of ATC Industry experts position on privatizing the U.S. ATC Improvement in safety and regulation New Public Management Orientation in the U.S. Air Traffic Control Techn Continue Reading...
Forecast of Utility and Breadth of Use: Although one might imagine that the Beachcraft might me more suited to widespread use (and in the commuter market it definitely is), the actual fact is the Gulfstream seems to be more versatile for many appl Continue Reading...
46). To date, though, these reforms have not materialized and the air traffic control system remains mired in the FAA bureaucracy (McDougall & Roberts, 2008). In this regard, Poole (2008) emphasizes that, "[the air traffic control system] is man Continue Reading...
The Boeing 747-300 model was designed to hold 600 passengers. But the founder of America's Flight Safety foundation, Jerome Lederer, commented that evacuation of such numbers in the event of disaster would be troublesome. Sitting next to an emergenc Continue Reading...
Price Safety? A Study of Security Costs at DFW Dallas/Fort Worth Airport initiated some big changes in 2000, changes that will make air travel safer, easier and more convenient for our customers and make getting around inside the Airport quicker an Continue Reading...
Airport Operation The future requirement of a new, large aircraft with the capability of carrying 500 to 1000 passengers has been a major topic in the past few years. This issue has attracted huge concerns from various stakeholders in the aviation i Continue Reading...
Wired. June 15, 2012. Retrieved online: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/grey-eagle/ The Boeing Company (n.d.). Human factors. Retrieved online: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_08/human_textonly.html Hayhurst, K.J., Madda Continue Reading...
While the industry appears to be heading to a less prescriptive approach to fatigue management there is still a place for traditional regulations that limit the number of hours worked vs. The new thoughts of "comprehensive plans" that help identify Continue Reading...
" (Isaac, et al., 2002) Isaac et al. (2002) states that within the first phase is three distinct Work Packages as follows: (1) WP1: Development of a conceptual framework and model of human error in ATM; (2) WP2: Development of a methodology (a taxon Continue Reading...
20th century has been one of remarkable technological advancements and of increased need to further improve human existence and the speed through which man runs about its everyday life. These ideas alone have demonstrated an immense capacity of man Continue Reading...
air traffic has continued to increase and it now constitutes a considerable proportion of the travelling public. The amount of long-hour flights has increased significantly. Based on the International Civil Aviation authority, air traffic can be anti Continue Reading...
Aviation Risk Risk Management in Commercial Aviation Improving airline safety means continually improving policies and procedures based on the most recent evidence. The FAA, ICAO and other professionals in the airline and air freight industry are u Continue Reading...
Flight Training is a popular career choice that keeps fluctuating in scope due to the position of the economy, and is today viewed to have better prospects due to an apparent brightening up of the outlook. The career of a pilot is that of a highly tr Continue Reading...
The student has provided research on various vibration analytic techniques such as the use of Laser Vibrometry for Damage Detection using Lamb Waves in discovery processes to detect microcracks. Outcome 3. The Information Literacy competency was sa Continue Reading...
The following definitions may be helpful. Category 1 APUs are installed where in-flight auxiliary power operation is necessary. Category 1 APUs are usually required for essential APU installations. These APUs have been shown to meet all of the test Continue Reading...
Aviation Business Ethics and Sept. 11 Industry Implications On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists passed through several security checkpoints at three United States airports and proceeded to hijack four commercial jets. The horror began at 8:45 Continue Reading...
According to these airlines, the public can help by contacting their Congress people. According to the airlines in question, there are in fact (or have been) regulations in place in order to discourage the phenomenon of uncontrolled speculation and Continue Reading...
Global Position System (GPS) System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Advanced data Communication Next Network Enabled Weather The NAS Voice Switch Structural design of new aircrafts In this paper, we look into the new technological developmen Continue Reading...
Flight Data Recorder From a system viewpoint, prevention is a great deal less expensive than accidents. Two Boeing 737 accidents remain entirely unexplained at this time (Colorado Springs, 1992; Pittsburgh, 1994). Both airplanes had older digital fl Continue Reading...
