Percentage (a) System operated unsafely during maintenance 80 13 Incomplete installation 48 8 Maintenance worker contacted hazard 45 7 Incorrect assembly or location 44 7 Towing event 44 7 Vehicle or equipment contacted aircraft 31 5 Material Continue Reading...
Organizations or corporations enlisted as parties to the investigation report to the NTSB though individuals in legal positions are not permitted to be designated to the investigation. While the enlisted agencies conduct their own investigations fo 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...
ACARS stand for Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System. This system allows aircrafts to communicate and report to the ground and vice-versa. It does so by transmitting data on VHF frequencies that can be received and decoded. It is a Continue Reading...
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Chronic Fatigue in the Aviation Industry Chronic Fatigue Fatigue is the mental and/or physical state of being weak and tired. Mental and physical fatigue is different, but the two will often exist together. A person becomes mentally tired if they a Continue Reading...
References Amalberti, Rane & -Sarter, N.B. (eds.). (2000). Cognitive engineering in the aviation domain. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Bennis, W. & Biederman, P.W. (1997). Organizing genius: The secrets of creative collaboratio Continue Reading...
aviation is automation. Automation has been a part of aviation far longer than it has been a part of any other industry or cause, and aviation has been multi-cultural since the first flight across the Atlantic. In light of the recent global changes Continue Reading...
Aviation Management is a complex issue in any environment. In the 21st century environment Aviation Management faces many challenges. These challenges are related to Globalization, Challenges specific to legacy airlines, Air Traffic control shortages Continue Reading...
Human Factors in Aviation Brief Historical Background The Airline Industry has a history that dates back to 1903 when the Wright brothers made their first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Initially the public did not take the idea o Continue Reading...
Cultural Literacy is the ability of understanding and taking part fluently in a given culture. This is the knowledge, understanding and application of history, contributions, and perspectives of the different cultural groups when it comes to a partic Continue Reading...
The study made a comparison of the performance of the crew in two types of equipment.CRM failures were note to lead to a general increase in the number of mishaps (56% due to CRM failure). Discussion The development of Crew Resource Management cam Continue Reading...
Age 60 Rule is arousing problems and issues specifically to airline pilots with whom the policy is meant for. The "Age 60 Rule" which states a mandatory retirement for airline pilots who reach the age of 60 is now being considered discriminatory espe Continue Reading...
Aviation Project - SpaceX The current aerospace technologies being built and flown by the private commercial company known as SpaceX (from California) have a remarkable record of success thus far. The "Dragon," which is the cargo capsule built by S 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...
Aviation Security after 911 In recent times, airport and aviation security have become an important aspect of aviation industry. Significant changes in airport and aviation security have been witnessed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Notable chang Continue Reading...
The measure of risk is expressed as the ratio of bird strikes occurring every 100,000 flying hours. This measure is however relatively insensitive to technical improvements. Therefore a reduction in safety is not anticipated but is calculated afterw Continue Reading...
Airline Deregulation Impact on Commercial Airline Industry as a Result of Deregulation The airline industry in the United States began functioning almost as soon as the Wright brothers made their first flight at the Killdevil Hills in North Carolin Continue Reading...
IAMAW Views on Safety The response of the American people to the terrorists attacks of 9/11 was felt one of compassion and resolve. Almost all Americans were associated in one or other manner in assisting the Nation come out of the dangerous impacts Continue Reading...
Servant leadership is often based on Christian principles, although this is not required. It is a leadership concept that is designed to show that a leader can be a steward for the company, lead by example, help others, and not have to use any of t Continue Reading...
Despite these constraints, it is reasonable to assume that anyone able to invest $100,000+ in a five-minute space flight will be able to afford the trip. Future Trends. Given NASA's historic lack of enthusiasm for commercial space travel, it is re Continue Reading...
Description of high/low marketing strategy The marketing strategy of choice, however, is simply to accentuate low costs by cutting frills and eliminating hub-based systems in favor of short nonstop hops for even the largest national carriers. This Continue Reading...
According to the figures for 2000 and that is the latest that is available, their average earnings are $17,570 in a year. In this business the contracts are given to the one who quotes the least and this makes the security companies oppose any gove Continue Reading...
It is important that human resources within the airline devise strategies to minimize the possible negative effects that union relations may have on the workforce. There are several issues that have impacted the airline industry as a whole, and pre Continue Reading...
They added newer constructs to a PSC model developed earlier by Gershon and his colleagues (2000), which unveiled the relationship of safety and security aspects and linked it with work performance. They found that when hospital staff used the Gersh Continue Reading...
Parcel Industry History of FedEx: The attempts at using airplanes for commercial transportation of goods started when the air planes started flying. One of the first air freight carriages took place in 1910 when a department store sent a bolt of si Continue Reading...
Southwest: Safety and Risk Management Historically, Southwest Airlines has definitely turned heads in both business and aviation when it comes to how their company deals with risk. In 2014, the firm acquired AirTran, a Florida-based airline for over Continue Reading...
Examples include gyroscopic blind-flying instruments, which enabled flight even in low visibility conditions. At the same time, radio navigation and approach systems help pilots land safety even during low visibility. These instruments later develop 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...
Military Aircraft and Their Effect on Commercial Aviation Civil aviation deals with the organization and use of aircraft as a means of commercial transportation. The principal interest is the use of aircraft on scheduled and chartered flights to car Continue Reading...
In the realm of aviation safety, human factors in design relate primarily to purposeful redundancy in accordance with accurately anticipated component or system failures Human Factors in Pilot Performance and Equipment Maintenance: Two specific pi Continue Reading...
911 tragedy, many politicians and airline industry representatives began to search for improvements to the Airline Traffic Control system, or ATC. These improvements were deigned to increase security and safety for all flight personnel, as well as f Continue Reading...
Patient care and recovery statistics demonstrate that the United States has a medical care system with which Americans are less satisfied than other citizens in developed countries. There are many reasons for this: correlation between health and soci Continue Reading...
A large body of literature has treated many different aspects of these influences on Asia, Europe and the United States (Busser & Sadoi, 2003). The importance of the study relates to the current trends taking place in Libya where aggressive step Continue Reading...
AVIATION CORPORATE VIP TRANSPORT VIA HELICOPTER The past has seen significant changes in the use of the helicopters for transportation purposes. Traditionally, the helicopters have been used for the provision of the emergency services during disast 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...
Aviation Security It is important to note that the aviation industry is critical to global trade and industry. It is therefore sad that this also happens to be one of the industries that have in the past suffered the brunt of terror and other securi 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...
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...
