A well rounded airline safety video should express the fundamentals of safety. According to the National Transport Safety Board passengers must be presented with safety information specific to the aircraft. The video must include the following information on: smoking, emergency exit locations, safety belt, signs and the location and use of flotation devices. If the flight goes above 25000 feet then the instructions on how to use oxygen masks should be added (NTSB 61). In addition airlines must keep
reported of a smell of fuel, engine flames and loss of power before the landing (Steenhor par, 4). The co-pilot, Jeffrey Skiles, who was at the controls when the flight took off, was the first to observe the formation of birds which were approaching the aircraft. When the Airbus collided with the birds, the windscreen turned dark brown immediately with numerous loud thuds being heard. Following ingestion by the birds, both of the engines lost all thrust. In an attempt to restart the engines, the captain
As an aircraft sheetmetal mechanic with a Federal Aviation Administration Mechanic Certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings and union representative I have gained a high degree of technical, administrative, communication skills, and human resource knowledge and abilities. This training and experience allows me to perform and advise on which actions to take while maintaining quality and a high level of coworker satisfaction. I mentor employees and provide guidance to management. I have experience
convenience offered to the tourist during his travel from place to place. And nowadays air travel takes over in rail roads and ships. Understanding the fundamentals of the relationship with the airlines, the rules of interaction with them to ensure the safety of passengers and their property, services, use of appropriate discounts and benefits in sales is very important, both for travelers and travel organizations. Currently leading airlines are customers of tour operators and air travel are an integral
late hours and under severe time constraints, the safety consequences of maintaining an aging aircrafts, and other factors had affected the performance of AMTs in the aviation industry. According to the FAA, such type of occupation with long extend hours of work can lead to a sleep deprivation, which can lead to fatigue. The FAA also said fatigue is considered as a major human factor that lead to many maintenance errors that resulted in many aircraft accidents. The fatigue can be physiological or psychological
about what drones are. A drone is a remote controlled, pilotless aircraft that can be used to survey an area, conduct stealth missions, and deliver supplies into difficult to reach areas (Drone). Unmanned aircrafts are also, contrary to popular belief, not solely machines that kill without even a thought to who is being fired upon. They have proved to be effective surveillance units in areas that may be dangerous for manned aircrafts to fly, along with the potential to be reliable delivery units (Drones)
Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington, with an intermediate stop planned at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. National Transportation Safety Board Ruling The National Transportation Safety Board determined
can produce thunderstorms, severe lightning and turbulence. Air traffic control may stop traffic for hours due to bad weather. There are always problems in taking- off and landing signals due to other planes traveling on the runway. Each landing aircraft must touch down, slow, and exit the runway before the next crosses the approach end of runway. The problems occur when there are more than two planes on the runway and waiting for the signal to take- off. In landing if there are more than two planes
Preventive maintenance is a repetitive maintenance procedure that is regularly performed on a piece of equipment to lower the likelihood of its failure. Preventative maintenance is performed on the aircrafts while the equipment or parts are within their life cycle, so that it prevents from unexpected failures of aircraft equipment or parts. Preventive maintenance (PM) has the following meanings: 1. The checks and the inspections performed by maintenance personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and
main proponents, “Even those amateur pilots with good intentions can pose a safety threat to athletes and spectators.” (author) According to this view, it’s not a concern about privacy, but
“Airport security procedures are designed to deter, prevent, and respond to criminal acts that may affect safety and security of the traveling public” Wells and Young (2004, p. 280). In order for this to happen, airports must become more proactive instead of reactive to possible threats such as: hijacking, explosive devices on aircraft or any other possible criminal act that could happen aboard an aircraft. To accomplish President George W. Bush signed into effect the Aviation and Transportation security
professionally as possible. The size of the parking lots and terminal buildings are extremely relative and no general or average size can be recommended as it depends on factors such as the amount of planned enplanements, location, sizes and types of aircraft and so on. Since the launch of self-check in, the process has been formidably faster and now allows millions of passengers to simply check themselves in from the comfort of their laptop or desktop, choose their seat and go straight to security screening
Trade Center towers in New York City. As a result of these attacks on the United States, airports have come to the realization that the only way to prevent another hijacking is by strengthening the security on aircrafts through the cockpit. In order to secure the cockpit and ensure the safety of the passengers on board, guns were introduced as a possible solution in the event of an emergency situation like those that took place in September of 2001. The Transportation Security Administration head
facilities ($1.04 billion as at 30 June 2016) (Qantas Group 2017). The Qantas Group uses some methods to meet liquidity needs. The aircraft provides the Group with an additional source of liquidity and funding flexibility. Nearly 55% of the Qantas Group’s fleet is debt-free with a fair value of about US$3.9 billion (Qantas Group 2017). More than half of the aircraft are the marketable narrow body. The Qantas Group targets to have an optimal capital structure with debt ranging from $4.8 to $6 billion
Accident Investigation Aircraft Investigation Each mishap has their own characteristics and there is no substitute for good old-fashioned common sense and initiative. Each wrecked aircraft has it’s own story to tell if properly investigated. However Air Force guidelines are quick to point out that investigators in their eagerness seek out the causes, often ignore safe investigation practices and common safety precautions. Air Force Investigators are maybe in even more difficult position due
hours a day (the longest in the industry), applies state-of-the-art scheduling services to minimize aircraft ground time, and hedges fuel orders in an optimal fashion to incur less operating costs as a whole. Economies of scale exist through these proficiencies, reducing costs and driving profit margins, while the operation of only two jet models (A320 and E190) expands cost-based advantages from aircraft production and service from the well-developed learning curve. Combining this "efficient asset
INTRODUCTION- Why Airbus? Airbus produces approximately half of the world’s jet airlines. Porter stated that aircraft suppliers have more profit compared to airlines; therefore, we decided to find out what kind of business strategies help the company excel, particularly Airbus is competing with Boeing. On the other side, business strategies will support the company’s future design processes in the industry and technology needs. Airbus does not only manufacture passenger jets, they also have military
form is completed and then transmitted to the same maintenance database. When the inspector has identified all of the problems with a particular region, voice navigation is used to continue to other areas of the aircraft. The inspector is not required to take any information about the aircraft, previous defect records, clipboards, paper, etc. with them, everything required to perform the inspection is on-line and displayed in a manageable fashion in real time during the inspection. When the inspector
The Airline Industry On December 17, 1903, two men changed the way of travel forever. No, I am not talking about cars or trains. I am talking about one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century. Wilbur and Orville Wright invented flight. (Grolier, 1999) This invention sparked a concept of traveling in the air. This kind of travel would allow people to get from one place to another quickly. It would save time and money. If a person could travel for Los Angles to New York in
delivering passenger air travel solutions to customers at the lowest possible cost without compromising their safety. This was achieved; 1. By offering its basic or core product (available passenger seats) as single-class, no-frills air travel. Passengers had to pay for additional services or frills. 2. Secondly, AirAsia maximized the utilization rate of its aircrafts. The airline's aircrafts, on average, flew six and a half sectors or twelve hours every day. AirAsia continued to strive towards achieving