Safety In Numbers, The Age 60 Rule Safety programs are designed to protect life and property. For economic reasons, aviation safety programs attempt to mitigate any potential hazard that could cost an already profit margin limited industry from suffering loss. On a national level, the United States (as well as other countries) has instituted a safety program, governed by the FAA, which

Aviation Finance In the past few years, we have been able to see the near demise of some of the world’s largest airlines. However at the other end of the table sit such sound companies as Jet Blue and Southwest. The mere existence of such companies proves that airline carriers can be viable business entities. Troubled airlines such as United Airlines and American Airlines can see brigh

Transformation, What Is The Soldier/ Leader Role In Your Organization My organization has a substantial role in the transformation. I am assigned to an aviation training support battalion (TSBn) responsible for 92 aviation units throughout the 21 states within the Fifth Army area of responsibility. The TSBn is comprised of 34 senior officers, warrant officers, and non-commissioned offi

United Flight 232 Aircraft accidents are a tragic thing however many people may argue that all are avoidable. When considering that all are avoidable, one must always remember there is an element that is in all accidents, Humans. Humans are involved in every aspect of flight such as, design, maintenance and as mentioned earlier piloted by. As long as humans are in 100% control of an ai

Bogus Parts With aircraft inventories aging, “bogus” aircraft parts have become a serious problem for commercial and civil aviation on an international scale. The high cost of approved aircraft parts and relatively lax enforcement have created a lucrative market for criminals to introduce counterfeit and misrepresented aircraft parts into every facet of the aviation industry. The avia

ACA As Atlantic Coast Airlines(ACA) begins to make the transition from regional commuter to low cost airlines there are a lot of different aspects of the industry which they needed to look at before the final decision could be made. The first and made the most important was factor they needed to examen was what type of industry there where going to be competing in and what there competit

War In Iraq Affects Airline Industry As U.S. carriers struggle to survive a 10% drop in demand and an increase in jet fuel, they brace themselves for the possible financial backlash of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There is no way to predict the war with Iraq will affect the air carriers. A short operation brings about different possibilities than that of a long war. With U.S. air carriers

Why Planes Crash Plane Crashes and Their Contributing Factors 4 Human factors play a vital roll in aviation operations and are a contributing factor in most aviation accidents, it is impossible however to blame plane crashes on one reason since events leading up to an accident are so varied. Reasoning for plane crashes can be placed in a broad number of categories. Even though p

Concorde The news was disheartening for people around the world when they came to know about the decision regarding the last scheduled flight of Concorde. For some, the decision was too early and surprisingly, for the others it was a bit late. But, on the whole many people were affected by the decision. Many people kept wondering about the reasons behind such a decision of bidding farew

Cockpit Design Stanley N. Roscoe wrote “Ergavionics: Designing the Job of Flying an Airplane,” which is a study of the ergonomic principles that govern the design and operation of an airplane cockpit. Ergavionic principles deal with control location and operation, display integration and pictorial realism, and control/display direction-of-motion relationships (Roscoe, 2002). The goal of

Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines took off in 1969 (then called Air Southwest Company) by businessman Rollin King and Texas lawyer Herb Kelleher, servicing Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio Texas with frequent, low-priced flights. What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines in America. Today, Southwest Airlines flies more than 65 million passe

Subsidizing Of The Airlines Industry Introduction Very few markets in the United States have been untouched by government interventions of one kind or another. The airline industry is no exception. Government regulations and subsidies of the airline industry are a common occurrence. Only the form and reason change as society and its economics change. President Harry Truman, in 1951, sub

The Use of Planes in Warfare During World War One, the role of airplanes and how they were used changed greatly. At first planes were only used for sport, but people started realize that not only could airplanes be useful but they could even influence an outcome of the war greatly. Soon the war was filled with blimps, planes, and tethered balloons. By the end of the war, planes became

The Ninety Nines The Aviation world, as with numerous other aspects of the world, has many various “firsts”. For example the first to fly and airplane: Orville Wright. The first Jet flight: Robert Stanley. The first to fly Mach 1: Charles “Chuck” Yeager. Leonardo Da Vinci (coincidently the first aviation enthusiast) said it best when he stated that, “Nothing can be loved or hated unle

WWI During World War One, the role of airplanes and how they were used changed greatly. At first planes were only used for sport, but people started realize that not only could airplanes be useful but they could even influence an outcome of the war greatly. Soon the war was filled with blimps, planes, and tethered balloons. By the end of the war, planes became a symbol of fear, but th

Future Of Aviation In India Future of Aviation Industry in India More than half a century has gone, when JRD Tata first took off in his own airplane. He added a new chapter in the Indian history. This was the beginning of aviation industry in India. But very soon the government took over his aviation company, and thus that nationalized company was named, Indian Airlines. Almost the

ACA Airlines As Atlantic Coast Airlines(ACA) begins to make the transition from regional commuter to low cost airlines there are a lot of different aspects of the industry which they needed to look at before the final decision could be made. The first and made the most important was factor they needed to examen was what type of industry there where going to be competing in and what there

Crm History CRM or Crew Resource Management has evolved a great deal throughout the history of aviation. Unfortunately, accidents have and will continue to occur. With the introduction of larger and more complex aircraft, the number of humans required to operate these complex machines has decreased per plane, and has lead many to believe that the probability of human error has increased

USAir5050 On September 20, 1989, a day where instrument conditions prevailed, USAir flight 5050 ran off of a wet runway at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport after an aborted takeoff on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina. The flight’s purpose was to replace the cancelled flight 1846. Upon initiating the takeoff roll on runway 31, the airplane started to yaw to the left. The pilot fly

Safety Management Systems SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ABSTRACT: Author: Title: Safety Management Systems Institution: Year: 2005 This paper briefly describes the Safety Management Systems (SMS) recently mandated by Transport Canada for all Canadian Airlines. The paper first summarizes where the program originated and the events that led to its inception. The paper then

FAR 135 Maintenance Many pilots aspire to fly bigger, faster, and more complex aircraft than where they currently are. It’s this “always forward” attitude that pushes pilots to the next level of aviation. Does this same attitude apply in maintenance' If so, such things as opening a maintenance shop are the first step. This is equivocal to a private pilot’s license. For some this is

Human Factors In Heads Up Displays HUMAN FACTORS IN HEADS UP DISPLAYS From the first Wright flight to today’s high performance aircraft there has been one common piece of hardware, the pilot and their unmatched human abilities. In today’s aircraft though, a huge influx of cockpit information coupled with the most crowded skies in aviation history it is not uncommon for aircraft to h

History Of Space The Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, chaired by former Secretary of State William P. Rogers, investigated the circumstances surrounding the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986. The Commission was established in February, 1986, pursuant to Executive Order 12546, and it issued its final report

Advanced Mobility Aircraft THE ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS OF ADVANCED MOBILITY AIRCRAFT DESIGN By Jason A. Harvey Research paper for BA422 Life Cycle Analysis for Systems and Programs in Aviation/Aerospace Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Extended Campus Naval Air Station Sigonella December 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Man And Aviation Man and Flight Man’s dream of flying has been apparent almost as long as mankind himself. However, the concept of an aircraft has only been around for approximately two hundred years. Before this time, man tried to fulfill this dream by mimicking the birds. They first built machines called ornithopters to utilize mans own power to propel himself through the air. It d

Airport Extension Project The airport runway extension took place on a large international airport that was in need of a mile long runway to accommodate the newer bigger jumbo jets to be produced in the near future. In order to fulfill this requirement, their largest runway needed to be extended 1000 feet. However, the budget and time restraints required that the project begin on Februar

Human Factors in Heads Up Displays HUMAN FACTORS IN HEADS UP DISPLAYS From the first Wright flight to today’s high performance aircraft there has been one common piece of hardware, the pilot and their unmatched human abilities. In today’s aircraft though, a huge influx of cockpit information coupled with the most crowded skies in aviation history it is not uncommon for aircraft to h

Air Safety Air Safety Now there is roughly one major accident per 1 million flights with increased air traffic by 2015 there would be one fatal crash a week. (CNN.com) So in the near future if stricter regulations are not placed on the people building, inspecting and flying these planes. Future airplane crashes will be responsible for killing hundreds of people

Airbus The Airbus story Since the 40s, the US monopoly is due to the symbiosis between government and industry regarding civil projects during and after the Second World War. Boeing, Lockheed and MacDonnell Douglas dominated the whole business, supported by various government agencies with substantial funding for research and development. While European airlines are operating 25 perce

Ocean Pollution One Fine Mess Pollution in our oceans is a serious problem. According to Marie Wild in her article “Ocean Pollution”, “Ocean pollution is one of the major killers of our sea animals.” Most of the waste that is dumped is plastic, which takes hundreds of years to break down (Oceanic Research Foundation [ORF]). People are destroying aquatic life through the dumping of was