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    Assignment 10 1. Explain the results of the Chicago and Bermuda Conferences. In the early period, each state “owns” the air above its territory for an infinite distance into space and the air space of each country is restricted for usage to other countries. This rule was not manipulated in the Chicago conference. It still remained the same. This conference was held in order to eliminate restrictions and open the air to traffic. Two agreements were set forth to eliminate restrictions and bring…

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    Cathay Pi Case Study

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    a Chinese idiom that means “Grand and Peaceful State”. The maiden voyage for Cathay Pacific was from Hong Kong to Manila by “Besty”, a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Under the stewardship of these two men, Cathay Pacific had carried around 3,000 passengers and over 15 tons of cargo between the Asia and Australia routes besides acquired second DC-3 aircraft by the end of 1946. In 1948, Butterfield & Swire (Swire Group) and Australian National Airways bought 45% and 35% of the airline respectively as the…

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    Alaska Airline Industry

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    United States economic activity and currently provides more than 11 million jobs (Airlines.org, 2016). Flight schools across the country continually work with airline companies to teach, train and employ the next generation of pilots and flight crews. Aircraft parts manufacturing facilities offer opportunities in highly skilled positions. Investors elect to expand tourist attractions…

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    Analysis on China Airlines When China Airlines was founded in 16th December 1959, it had TWD 400,000 registered capital, 26 aircraft fleets, and two PBY aircrafts supported by the Republic of China government. Before having its own routes developed, China Airlines concentrated on operating charter flights more as a military service, including cargo supplies, and it inaugurated the first domestic flight flying from Taipei to Hualien in 1966. Following the introduction of Caravelle and Boeing…

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    Airbus, an aircraft manufacturer, had tried to make it into the U.S. for many years unsuccessfully. They offered Eastern an incredible deal and made a deal for twenty three jets in 1978. This allowed Airbus to get their name and product into the U.S. potentially created future deals. Under the new CEO, Frank Borman, Eastern Air Lines suffered tremendously from the disagreements between management and labor unions. Aside from that, they were in extreme debt from the aircraft purchases made in…

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    Situational Awarenessness

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    Both physiological and psychological human related factors have contributed to either an accident or incident within the aviation industry. The classification includes the factors that affect the mental and physical ability of a pilot to operate an aircraft. The specific contributors include workload, situational awareness, familiarity, training and experience, fatigue and memory. Situational Awareness The term describes the ability of an individual which in the case is a pilot to beware of…

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    The experience of the pilot, the company they are working for, and how big the flights or aircraft are all have an effect on the salary of the pilot. Smaller flights pay the least, and it is not uncommon for pilots to make around twenty thousand dollars per year working full time. When dealing with larger companies and larger flights, it is not…

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    airline was renamed to Southwest Airlines, “America’s largest discount carrier.” (N.B. 2012). Shortly after the airline revamp, Southwest Airlines succeeded with passenger growth by offering discounted prices and omitting unnecessary services. While other airlines found themselves declaring bankruptcy through the years, Southwest Airlines has been able to stay strong and bring in profits for over 40 years due to one type of aircraft, the use of a point routing system, and placing premium on…

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    USS Midway

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    The Changing Face of The USS Midway The USS Midway, One of the longest serving aircraft carriers in the United States Army, needed module changes in order to remain in battle and still be an unsinkable ship. The USS Midway, the lead ship of her class, had a lot of changes in its design because of all the years that it was in battle’s, like the Vietnam war, operation frequent wind and the Persian Gulf. It needed better technology to go to more places and to remain in battle with her class. The…

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    depict the same aspect – the average airfare plummeting after the act, but dropping over the years before it. The return on investment shows the same trend overall showing no effect of deregulation, but the data says the return improved for strong carriers…

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