Anti-aircraft warfare

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PART A Crowair Plc is a low cost airline operating short routes serving UK regional airports and other airports across Europe. A low cost carrier (LCC) is a type of airline that provides air travel for a lesser fee and with less/fewer comfort (Wikipedia, low cost carrier).To make up for their lower fares the airline charges extra for food and services, baggage, priority seating etc.; this is otherwise known as the ancillary revenue which is an important financial element for a LCC. Crowair’s…

instructed ET 409 to turn right on a heading of 315°. ET 409 acknowledged and heading 315° was selected on the Mode Control Panel (MCP). As the aircraft was on a right turn, Control suggested to ET 409 to follow heading 270° “due to weather”. However, ET 409 continued right turn beyond the selected heading of 315. At 00:38:30, the actual heading of the aircraft exceeded the 315° selected heading without any action from the captain to reduce the roll or to stop the turn, although the Flying…

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Pilot training- A gateway to a wonderful aviation career Everyone dreams to make big and soar with success in life. The choice of a career plays a big role in deciding the fate of your dream. In today’s time there are countless number of options available that make our decision far more complicated than easy. The key to selecting a right career is to start early in life by assessing your interests, strengths and weakness as your personality traits must be compatible to your occupation. It is…

Association’s (IATA), annual Maintenance Cost Task Force (2015) reported carriers paid $1,000 per flight hour and $2,637 per departure with an average cost of $3.5 million per aircraft. Direct maintenance costs only make up a portion of all maintenance expenses. On average carriers will employ 12 mechanics and 5 maintenance staff per aircraft (Cros, 2015). Additionally, to facilitate rapid maintenance carriers must stock spare parts. The cost of spares total $1.10 per dollar spent on direct…

There was no defining moment that got me hooked on flying. Maybe it is because my dad is a captain for Alaska Airlines or because my parents had me flying around the country on my own as soon as I could walk and talk. I do know one thing, on the Sunday morning of my first flight lesson, I was so excited for the journey I was about to embark upon. I promised myself that I would not get my hopes up, but once I was in the air, the feeling was indescribable. When my dad asked how it was, I had the…

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…

Duties of Airline Pilot An aircraft pilot is accountable for the Safety and Security of the aircraft, travellers, crew members and cargo under various air traffic circumstances. Roles of an airline pilot are somewhat stimulating which can be accomplished successfully if the pilot is well skilled in all phases. The main role is positively to fly the aircraft securely from the departure airport to the target. Other than the air route there are other concerns as well that the Pilot has to take care…

causal events. This model illustrates how a particular risk is resolved into its constituent parts. In this representation, the decomposed risk category e.g. Technical Risk appear near the top of the hierarchy, while low level data terms such as aircraft velocity, are at the bottom, the most specific part of the…