The field investigation was initiated on January 27, 2009 and continued for three days. As a result of the investigation, the NTSB made several recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration that we will not list here but there was a public hearing that was held on September 22 and 23, 2009, in Washington, D.C. in which Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman presided over the hearing. A few of the topics discussed during the public…
Introduction Air Europe Xpress is in the period of great changes and those strategic adjustments that have been made in the last month at a Shareholder’s meeting undoubtedly will be reflected on the HR strategy of the company. Moreover there are several challenges, beyond the new strategic plan of the company, which HR department is currently faced. They all together are as follows: Difficulties with recruitment due to high competition among grown number of airline travel companies which leads…
General Electric is an industrial multinational conglomerate that provides a variety of products and services including aircraft engines, oil and gas production equipment, power generation, house hold appliances, medical imaging and much more. General Electric was founded in 1892. The founders of General Electric are Thomas Alva Edison and Charles Coffin. Edison and Coffin independently owned their own companies both working toward electric innovations. As competitors in working towards the same…
Recalling the statistics from Boeing, civil aviation has a success rate of about 99% (Statistical Summary, 2014). For this reason, it is easy to fall into the trap of being unprepared in the event that the unthinkable happens, and there is a major accident involving the organization’s aircraft. If the accident takes place in the United States, the NTSB will deploy a “Go Team” to begin investigating the accident. If the accident takes place in another country, the NTSB will most likely be…
have they done and what are they doing to beat the other company? Chevrolet was founded by a Swiss racer named Louis Chevrolet and William Durrant who had been the CEO of GM. Chevrolet started off as a single company that would end up merging with General Motors group to become its own division. Chevrolet has had a SUV, Sedan, and Truck line of vehicles for over 50…
industry despite its basis on providing transportation as an industry also relies on transportation economics of its own in order for the individual company success. Subaru automotive group originates in the Nation of Japan, with routes in world war aviation. Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru automotive originated within the aerospace industry at the Nakajima Aircraft Laboratory. The brand expanded operations to become a leading Pacific region aircraft manufacturer,…
signed into law by the President of the United States were reactionary to real world events instead of visionary outlook. The aviation industry would enter into the United States at a relatively slow pace furthermore; there was minor growth from the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903 to mid-1925. The years between World War I and World War II experienced great advances in aviation in the types of aircraft and the materials used to build them. When World War I concluded, the United States had a…
The experience of a pilot or their confidence in the years can be described as significant factors concerns but not of more weight than aviation safety when it comes to flying. It is important that the industry player, stake holders and concerned parties have an understanding and the application of aviation safety policies and practices which is key to the safety of the passengers, civilian and the plane itself. There can be a significant decrease in accidents, injuries and deaths from aero…
The Airline industry is characterized by strategic management and competitiveness. The paper seeks to provide information concerning the impacts of the changes in technology and globalization on the airline industry. Furthermore, the paper would also integrate the resource based model and the industrial organization model to try and determine the above average returns witnessed in the Airline industry. The paper seeks to analyze a case involving the Southwest Airlines. The globalization process…
In chapter 7, Avoidance, Rendall, wants the reader to understand the importance of their weaknesses to discern and bring out the best their strengths. Rendall begins the chapter with an anecdote about the case of a peanut allergy on a plane and how the airline did not want any passengers on the plane to have peanuts with them. This anecdote introduces and illustrates the purpose of the chapter, in which the author is comparing our weaknesses to be like allergies and advises us to avoid our…