Miami International Airport

Denver International Airport (DEN) has been operational since February 28, 1995. Currently it is listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) as a publicly owned, primary commercial service airport (“Denver International,” 2014). In 2014, Denver International experienced approximately 26 million enplanements, making it the sixth busiest large hub airport in the United States (“Commercial service,” 2015). Nearly 20 years after opening its doors, Denver International has…

On Friday, May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport on a routine trip to Los Angeles International Airport. Just 30 seconds into flight, the airplane, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft, began to stall, which resulted in a nose dive and the aircraft crashed into an open field just 4600 feet northwest of the end of the runway. Weather conditions on the day of the flight were clear, with visibility reported up to 15 miles. The investigation into…

When I was 13, I was about to embark on the a unexpected journey. Out of the blue, my grandparents offered to take me for the summer in Cape Coral, Florida. I never thought the day would come, but I finally had to take a flight by myself. I was worried and inexperienced , a young and sheltered teenager, being released in the world. I realized that I no longer had my parents and sisters to support me. My parents said, "I'd be on my own, that I need to rely on myself now." I hadn't felt so much…

first integrated logistics and multi-modal transport platform - with the new Dubai Logistics City (DLC), Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone and the new Jebel Ali International Airport (JXB) at its core. It is set up as another free zone in the desert, for reasons of vast expansion possibilities and close proximity of Jebel Ali International Airport which benefits companies for the perfect tri-modality within a single customs bond. Furthermore it is very easy to change freight from air, sea, or land…

difficult problems such as corruption, an archeological find, severe weather, and historic space flights. My family experienced many new beginnings in 1998. I was born and raised in Miami. Like many large cities, Miami is a melting pot of cultures and very few people are originally from Miami. My mother’s family moved to Miami in the early…

SUMMARY 1: FREE FLIGHT AND EN ROUTE AIR SAFETY: A FIRST-ORDER ANALYSIS The United States airspace is programmed such that all aircrafts or plane does not travel on a straight line to their respective destination from their origin. They are made to follow a certain route, which is the same as what is experienced on the interstate highway system. The paths they follow were selected more than 50 years ago and navigation networks were placed along the path. The continuous advance in technology shows…

Aviation is a very complex system and airports as part of that system, are mini cities that need to comply with regulations and to be inspected to ensure safety, as well as the correct operation in accordance with the established procedures and regulations. In the United States, 14 CFR Part 139 requires FAA to certificate airports that serve scheduled and unscheduled airline flights in airplanes with capacity of more than 30 seats as well as those that serve scheduled airline flights in…

safe and efficient airport the Airport Safety Self-Inspection program is a significant part of an airport’s certification performance requirements. It is important to note that the program is governed by FAR Part 139 which only applies to airports serving air carrier operations. So as mentioned part 139 is the regulation for the self-inspection program and is assisted by the FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5200-18C. The schedule for how often an airport must complete an airport inspection is…

Control and oversight of the airline industry did not happen overnight, it has evolved over the past 90 years, most if not all of the legislation and regulations, congress passed and 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…

as the main airport. The airline adopted the “hub-and-spoke” business strategy to route their plane traffic. With this strategy in plan, a central airport that flights will be routed through was selected as a hub and passengers will take on routes that planes direct out of the hub through spoke. In this strategy, the airline decided to set up its’ base in Bangkok, Thailand and expanded its’ route to all neighbouring countries. The “hub-and-spoke”…