...AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS David Lambert Air Transport Management and Operations Contents Introduction - Page 3 Principles of Management – Page 4 Human Resource Management – Page 9 Safety and Security – Page 14 References – Page 18 Introduction All companies and organisations are interested in producing profits, increasing market share and growing the range of products and services that they provide. In order to achieve these goals effective management within the organisation is required. In a general terms management is comprised of ‘top management’, ‘middle management’ and ‘operating management’. However when organisations reach the size of today’s major carriers these definitions can become fully define and a larger framework is required. When the air transport industry was in its infancy management was a much simpler process with smaller teams and shorter communication paths between levels within the organisation. In recent years major carriers have come to employ tens of thousands of people reducing the importance and sense of contribution anyone employee has within the structure. Lines of communication have stretched between decision-making and the ground worker removing a sense of teamwork and a confusion of the ultimate goals of the airline. In the highly competitive world of air transport creating and maintaining an efficient...
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...PERTH COLLEGE UHI | AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT | | [Type the author name] | | 4/18/2013 | | Contents GROUND OPERATIONS 3 IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS 7 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK 10 ECONOMIC STABILITY 11 CONCLUSION 12 BIBLIOGRAPHY 13 INTRODUCTION Air transportation has been the major modes of transportation over long distances. The fact that it is the fastest mode of transportation easily accessible to all common people has made it even more effective in changing the way me transport from one place to another. The international air travel has increased from a few elite people in the 20th century when civil aviation started to over 1.2 billion (U.S Travel association) in the recent years. The increase in the size and the efficiency of the aircrafts have paved road for an efficient long distance air travel. Due to the, rise in the low-cost carrier business model, there has been a drastic increase in domestic air travel as well. The reduction in the prices of air fare and the increase in safety and accessibility of air transport have changed the mind-set of recent travellers. Aircrafts are not only being used to carry people but also cargo. Transporting perishable cargo over long distances has become the major roles of cargo airliners generating them great revenue. This increased the air freight by a factor of fourteen. (IATA Vision 2050). The increase in the revenue generation led to a new business model in the aviation industry. The major...
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...Paper on Air Transport Liberalisation As a taxpayer in a Country with a national airline that operates most routes under restrictive Air Service Agreements and making losses, I do support the liberalisation “Open Skies” of the air services market. Currently, the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) specify which airlines could operate between the two countries, the routes carriers could operate (e.g., which airports they could fly to), whether carriers could offer beyond services (fifth freedom rights), limits on the frequency and capacity (seats) that the carriers could operate, and often place controls over airline pricing. As a result, the development of regional and international air service has been as much a function of government policy as it has been a function of commercial considerations. In addition, the Bilateral Air Services Agreements have also placed foreign Ownership and control restrictions on the airlines. Typically, the ownership restrictions specify the maximum percentage of airline shares that can be owned by foreign nationals. However, despite all these restrictions our national airline has continued making losses. Arguably, the most prominent and comprehensive example of liberalisation has been the European Union (EU) single aviation market. Between 1987 and 1993, the EU introduced three packages of reforms that almost fully deregulated the EU air market. Carriers from the EU were free to operate any route within the EU, without restriction on...
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...The Rise of Air Transport and its impact on the Environment [pic] Table of Content 1 Abstract 3 2 Introduction 3 3 HISTORY OF THE WORLD AIR transport 3 3.1 How it all began 3 3.2 ICAO and IATA-history and reality 4 4 Air Transportation and the Environment 5 4.1 Demand for Air Transport 5 4.2 Environmental Impact of Aviation 7 4.3 CO2 emissions per passenger kilometer 7 4.4 Aircraft Water Emission 9 4.5 Nitrogen Oxides 9 4.6 Impact of Aviation on Biodiversity 10 4.7 Noise Emissions and its impact on humans as well as biodiversity 11 5 Cost of Aviation on certain examples 11 5.1 Aviation Cost for exotic flowers 11 5.2 The Berlin Airport Fiasco 12 6 Historical Trends in Aircraft Transport 13 7 Conclusion 14 8 Table of Figures 15 9 Sources 15 1 Abstract The following Assignment has the topic of showing the history of aviation and within this showing the environmental impact of aviation. Due to this the history is shown and in addition different types of problems connected to aviation such as carbon oxide and greenhouse gases are explained. At last there is an introduction in data’s showing aviation in its beginning as a mass transport and now. 2 Introduction Transportation - one of the most important sectors of the economy, performing the function of a kind of circulatory system in a...
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...Final Project Part One: Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Air Transport in the U.S Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University MBAA 522 – Business Research Methods For: Dr. Barry Bauer March 15, 2015 Introduction This research paper examines the origins of the 2008/2009 world financial crisis and the impact that the crisis had on air transport in the United States of America. Although the crisis originated in the economies of North America and Europe, its effects were global with particular serious implications for economies of the developing countries including my country, Zambia. The maximum blame of the crisis is pointed at the money lenders who created such problems as it is believed that it was the lenders in the developed nations who lent funds to people with poor credit and a high risk of default. Therefore, in an effort to address the crisis, the American Federal Reserve flooded the markets with increasing capital liquidity in order not only to lower interest rates but to also broadly depress risk premiums as investors sought riskier opportunities to bolster their investment returns (Craig, 2013). As we all know that aviation is one of the most important pillars of the global economy as it provides millions of jobs globally and contributes heavily in the global gross domestic products of a number of countries. To this effect, the aviation sector which is one of the fastest growing industries had to face negative growth rate while some aviation companies were...
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...International Air Transport Association - Introduction IATA - The International Air Transport Association - was founded in Havana, Cuba, in April 1945. It is the prime vehicle for inter-airline cooperation in promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services - for the benefit of the world's consumers. The international scheduled air transport industry is now more than 100 times larger than it was in 1945. Few industries can match the dynamism of that growth, which would have been much less spectacular without the standards, practices and procedures developed within IATA. At its founding, IATA had 57 members from 31 nations, mostly in Europe and North America. Today it has some 230 members from 126 nations in every part of the globe. The modern IATA is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association founded in the Hague in 1919 - the year of the world's first international scheduled services. Early Days The old IATA was able to start small and grow gradually. It was also limited to a European dimension until 1939 when Pan American joined. The post-1945 IATA immediately had to handle worldwide responsibilities with a more systematic organisation and a larger infrastructure. This was reflected in the 1945 Articles of Association and a much more precise definition of IATA's aims than had existed before 1939. To promote safe, regular and economical air transport for the benefit of the peoples of the world, to foster air commerce, and to...
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...Economic Benefits from Air Transport in Nigeria Nigeria country report Acknowledgements Oxford Economics gratefully acknowledge the help that we received from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in preparation of this report. Through a survey conducted by IATA many organisations across the aviation industry supplied us with data that has formed an integral part of our analysis. In addition, the Airports Council International (ACI) very kindly provided us data on the economic activities at airports. We would like to thank all these organisations for their generosity in supplying this data, without which this report could not have been written. A note on the data reported in the report Unless otherwise stated, the numbers reported in this report relate to the calendar year 2010. Oxford Economics 2012 v1.1 2 Nigeria country report Contents Facts & figures.......................................................................................... 4 1 1.1 1.2 Consumer benefits for passengers and shippers ......................... 7 Consumer benefits ..................................................................................... 7 Estimated consumer benefits ..................................................................... 8 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 Enabling long-term economic growth............................................ 9 Connectivity and the cost of air transport services .................................... 9 How aviation...
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...0.225$ Additional Packaging / Labour for transport 1% of unit cost. 150* .01 = 1.5$ (150+2.25+.225+1.5)=153.97 CPT -Bangkok Airport 190.6 Air freight = (3x((60x80x80)/6000)) = 192kg x 5 = 960USD/kg /30U = 32 Air documents 1% of FOB unit price= 1.54 Transport/Fuel contingency 2% of FOB unit Price = 3.08 (153.97+32+1.54+3.08)= 190.59 CIF -Port of Bangkok 165.6 Maritime Freight cost = ((3x((60x80x80)/3000))= 1152kg x 165 = 190.08USD/Ton /30= 6.34 Maritime Document Fees = 1% of FOB unit Price = 1.54 Marine Insure Insurance Premium = 0.5% of FOB unit price = .77 Transport/Fuel contingency 2% of FOB unit Price = 3.08 (153.97+6.34+1.54+0.77+3.08)= 165.6 DDP -Customer’s store in Bangkok 193.7 (10) * Import Duty of 15% = 24.84 * Customs Clearance Charge of 0.5% per unit = 0.83 * Delivery Charge of $ 1.5 per unit. =2.48 (165.9+24.84+0.83+2.48)=193.7 2) Comment on the incidence of transport in each case and give examples for the potential validity of each quote. We can conclude that the best solution is the maritime because we cannot afford the air’s incidence of transport. Comment on the advantages and disadvantages to the exporter of each quote. (5) * The advantage of the maritime is that we have a lower incidence of transport than the air one so it’s really cheap. * The disadvantage...
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...Impact of unstable Economic on Transportation Like many economic activities that are intensive in infrastructures, the transport sector is an important component of the economy impacting on development and the welfare of populations. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multipliers effects such as better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments. When transport systems are deficient in terms of capacity or reliability, and the unstable economy hey can have an economic cost such as reduced or missed opportunities. Transport also carries an important social and environmental load, which cannot be neglected. Thus, from a general standpoint the unstable economic impacts on transportation can be direct and indirect: • Direct impacts related to accessibility change where the unstable economy is disabling larger markets to save time and costs. • Indirect impacts related to the economic multiplier effects where the price of commodities, goods or services drop and/or their variety increases. Mobility is one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of economic activity as it satisfies the basic need of going from one location to the other, a need shared by passengers, freight and information. All economies and regions do not share the same level of mobility as most are in a different stage in their mobility transition. Economies that possess greater mobility are often...
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...Transport Means & Modes 1- Transport Means : These means of transport are : Cars (trucks) , Ships, Trains, Planes and Pipes. These are the means which are used either for carrying people or carrying the goods from one place to another. 2- Transport Mode : Is the mode or the environment in which the mean is running or moving. Thus, we could say that the land roads are the mode for cars, buses and trucks. Sea is the mode for ships and marine crafts. Railway is the mode for trains. Air is the mode for the planes. And finally the pipeline is mode for pipe transportation. First : The Land Roads When building the roads there are certain requirements which should be considered and require special engineers who are specialized in this aspect in order to meet the local and the international requirements and standards which include the speed limits for cars and trucks, number of lanes, width of each lane, the degree of the steeps and the radius of the curves and many other things. Factors to be considered when planning for building a road : The highway roads and those which are designed for heavy lift trucks should pass out towns and cities in order to minimize traffic, noise and pollution inside the towns. When planning for a road or roads network it should be done to be capable of serving the future traffic considering the possibilities of the increasing population, number of cars and trucks and the expected increment in moving goods. Roads should...
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...examined the traffic problem and relation of Road to Rail. Sea and Air Transport and Science of Traffic Control to reduce accidents and smooth running of the traffic. Research Methodology 2. Lowe has done a study on the development of transportation system in Japan. He has dealt with the transport and communication system during the Tokugawa Era (1600-1686) and has described the process of the development certain features which ultimately helped the establishment of modern transport in Japan. 3. A study made by the Ministry of Transport, Scottish Development Department highlighted that the free flow of traffic at reasonable speed requires planned improvement of urban road systems. The study also suggested constructing secondary means of access to enable goods and service vehicles to load and unload at the stops. 4. Locklin concentrated on the study of rail-road systems. He opined that the Government ownership of transport system facilitates the planning and execution of transport system very effectively and the Government, in one way or the other is capable of providing necessary capital. 5. Sharp C.N. in his work on Transport Economics, examined the studies undertaken in the field of transport system of U.K. and studied a number of basic problems like transport economics, transport investment, transport pricing and reduction in accident rate. 6. Payne, tracing the history of development of transport in Europe suggests that the transportation facilities are established...
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...Case Study 2.1 - Senco Electronics Company Anonymous Student ASCI 644 Integrated Logistics in Aviation Management January 15, 2014 If a product has to be delivered to another country, you are basically left with only two choices, ocean freight or air freight. These two options differ in many ways and choosing between them should depend on the situation. Since the high tech computer industry reacts quickly to customer demand, using air transportation mode to transport goods across the Pacific is more reliable and provides more control over the flow rate of the product entering the U.S. market. By adopting a Just-in-Time manufacturing model, Senco or any other U.S. computer manufacturer could become more lean and efficient. This method alone would keep warehousing cost at a minimum and reduce out of stock items and keep customer satisfaction high. On the other hand, ocean freight allows for larger lot sizes, less shipment frequency, longer in-transit times and less reliability than shipment by air (Bowen & Leinbach, 2009). While air freight is most expensive, ocean fright is one of the cheapest ways to transport goods from one country to another. Cargo ships have large cargo holds and, more significantly, the cost of the voyage is shared by a lot of other cargo that is on the same ship. When delivery time is not an issue, this is the option that should be used because it will save you a lot of money (Zinner , 2011). On the other hand, the customer should always be left...
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...Role of e-freight in Air Logistics Sean Apolinio Po Emirates Aviation College Aviation foundation programme Air Cargo Acknowledgements I would like to thank my mother, Maria, for her love, support, patience and encouragement to undertake and complete the Aviation Foundation Programme – Air Cargo. I would also like to thank Mr. Hemant, Mr. Baptist, Mr. Rajesh and Mr. John Antonio Miguel for their help and direction with this project. Last but not least, I would like to thank Emirates Aviation College and its group for providing the training to help develop my skill and knowledge. Also special thanks should be given to my student colleagues who helped me in many ways and for making the learning experience explicable. Table of Contents Title Page Page 1 Acknowledgements Page 2 Table of Contents Page 3 Introduction Page 4 Body of the Report Page 5 Conclusion Page 6 Summary Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction The boom of the 21st century has created many breakthroughs in the forms of technology, health, farming, entertainment, transportation, etc., which has made our daily lives a lot simpler, sustainable and efficient. This project reflects an aspect which correlates technology, transportation and environment, and connects them together to make our world better, effective and proficient. The freight and transportation sectors have longed evolved and have reached...
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...warehousing inventory, transport and delivery. The range of activities involved are: 1) Freight forwarding 2) Customs brokerage 3) Freight auditing and payment 4) Vehicle control and communication 5) Product identification and tracking 6) Information system (optimization in management) 7) Transportation services / brokerage 8) Transportation equipment / leasing 9) Private fleet assets / management 10) Warehousing 11) Order management and fulfillment 12) Cross docking 13) Value added, assembly and configuration 14) Site location Transport principles in logistic The larger the capacity transportation vehicles are less costly per unit of freight than smaller capacity vehicle in economy of scale. In the economy of distance the decrease of transportations coast per unit of weight as distance increase. However, to maximize the size of load and the distance being shipped while still meeting the customer expectation. Land logistic Land logistics is a very important link in logistics activities. It extends the delivery services for air and maritime transport from airports and seaports. The most positive characteristic of land logistics is the high accessibility level in land areas. The main transport modes of land logistics are railway transport, road freight transport and pipeline transport. However there are same advantages and disadvantages of these transports mode. For example: Railway transport has advantages...
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...FUTURE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT BECAUSE TRAVELLING BY CAR IS MUCH MORE CONVINENT . These days, more and more people are using their own cars to commute. The increasing number of vehicles in our cities contributes to the high levels of pollution in the air . When faced with taking private cars or public transport , people react in different ways. In this essay I will discuss the arguments for and against using private cars or public transport . People prefer private cars to public transport for several reasons. Firstly, they think that private cars are faster than public transport since you don’t have to spend your precious time waiting for a bus . A bus-shelter crammed with people. Secondly, you can go direct from work to home without stopping time and time again to pick people up. Finally, there are people who don’t like to share their space with unknown persons , and they don’t like standing up during their journey - take buses as an example, in rush hours, it is very difficult to find a spare seat and eventually you end up grasping a hand bar and trying to keep your balance so at not to not be flung around when the bus brakes. On the other hand , there are other people who prefer public transport to private cars...
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