...Year Hours: During institution emergencies or other periods of heavy workload or limited staff, may be required to work long and irregular hours, unusual shifts, Sundays, holidays and unexpected overtime. Close to home: It depends on where the prison is. Will you need any new skills: You will need to have a keen sense for your surroundings as well as having the ability to dismantle and resolve dangerous situations. Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Also 3 years of general experience in correctional work. Firefighter (NYC): Salary: $39,370-$161,281/year Hours: The work schedule of a firefighter consists of two 24-hour days per week, for an average of 8 days per month. With this schedule, a firefighter has an average of 5 days off per week. Close to home: There are many fire stations in NYC and many firefighters live near their fire station. Will you need any new skills: You will need to understand stand how fires work and how to rescue people. Education: Pass both the computer-based test and physical ability test, Go through firefighter 1 classes and have high school diploma. Airline Pilots: Salary: $76,000-$110,000/year Hours: Hours depend on the type of flying the pilot is doing. For example, some pilots fly out of the country that which are usually longer flights therefore more hours are worked. Close to home: The pilots are always traveling...
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...Leonardo da Vinci - The Man Who Wanted To Know Everything Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest genius’s that’s ever lived, also known as the first modern mind. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. 500 years ago he set out to try and find out all that there was to learn. “I would do things no one in the past has dared to do, I would think new thoughts, bring new things into being”. He created works of astonishing beauty such including the Mon Elisa, the most famous painting in the world and The Last Supper made him known today as the Renaissance visionary who saw the modern world before it was realized. At the same time he designed terrifying machines, which spewed death and destruction. He designed ways of getting man to the bottom of the sea, He invented flying machines 400 years before man took to the skies. Leonardo was born on April 15 1452, in Tuscan hill town just outside the village of Vinci in Italy. He was born illegitimate and this was to shape his life. Being a bastard he was barred from learning Greek and Latin, the languages all books where written in. ...
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...Design a dynamic Database System for LAN Airlines flights booking system. 2. Problem Statement The current process of LAN Airlines when it comes to storing data such as flights booking, passenger information and routes information, it is only done with flight tracking purposes. At the marketing level the information that this database is intended to store is crucial to identify the market trend and being able to develop the most accurate marking strategy. 3. Solution Statement To design a Content Management System that will allow: a. Allow easy tracking for all types of data related to flights, ,routes, booking, and passenger information b. Integrating all necessary data to obtain meaningful information relevant to the marketing process. This including most profitable routes, nationality of passengers from the different routes, age of passenger, source of booking etc. Specifically, routes From Miami to Bogota, Quito, Buenos Aires, Sao Pablo, Lima, Santiago, La Paz, and Guayaquil. 4. Database Information Table Name | Description | Primary Key | Foreign Key | Airplane | Describe plane’s attributes | RegistNum | | Flight | Provides information about routes | FlightNum | AirCraftMod | Booking | Booking attributes for passengers | ReservationID | FlightNum | Passenger | Passengers’ profile | PassengerID | ReservationID | 5. Normalize tables Airplane (RegistNum, AircraftMod,Capacity) Flights (FlightNum, AircraftMod, DEPTairport, ARRVLairport...
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...Information) Topic Sentence: As the new life started in Canada. The Canadian government manufactured a new plane called The Avro CF-105 Arrow which was a delta-wing interceptor aircraft, designed and built by Avro Aircraft Limited in Malton, Ontario, Canada, during 1959. It was known as the greatest and fastest delta wing plane ever existed, travelling at an altitude of 60,000 feet and match 2 speed. This jet fighter aircraft would have been used as defense against the attack from the Soviet Union, but because of the Americans and...
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...TF essay A/ Write a passage 1. Airplanes and helicopters can be used to saved people’s lives. First helicopters can be used for rescuing people in trouble. Try to imagine, when you’re lost in the dense forest or in the mountaintop, airplanes and helicopters are very essential. At that time, they’re your last hope! Second, planes can transport food and supplies when disasters- earthquake, volcano, flood, etc- strike. Third, both types off aircraft can transport people to hospitals in emergencies. For example, transform suddenly, blood poisoning, cardiac infarction, etc. Finally, helicopters and airplanes can be used to provide medical services to people who live in remote areas. They haven’t full live. They are destute of many things. So, people in the cities want to collect for them. But, the transportion by cars or trains is not simple and very long. That is why people need the helping of aircraft. In summary, airplanes and helicopters are very useful to save people. 2. Studying in another country is advantageous in many ways. A student is exposed to a new culture. He or she is able to have knowledge about that country’s condition of life, festivals, etc. That student’ll be in contact with many interesting and useful things. He or she can tell his/her friends in this country about traditional culture of their country and scenic beauties,etc. That’s also a form of cultural exchange among 2 countries. Sometimes he or she can learn a new language. Learning a new...
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...rotation about both the longitudinal axis to indicate the degree of bank, and about the lateral axis to indicate pitch (nose up, level or nose down). It utilizes the rigidity characteristic of the gyro. It is gimballed to permit rotation about the lateral axis indicating pitch attitude, and about the longitudinal axis to indicate roll attitude. Once powered up, the indicator is maintain in a fixed position no matter what the aircraft attitude may be. There is also an adjustment knob used to adjust the wings up or down to align with the horizon bar. This allows adjustment to the height of the pilot. Preferably, the adjustment should be made when level on the ground. When the wings are aligned with the horizon bar, the aircraft is in level flight. If the wings are above the horizon bar, the aircraft is in a climb. Wings below the horizon bar indicates a decent. The upper blue part of the ball represents the sky. The miniature airplane wings (fixed to the case) represent the wings of the aircraft. In the past, the instrument has been referred to as "an artificial horizon". When in a left turn, the blue portion of the ball will have rolled to the right, as though you were looking at the horizon over the nose of the aircraft. In a right turn, the blue portion will have rolled to the left. The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal...
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...offer low cost flights to everyone and increasing the number of people flying versus other modes of transport. Currently rated as the third largest domestic flight company within Australia and a top five international airline by capacity offering 3000 flights per week to 56 destinations in 17 countries with a fleet of 80 aeroplanes. In the New Zealand and Trans-Tasman region Jetstar has flown over 1.8 million passengers to date, 75 million passengers in total since the companies launch in 2004 and 20 million passengers flown in the past year alone. Virgin Blue was welcomed to Australia in August 2000, operating only one route with 2 aircraft and 200 personnel. The second year seen an extra 13 routes added to the schedule followed by a further 9 routes the year after. The breakthrough year for Virgin Blue was 2004 joining the international market offering flights to New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga and by 2005 welcoming the companies’ 50th aircraft to the Australian fleet. Today Virgin Blue can boast partnerships with Etihad, Trans-Tasman Alliance and Delta Airlines offering many flights across many countries at both low cost and business class with now over 25 different routes domestic and internationally. Tiger Airways was launched in late 2003 and after only 5 years had welcomed their 11th millionth passenger on board the low-cost Asia Pacific Airline, Tiger openly based the low-fare airline on Europe’s Ryan Air trying to cut the cost of in flight expenses without...
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...approval of a modification of the aircraft, after an application has been made for such issue, renewal, validation or approval, as the case may be; or (b) proceed to or from a place at which any inspection, test or weighing of the aircraft is to take place for a purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a). (3) The aircraft and its engines shall be certified as fit for flight by the holder of a licence as an aircraft maintenance engineer entitled in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule so to certify, or by a person approved by the Civil Aviation Authority for the purpose of issuing certificates under this condition. (4) The aircraft shall carry the minimum flight crew specified in any Certificate of airworthiness or validation which has previously been in force under the Regulation in respect of the aircraft, or is or has previously been in force in respect of any other aircraft of identical design. (5) The aircraft shall not carry any passenger or cargo except passengers performing duties in the aircraft in connection with the flight....
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...budget rivals, reporting annual profit at the top end of forecasts and returning cash to shareholders. The upbeat assessment is in contrast to that given by Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, which this month cut its annual profit target for the second time in two months and admitted it needed to improve customer service. Rival airlines have been struggling with high fuel costs and weak consumer confidence, sending some smaller carriers out of business while the likes of British Airways owner IAG and Air France-KLM have cut routes, leaving gaps that low-cost airlines have been quick to exploit. Over the last three years easyJet has added flights on routes where rivals have cut back, and introduced more flights between top business destinations. It has also added flexible ticketing to allow passengers to change their flight up to two hours before scheduled departure time, and allocated seating in an attempt to steal corporate customers. EasyJet proposed a full year dividend of 33.5 pence a share, 55.6pc up on last year, and a special dividend of 44.1 pence per share, making a total payout to investors of £308m. It said forward bookings were in line with last year but that its first quarter would be impacted by tough year-on-year comparisons due to strong post-Olympics demand in the UK and travel restrictions to Egypt. However, EasyJet still expects to grow capacity, measured in seats flown, by 5pc in the coming...
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...describe Jet Green’s cost structure as follows (at least that part of Jet Green’s costs that relate to flights between Minneapolis and Atlanta). I. Costs that vary strictly with the number of passengers: Food, beverages and ticket processing $26 Fuel $20 Baggage handling $10 Total $56 per passenger II. Costs that vary strictly with the number of one-way flights Landing and takeoff fees $ 5,000 Flight crew salaries $12,000 Fuel: $2,000 + $9,600 $11,600 Baggage handling $ 5,000 Maintenance $ 6,000 Total $39,600 per flight III. Costs that vary strictly with the number of aircraft Lease of aircraft $70,000 Maintenance $10,000 Total $80,000 per aircraft per week IV. Costs that vary strictly with the number of gates Gate rental $8,000 per gate per week Abstracting from the details contained in the above tabulation, Jet Green’s cost structure can be succinctly described by the following cost equation: Total cost per week of the Minneapolis/Atlanta segment = $ (56)(number of passengers flown per week) + (39,600)(number of one-way flights per week) + (80,000)(number of aircraft leased per week) + (8,000)(number of gates rented per week) You should interpret the above cost structure as follows. If the number of flights, the number of aircraft, and the number of gates is held fixed, the costs of Jet Green will increase...
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...Air Asia Case: Q 1) Comment on business level strategy adopted by Air Asia? How has Air Asia achieved cost leadership? Answer 1) High aircraft utilization: Air Asia uses the aircraft in very high frequency and high turnover of flights; these add value to customer convenience and enable low cost. Air Asia has the fastest turnover in its region; is 25 minutes. a) Low fare no frills: Air Asia does not have frequent flyer miles program and private airport lounge. No free foods and beverages even snack in flight, additional meal and service required passenger to pay more. b) Point to point network: All Air Asia both short-haul (4 hours or less radius) and medium to long-haul are non-stop flight, by doing that; save human recourses cost, facilities cost, airport cost, etc. c) Air Asia changed all existing old aircraft Boeing B737 with Airbus A320, which has more capacity, more efficient fuel-consume and cost-efficient. d) By utilizing homogeneous aircrafts, the company is able to save human resources cost and reduce spare part stocks. These strategies have brought Air Asia as the lowest-cost airline in the world, with a cost/ASK (available seat kilometer) of US3.67. This great achievement was achieved without compromising safety. Air Asia’s highest priority is safety of all the operations. To keep the aircraft in best condition Air Asia partnered with the best maintenance provider. e) Air Asia R&D not only works on the aircraft utilization but also...
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...1. (8) Draw an Activity Diagram with Swimlane based on the following scenario. You are asked to build a paper review system for an academic conference. You have come up with the following features for the system. 1. Process the receipt of a paper. This process records the detailed information of the submitted papers. It should also send out an acknowledgement to the author. 2. Assign Reviewers. This process suggests a possible list of reviewers for a submitted paper from a database of program committee (PC) members. The program chair then clicks on the names of three reviewers as the designated reviewers of the paper. The system then sends the assigned paper to reviewers. 3. Accept Papers. This process allows reviewers to submit their reviews. The program chair reads all reviews and decides which paper to accept. The status of a paper is updated as Accepted, and the corresponding author is informed of the acceptance. 4. Publish Conference Proceeding. This process formats and publishes the accepted papers in the electronic conference proceeding. [Note for ISGB 7905: Create DFD instead.] 2. (4 + 8) Short Answers – Upstream SDLC and traceability 2.1. Briefly describe activities that take place during the planning phase of a system development project 2.2 Based on class discussion and the article Traceability from Use Cases to Test Cases from IBM.com: ▪ What is requirements traceability? Why is it important? ▪ Descript the steps in...
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...Dilpreet Sehgal COMM 120 High Plane Ticket Prices I. Intro A. Attention Getter- How many of you like traveling in long flights? B. Reason to Listen- International flights are way too expensive for the kind of service you get from them in return. C. Thesis- International plane ticket is not worth the money because it takes a whole day to get to your destination, small seats makes you pissed off, and food is just awful. II. Body A. International plane ticket is not worth the money because it takes almost a day to get to your destination. 1. I recently went to India for two and half weeks, it was pretty fun but the airlines I took to get there was just horrible. The flight is about twenty hours long and it seriously made me go nuts. 2. I really regretted paying one thousand dollars for this flight, it was just not worth the money. I honestly feel that they need to come up with better service. Transition: After taking the flight I put my luggage up and took my seat which was on the aisle. B. Small seats which you have to sit on during the whole destination really takes a lot out of you. 1. I’m pretty tall so for me to sit in those seats for 20 hours was really tough. I had two old people who were sitting next to me, they kept on distracting me which didn’t let me sleep. 2. I honestly feel that airlines should make their seats little bigger so that people can be comfortable. Only if you buy the business class ticket you get...
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...The crash and subsequent investigation of Colgan flight 3407 was determined to be inappropriate responses from the crew when they encounter icing conditions which led to a departure from controlled flight NTSB (2009, February 12). This accident led to the consensus within the industry that first officers at regional airlines needed to have more experience. While it is hard to quantify how much experience is needed, the FAA felt that the requirements agreed upon in Public Law 111-216 were a good start. This legislation led to my research question “what is the best way for a newly certified commercial pilot to accumulate the required 1,500 hours” The four time building activities I choose to explore were; flight instructing, corporate flying, aerial advertising and ferry flying....
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...“Just do it already.” “I can’t! The world looks too small from here!” “Well…then don’t look down.” “How far are we from the bottom again?” “Only about 15,000 feet.” “What if I forget to pull the strap?” “You won’t.” “What if the parachute doesn’t work?” “It will.” “What if I don’t land properly?” “Enough! I can’t force you to do this, but I will say this: What if you don’t do it? What if you shy away from the first choice you made as an adult? What if this is your only opportunity to prove to yourself that you are ready for the real world? All it takes is one leap of faith.” “Maybe I should have waited a few weeks after my 18th birthday to do this.” “If not now, then when?” “Alright, alright, just a few more minutes.” “You have...
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