be replicated by a competitor? Southwest Airline (SWA) has several successful business strategies: high aircraft utilization, low fare carrier, leadership, great customer service, attractive frequent flyer program, innovative marketing strategy, and human resource management. Regarding operations strategies, by only focusing on fuel-efficient aircrafts, 737s, SWA is able to save on maintenance and training costs. Offering short-haul, point-to-point routes using less congested airports that are close
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process is used to increase toughness of material? a) Annealing b) Tempering* c) Normalizing 2. Which of the following process is to relieve internal stress? a) Annealing b) Casting c) Normalizing* 3. Aircraft bolt is what class of fit? a) 1 b) 3* c) 5 4. Pro-seal B1/2. The “1/2” means? a) ½ hour application time* b) 50% sealant 50% accelerator. c) Shelf Life is ½ year from manufacturing life. 5. Which two types
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of high cost and excess capacity led the major airlines to charge prices almost twice as high as they were before the deregulation act. b) Threat of new entrants: Capital requirements Entry into the airline industry, given the price of the aircrafts is very high, and it needs knowledge in this domain to compete with the legacy carriers, but as we saw with the arrival in the market of the low cost companies this knowledge can be learn quickly. To avoid the problem of the acquisition of
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Point-to-Point Flights on Short-Haul Routes: 15 Low Operating Costs: 15 Taking Advantage of the Internet: 16 Commitment to Safety and Quality Maintenance: 16 Enhancement of Operating Results through Ancillary Services: 16 Analysis of the airline business models 16 Ryanair’s strategy in future: 17 Focused Criteria for Growth: 17 New Aircraft-markers: 18 New design ‘standing seats’ 18 SWOT Analysis 19 Strengths 19 Weakness 19 Opportunities 19 Threats 19 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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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
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shown tremendous growth over the years growing at nearly 20% per year since 2004. India‘s total exports for the sector stood at US$ 1.5 billion in 2010, out of which more than 96% of the contribution was from aircraft parts. 4. 100% FDI is allowed under the automatic route in the auto and aircraft components sector, subject to all the applicable regulations and laws. 5. India is fourth largest producer of steel in the world and Cost of making steel significantly lower than competitive nations. 6.
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#15 Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Managers should always make sure these systems are always properly serviced and bleed after any maintenance is done to prevent air in the system. Air in these systems may not seem like a big deal, but air is compressible and when entering components, they are weak. The force of air onto a spoiler surface pushes down due to air in a spoiler actuator. Pilots should watch for sudden system pressure and quantity drops, which could be the result in several things
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communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems (C3ISR). Its services and products also include aircraft maintenance, aircraft modernization, and government services. L-3 also provides numerous electronic systems used in both military and commercial applications. The company has four distinct business segments - Electronic Systems (ESS), National Security Solutions (NSS), Aircraft Modernization & Maintenance (AM&M), and C3ISR. L-3 Business Segmentation Each business
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Introduction Alaska airline has been serving the aviation industry for over 75 years. Alaska airline was founded by Mac McGee in 1932 when Mac McGee started flying to and from Anchorage and Bristol Bay with the aircraft which had the capability to carry just three people and was known as McGee airways at that time. Alaska airline came into being after several mergers with small aviation companies and is now one of the biggest airlines of Alaska. Alaska airline has a vast network and serves over
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important role in the airline industry. Currently in the airline industry, various links in the supply chain are in tension leading to minimized profits, heavy losses and in some cases even shutting down of airlines. Various issues like maintenance and repair of aircrafts, on time performance of airlines, having adequate spare parts at the right time, sales of ticket to customers, vigorous airline cost-cutting, etc are putting the commercial aviation supply chain under immense pressure (C. Adams, 2009)
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