One of the early MRM training programmes, developed by Gordon Dupont for Transport Canada, introduced "The Dirty Dozen", which are 12 potential problem human factors areas. A series of posters have been produced, one for each of these headings, giving a few examples of good practices which ought to be adopted, or "safety nets". These are summarised as follows: 1. Lack of communication Use logbooks, worksheets, etc to communicate and remove doubt. Discuss work to be done or what has been completed
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Situational Analysis a. The Company Overview i. Describe your products, experience, know-how, financial, human and capital resources. What is the company’s long-term vision and strategic goals? What is the company’s progress towards these goals? Identify key performance gaps? A Fixed Base Operator (FBO) is a business that provides services at the 20,000 airports in the USA. They operate flight training schools, provide aircraft repairs and maintenance, provide fuel and provide pilot
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Contents Letter from the Chairman Operating Highlights Financial Highlights Corporate Information Notice of the 22nd Annual General Meeting Directors’ Report Management Discussion and Analysis Corporate Governance Report Auditors’ Report Balance Sheet Statement of Profit and Loss Cash Flow Statement Notes to the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss Statement relating to Subsidiary Company Consolidtated Statement of Accounts Attendance Slip and Proxy 02 04 05 06 07 16 24 29 47 52 53 54 56
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Operating principles of reciprocating and turbine engines Robert Zimmerman Embry Riddle Operating principles of reciprocating and turbine engines. Many airplanes are equipped with reciprocating engines. This is due to their reciprocating or back and forth movement of the pistons. Two kinds of these motors are. 1. by cylinder arrangement with respect to the crankshaft—radial, in-line, v-type or opposed, or 2. By the method of cooling—liquid or air-cooled. The main advantage
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Introduction Faced with a downturn in the commercial aircraft business and reduced military spending, The Boeing Company was forced to downsize approximately 55,000 people over a five-year period. The company's management, organized labor, the local community, multiple levels of government, and community colleges collectively worked together to develop Reemployment Centers to assist in the transition of their specialized workforce into alternative forms of employment. The following is a description
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tested in 1937 (Bellis, 2012). The jet engine has become very complex engine based on simple concepts; in simplest terms, the jet engine produces thrust for flight by compressing, combustion, and accelerating air out the exhaust faster than when it came in the inlet. Throughout my career, I have maintained, troubleshot, and repaired several different types of turbine engines, all of which are similar because of this theory of operation. When looking at a jet engine, everyone usually sees the fan
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Porter Airlines Critique Assignment 1. A comfortable and safe passenger jet is the basement of excellent customer service. If Porter raises the bar of customer service, Bombardier will have to react (i.e. modify or upgrade aircrafts) to meet Porter’s demand. But airline industry is highly competitive and has relatively low margin, while the cost to improve customer service can be rather high. Even if Bombardier can react fast enough to meet the ever-changing demand from airlines, how does it
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Jet charter services, their advantages and limitations Air charter companies usually focus on individual private jets and or itineraries and are most suited for urgent or cargo that is on a deadline. These companies offer jet charter services and allow clients to charter an entire aircraft instead of purchasing individual tickets for commercial flights. They offer a wide range of aircrafts from helicopters to business jets depending on the users’ specific requests. Jet charter companies specialize
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company that hires private jets. He worries about how to maintain a marketing edge against his main competitors, Dynasty Airlines, Shark Airlines, and Ultra Airlines. Aerosphere, Dynasty and Ultra have similar business models, reflecting a higher concern for service, and Shark positions itself more as a low-price, low-cost carrier. The four companies operate from airports in Belgium and offer flights within Europe. The total size of the market for flights in private jets in Belgium is estimated at
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Market positioning Air New Zealand mainly target on both business and Leisure traveler, Also, government officials, because Air New Zealand is the official airline of the country, the government officials normally use their service for the transportation to have a meeting or convince. Apart from that, the seasonal traveler, a destination is attract someone because of the weather or special events in a period. they usually go the a country because of the weather or climate , for an example, Whistler
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