MGMT 314: Human Resource Management ABSTRACT Human Resource Management plays an intricate role in airline and airport operations. In this paper, I will focus on the role that human resource management plays on the training of airline pilots, flight attendants, and airline and airport operation employees. I will use resources to research further into this topic, looking at case studies provided of particular airlines. Additionally, we will look at how well employees adapt to these changes,
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Question I 1. Types of information system used [4] In this study case, JetBlue uses the Transaction Processing system, which is a computerized system that performs and records the daily routine transactions necessary to conduct the business. 2. Business function of information system [8] JetBlue has the ability to provide a luxurious flying experience with leather seats, each equipped with personal TV screens, while at a budget price. Some airlines have to invest heavily in the quality of
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Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) asserted today that the Supreme Court’s (SC) final decision in favor of the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association’s (FASAP) on the illegal retrenchment case bolsters its position against the outsourcing plan of Philippine Airlines (PAL). “After 13 long years, the SC ruled with finality that PAL is guilty of illegal dismissing 1,400 flight crew at the height of the flag carrier’s financial troubles. Today with PAL awash in PhP 5 billion in income, the courts
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been expanding its business rapidly and until the present AirAsia group has been recognized as one of the largest low fare airlines in the Southeast Asia. AirAsia offers both domestic and international flights. In addition, everyday with 72 aircrafts the company operates scheduled more than 400 flights and AirAsia has served more than 55 million guests from different nations. Particularly, the company pointed out the low fare business concept, hassle-free or no-frills as the major components of the
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reasons help Southwest became a big competitive in airlines industry. Same as other company, Southwest Airlines also face some legal issues and obstacles by being part of a union. The case Gregory Wilson reported that the company only hire female for flight attendant and ticket agent. (Bennett-Alexander) Refusing male for those positions was violent of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Southwest Airlines defended against by showing that they did it intentionally base on a bona fide occupational
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New York, Dr. Hanson learned for the first time that petitioner allowed its passengers to smoke on international flights. Because Dr. Hanson had suffered from asthma and was sensitive to secondhand smoke, respondent requested and obtained seats away from the smoking section. After boarding, they discovered that their seats were only three rows in front of the smoking section. A flight attendant refused respondent's three requests to move Dr. Hanson. As the smoking noticeably increased, Dr. Hanson
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the past two years which I really value and will never forget. Working in this company have been a blessing not only for me but also to my family. Through this years I obtained different kind of skills and experiences. However my ambition to be a flight attendant generate my decision to leave this company. This will really help me pursue my dream and my family’s future. I will stay here for another 20
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system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is presented in the following paper. The nonlinear aircraft model with elevator deflection and thrust as control inputs is established using the appropriate aerodynamic data, followed by the definition of the flight trajectory the airplane is expected to travel during landing, which is divided into glide path and flare. Nonlinear control using feedback linearization method is employed to develop the automatic landing controller for the UAV aircraft. Elevator
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of airline pilots, and crew members show support for arming airline pilots. “Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) by the Wilson Center for Public Research Inc. in early February, found that 73% of airline crewmembers were in favor of having firearms on the flight deck. Of the 24% who were opposed, some are no longer flying regularly, according to other union officials” (Scott 45). Scott, also states that “Critics have warned that armed pilots would be more of a hazard to passengers than the remote threat of
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area bounded by points in Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico where ships and planes are said to vanish into thin air or deep water. Recently, some people have wondered if there is a Bermuda Triangle connection in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, even though the jet went missing halfway around the world. The term “Bermuda Triangle” was coined in 1964 by Vincent Gaddis in the men’s pulp magazine Argosy. Though Gaddis first came up with the phrase, a much more famous name propelled in
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