scope of General Aviation, the type of aircraft flown that operate under it and the FAA Code Of Regulations that govern them which are 14 CFR Parts 91 and 21. Following that we’ll discuss and talk about some of the recent activities that have been taking place in the past few years in this field of aviation. The severity of a General Aviation accident is classified by the highest level of injury (that is fatal, serious, minor or none) and the total aircraft damage (destroyed, substantial, minor
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airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The biggest for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries, due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts, safety and security measures, customer service and manpower. Another major barrier to entry is the brand name of existing airlines and it is really difficult to lure customers out of their existing brands. On the other hand, a newcomer could enter
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Aviation Safety Abstract Aircraft accidents are not very common, but when they happen, the level of damage is large compared to other means of transport. This is because some aircrafts have a very large capacity of passengers that they can accommodate. This is not always the case, as some of them are small and do not carry so many people. Aircrafts accidents range from fires, collisions, ditching and accidents caused by pilot errors among others. This paper will look at an accident that happened
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Impacts of New Technology on Aircraft Maintenance Abstract In this research paper the author identifies several key areas of interest when introducing new technologies in the aviation industry. The majority of the focus surrounds the maintainability of these new technologies and the significant impacts to the maintainers themselves. Much emphasis is given to the people responsible to maintain the aircraft from a human factors perspective. There are many maintenance aspects addressed in the
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more common, the need for safety regulations grew stronger. In Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was founded in 1995. It is responsible for safety regulations of civil air operations in Australia and the operation of Australian aircraft overseas. Today CASA is still based on the Civil Aviation Act from 1988. Under the authority of this act, CASA is able to execute regulations and implement aviation laws that in the past thirty years have changed Australia’s commercial aviation tremendously
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with the decision of switching from the percentage of completion method to the completed contract method for one of its contracts with one of its customers, Halibut. The contract called for a six-axis laser, cutting machine that would be used to cut aircraft wings for fighter jets that would be sold by Halibut to a large government buyer. LabCo realized that this would be a unique arrangement that would require a lot of specifications, however, based on its experience with similar contracts and with
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to quickly compare prices, services and quality. Supplier Power (High) Supplier power is high because most airline companies need parts for their aircrafts and for this they must go into contracts with them which is usually a high fixed cost for the company. Also, the main supplies for the aircraft are fuel, airports and body parts for the aircraft. There are only a few companies that can supply these airline
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that the company has lose its money. A new management team is brought in to sort it out and re-launch as a “low fares or no frills” airline, closely modelling the Southwest Airlines model in the U.S. And in 1994, Ryanair bought its first Boeing 737 aircraft which carried over 1.5 million passengers. In 1995, Ryanair is the biggest passenger carrier on Dublin-London route, the largest Irish airline on every route being operate and carried 2.25 million passengers in the year (Harrison, 2002). In 1997
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today, the airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer to enter the market. The biggest for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries, due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts, safety and security measures, customer service and manpower. Other barriers to entry which will recess new
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* Is the airline industry an attractive industry? No. Average ROI for airlines between 1992 and 2006 was 5.9% compared to U.S. industry average ROI of 14.9% (The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, Porter). Overall competitive forces are medium to high making the airline industry less profitable than other industries. * Factor impacting industry profitability: * Mature business * Oil price * Fatal accidents * Videoconferencing, VOIP (Skype), etc. reduce frequency
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