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During the 1930's we were in the middle of the Great Depression but the airlines were experiencing strong year to year percentage growth rates. What were the factors that might explain this strong growth? (3 factors)

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It was early in the growth of passenger travel so that a small growth in the number of people flying resulted in a strong growth rate. Government policies that favored growth in passenger traffic. Significant increases in the size of airplanes use for passenger transportation.

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A wide variety of factors can drive the growth in air transportation. Which of the following have been important factors driving this growth in the US? (6 factors)

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A long term trend of declining air fares. Increases in passenger airline speed. Increases in the size of airline aircraft. Increased reliability and dependability of aircraft Increases in the safety of air travel. Increases in the number of city pairs served.

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Which government programs had the most positive impact on making air travel more attractive to the traveling public?

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Air Mail Act of 1930 (McNary-Waters Act)

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The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 created the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). What were the key functions of the CAA? (2 factors)

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safety regulations management of the airspace

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The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 created the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). What were the key functions of the CAB? (2 functions)

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economic regulation of the airlines accident investigation

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The CAB exercised certain controls over the airlines. These included: (2 factors)

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setting airline fares approving the routes airlines could serve

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Why was the FAA Act passed in 1958?

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to make the CAA a more effective orginiation

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The airline deregulation act was passed in 1978. Why were the airlines deregulated? (3 factors)

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many felt the airlines would operate more efficiently in a deregulated environment. the airlines and air service had grown to the point that there was competition on most city pairs. there was a general move in the country to deregulate industries wherever it was possible.

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The airplanes used during the 1950's had several characteristics that differentiated them from the airplanes available in the 1930's. What were the characteristics? (5 factors)

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there were larger there were pressurized there were significantly faster they flew at significantly higher altitudes there were significantly more comfortable

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The airplanes used during the 1960's had several characteristics that differentiated them from the airplanes available in the 1950's. What were the characteristics? (6 factors)

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they were larger they had a longer ranged they were equipped with turbine engines they were significantly faster they flew at significantly higher altitudes they were significantly more comfortable

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The airplanes used during the 1990's had several characteristics that differentiated them from the airplanes available in the 1980's. What were the characteristics? (1 factor)

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on average, they were more efficient

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The primary factor driving a decrease in air fares from 1950-1980 was

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an increase in technical efficiency

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Define and explain how to calculate: ASM (available seat mile)

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ASM- one seat available for passenger use on an airliner moved one mile Compute- number of passenger seats times the distance between the 2 cities

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Define and explain how to calculate: RPM(revenue passenger mile)

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RPM- one revenue paying passenger moved one mile Compute- passengers on the plane times the distance between the 2 cities

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Define and explain how to calculate: LF (load factor)

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LF- for a single flight it is the number of passengers on the airplane divided by the number of seats Compute- for the average load factor divide total RPM by total ASM

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Define and explain how to calculate: yield

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yield- the amount passengers pay per mile for a flight. Compute- for a single passenger: divide the price of the ticket by the distance between the 2 cities for the average yield: divide the total passenger revenue by the total RPM

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Define and explain how to calculate: BELF (break-even load factor)

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BELF- the percentage of seats that have to be filled to just cover the cost of the flight Compute- divide the average cost per ASM by the average yield

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Define and explain how to calculate: PRASM(passenger Revenue per ASM)

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PRASM- the total revenue and airline collects divided by the number of available seat miles provided Compute- total revenue divided by total ASM or multiply LF and yield

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Who is the Administrator of the FAA? Who is the secretary of the DOT?

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Administrator- Michael Huerta Secretary- Anthony Foxx

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Describe NextGen What 3 benefits will NextGen provide for the US air traffic control system?

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NextGen is the program to update air traffic control systems It will reduce congestion, increase safety, and save time and money

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Describe the ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization they specify standards for aircraft, noise, emissions, etc.

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Describe DOT

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Department of Transportation the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs

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Describe A4A

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Airlines for American America's oldest and largest airline trade association

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Describe IATA

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International Air Transport Association is the trade association for the world's airlines. IATA supports airline activity and helps formulate industry policy and standards.

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Describe ALPA

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Air Lines Pilots Association the collective bargaining representative for over 50,000 pilots of 31 U.S. and Canadian airlines. a union for all air line pilots

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Describe NTSB

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National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in other modes of transportation

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Describe GAO

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Government Accountability Office is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress. It is part of the legislative branch of the United States government.

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Describe TSA (AKA the grope-patrol!)

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Transportation Security Administration an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel

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Describe the EU carbon dioxide emission plan

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Lawmakers in the European Union are due to vote next week on a plan to impose a carbon dioxide emissions quota for all airlines flying in and out of the E.U. The plan is designed to reduce aviation pollution, but some experts fear it could spark a trade war, and fierce opposition is expected from the U.S.

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Describe what the Smartbrief said about tarmac delay rule

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Airlines for America and the Regional Airline Association have submitted an application to the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend the three-hour tarmac delay rule due to recent furloughs of air-traffic controllers.

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What are the airline classifications?

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legacy carriers(Delta), low cost (Southwest, Virgin), network, regional(Great Lakes)

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Name some mergers or takeovers in the airline industry

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Continental merged with United (2010-2012) US Airways and American Airlines merge (2013) Delta merges with Northwest Airlines (2008-2010)

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What key factors drive airline growth and give an example

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key factors that drive an airline growth are a growing economy and technology. An example of this is the strong aircraft sales and traveling happening in China due to China's growing economy.

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How many passengers are airlines expected to carry worldwide in 2014? How many US passengers are expected to travel in 2014?

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3.3 billion out of 7 billion worldwide 700 million out of 300 million in the US

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what is codesharing?

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flights from 2 separate airlines that fly the same route. (this can be due to mergers)

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Who is the ACI-NA and who do they represent?

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Airports Council International- North America represent the actual airports (airport joints) in North America

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Describe the Wright Amendment and what Southwest plans to do once it expires on Oct. 13

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the Wright Amendment restricted flights out of Love Field Airport to just Texas locations; this allowed for Dallas Fort Worth to get more business. Southwest is going to offer non-stop service to 15 new markets after it expires.

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Public airports are typically owned by

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city county/airport authority state

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About how many airports are in the following categories Part 139 airports Total landing areas in the US Public use airports Total airports Airports listed in the NPIAS

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Part 139- 550 total landing areas in the US- 20,000 public use airports- 5,000 total airports- 13,000 airports listed in the NPIAS- 3,400

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Part 135

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air carriers and operators for compensation or hire: certification and operations

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AAAE

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American Association of Airport Executives professional association that represents airport management personnel at public-use commercial and general aviation airports in the United States of America. It provides its members with industry-related services, support, training, and various professional development opportunities.

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NPIAS

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The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems identifies nearly 3,400 existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation and thus eligible to receive Federal grants

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EASA

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European Aviation Safety Agency conduct analysis and research of safety, authorising foreign operators, giving advice for the drafting of EU legislation, implementing and monitoring safety rules, giving type-certification of aircraft and components as well as the approval of organisations involved in the design, manufacture and maintenance of aeronautical products.

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NBAA

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National Business Aviation Administration promotes the aviation interests of organizations utilizing general aviation aircraft for business purposes in the United States and worldwide.

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AOPA

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Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association non-profit political organization that advocates for general aviation.

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NMB

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National Mediation Board an independent agency of the United States government that coordinates labor-management relations within the U.S. railroads and airlines industries.

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Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)

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is FAA's satellite-based successor to radar. ADS-B makes use of GPS technology to determine and share precise aircraft location information, and streams additional flight information to the cockpits of properly equipped aircraft.

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Collaborative Air Traffic Management Technologies (CATMT)

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is a suite of enhancements to the decision-support and data-sharing tools used by air traffic management personnel. These enhancements will enable a more collaborative environment among controllers and operators, improving efficiency in the National Airspace System.

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Data Communications (Data Comm)

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will enable controllers to send digital instructions and clearances to pilots. Precise visual messages that appear on a cockpit display can interact with an aircraft's flight computer. Offering reduced opportunities for error, Data Comm will supplant voice communications as the primary means of communication between controllers and flight crews.

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Common Support Services-Weather (CSS-Wx)

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will provide the FAA and National Airspace System users with same-time access to a unified aviation weather picture via the System Wide Information Management network. This will enable collaborative and dynamic decision making among all users of the NAS.

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The National Airspace System Voice System (NVS) .

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will supplant FAA's aging analog voice communication system with state-of-the-art digital technology. NVS will standardize the voice communication infrastructure among FAA facilities, and provide greater flexibility to the air traffic control system

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System Wide Information Management (SWIM)

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is the network structure that will carry NextGen digital information. SWIM will enable cost-effective, real-time data exchange and sharing among users of the National Airspace System.

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List the 7 steps on how mediation is done in the airlines

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1. eligiible contract 2. negotiation 3. mediator 4 mediator gives up 5. strike vote 6. 30 day cool off period 7. strike

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describe the steps in the process required to establish a new regulation what is the Part of the regulation that governs this process

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1.Administer initiates rule making 2. considers recommendations from: within the FAA, other government organizations(like Homeland Security), the NTSB, industry organizations,Congress, petitions of other interested persons. 3. FAA Prepares a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 4.The rule is published for comment 5. Comments collected from all interested parties 6. additional preceedings may be scheduled 7. FAA reviews all comments 8. Final Rule is published FAR Part 11

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What would you include in a comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking?

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-Explain how the proposed rule would impact you -Will it limit your operational capability without improving safety? - Will it impose a significant financial burden? -Explain why the rule will not achieve its designated objective

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Part 1

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definitions and abbreviations

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Part 43

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Maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration

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Part 61

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Certification: pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors

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Part 91

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General Operating and Flight rules

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Name the company's headquarters and one of it's planes Bombardier

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headquartered: Montreal, Canada Plane: CRJ700

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Name the company's headquarters and one of it's planes Gulfstream

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headquartered: Savanna, Georgia plane: G650

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Name the company's headquarters and one of it's planes Embraer

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headquartered: São José dos Campos, Brazil US headquartered in Fort Launderdale, Florida plane: Embraer 190

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Name the company's headquarters and one of its planes Boeing And name the narrow and wide body aircrafts

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headquartered: Chicago, Illinois Primary production facility: Seattle, Washington narrow- 737,757,717 wide- 747,767, 777,787

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Name the company's headquarters and one of its planes Airbus And name the narrow and wide body aircraft

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headquartered: Toulouse, France narrow- 318, 319, 320, 321 wide- 330,350,380

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Airports typically get revenues to cover operating costs by charging users for tiedowns, landing fees, fuel charges, etc. However, general aviation airports may get money for capital improvements through the government program entitled:

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Airport Improvement Program

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Airports served by the airlines get money from the airport improvement program, but may also raise money through another government program that directly taxes passengers using the airport. These charges are referred to as:

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Passenger Facility Charge

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In order for airports to receive money from the federal government they must be listed in the:

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National Plan of Integrated Airport System

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Alaska Air Group has pleged to reduce fuel consumption per passenger-mile flown by 20% by 2020. What are some reasonable steps they can take to accomplish this?

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increase load factor, use biofuel, add winglets, get more fuel efficient engines

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What are RNP approaches?

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Required Navigational Performance Approaches that save fuel as part of an FAA imitative. RNP are how well a plane can follow procedures within standards

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According to one article, " The proposal would increase federal aviation fees paid by passengers by $5 bllion in the coming decade." If the total amount extra that passengers would have to pay is $5 bilion, approximately how much is each passenger going to pay?

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$5 billion minus 8 billion passengers .625

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What is FAA reauthorization?

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Congress is preparing for hearing on FAA reauthorization. They will do reforms for 2012 and start on 2015 authorization. They want to keep the U.S competitive and have the world's best aviation system. Reauthoriation happens every 5 years and comes up with new projects to work on like NetGen.

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Delta also reported that passenger unit revenue was up 6.1% and traffic rose 2% on a 2.9% capacity increase. Based on this information, what happened to Delta's load factor?

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Delta's load factor decreased

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To what does Boeing attribute the strong aircraft sales numbers in China?

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China's growing economy

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What is the purpose of putting split scimitar winglets on the Boeing 737-800s?

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to reduce fuel consumption

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The FCC has proposed a rule to ban on in-flight cell phone use. The FCC feels the use of cellphones should be up to whom?

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the airlines

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Part 23

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Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic and Commuter Airplanes

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Part 25

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Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes

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Part 121

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Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations

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List the sources of airport funding

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airport improvement fund (which is part of the Airport airway trust fund) domestic passenger tax passenger facility charge

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describe the relative safety of traveling by: automobile general aviation airline

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automobile- 7.28 general aviation- 1.06/100,000 hours airline- .07

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There are fundamentally 2 different types of agreements under which countries agree to the terms of air service between countries. Historically service has been controlled by bilateral agreement but the U.S. is pushing to change most of these to a newer agreement refered to as?

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Open skies

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Would it be possible, over time, for an airline to have a decrease in passengers and an increase in load factor?

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Yes

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describe the 5 items that are included in the National Airspace System

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1. airports 2. nav aids 3. atc towers 4. atc centers 5. landing aids

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1.What is the name of the labor law under which airline labor/management relations are guided? 2.What is the name of the labor law under which other labor/management relations are guides?

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1. Railway labor Act 2. National Labor Relations Act

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Describe ADS-B Out and ADS-B In

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ADS-B Out- when your aircraft is transmitting your location out ADS-B In- when you are receiving information where other aircraft are

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American Airlines has invested $400M in NextGen. Why aren't they able to benefit from this equipment?

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FAA procedures haven't caught up with procedures

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