Public Service Essays

The objective of this paper is to analyze the commercial jet aircraft industry and more specifically Boeing Corporation to better understand the significance of the role of information systems. At the present time the industry is dominated by two global players; Boeing and Airbus, and their rivalry is in many ways representative of two seemingly […]

On the 17th of July, 1996, 13 minutes in it’s flight, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that the aircraft exploded within the Central Wing Fuel Tank (CWT). Unfortunately, NTSB was unable to locate the source of ignition, but […]

Originally introduced as an alternative to mass production in the manufacturing industry, the concept of mass customization gained popularity after Henry Ford successfully implemented it within his Ford manufacturing system.

The aerospace maintenance Industry is one of the most, if not the most globally oriented markets in the world. In fact, only 40 percent of the materials used to build an airbus aircraft in US are manufactured within the country, and as much as 60 percent of all of the airplane parts manufactured in US […]

The term “aircraft commonality” refers to the aspect of technical similarities between different models of an airliner family.

Within the rising influence of human technologies and the impacts of advancement, the danger is also increasing day by day; the danger is related to the misuse of these advanced facilities. People usually get many appliances in their homes but they do not even know that how could they be dangerous to them. There are […]

There are several segments that comprises aviation industry such as; aviation manufacturing, the air transport sector, which includes the major, national, regional, and commuter airlines; general aviation and government aviation.

The new age aircraft is a massive sized transport vehicle getting strength from powerful jet engines which can keep the plane afloat for more than 24 hours at a stretch. These aircrafts are wonderful mix of technology, performance and worthiness which not only requires advanced production facilities but also best possible maintenance technology.

The Douglas DC-10 aircraft, registered as N1819U, was a component of United Airlines Flight 232. This flight had the destination of Chicago-O’Hare International Airport from Denver’s Stapleton International Airport and occurred on July 19, 1989. The text below is centered. Following takeoff, engine number 2 of the aircraft encountered failure which was unrelated to contamination. […]

The safety in the aviation industry has been a compliment of various attributes and factors amongst which is that of the airport design. In the design structure of every airport, it ought to capture various requirements that are viewed as intrinsic in creating an adequate surface and an environment that safeguards the landing and off-taking […]

Even though computers play a significant role in managing data and transferring information within the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS), skilled human controllers remain primarily responsible for air traffic control. These controllers gather information from processed radar data, communicate with pilots through voice communication, and utilize printed flight data strips.

Many people do not understand what air traffic control is all about, when I tell somebody that I am an air traffic controller one ends up asking whether I am the guy who stands at the airport waving bats. Air traffic control involves providing ground based service where aircrafts are directed in the air and […]

The airport functions as a central hub for the arrival and departure of airplanes from different countries, enabling efficient control and monitoring of air traffic.

The business strategies of Singapore Airlines In this paper, the business strategies of Singapore Airlines will be analyzed. This analysis will be divided into four categories as following: product-market strategies, consumer value proposition, assets and competencies and functional strategies. After discussing briefly the contents of business strategies adopted by SIA, the pattern of decision making […]

Adverse weather conditions on March 31, 2008, forced 14 flights from China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch to return to Kunming instead of reaching their intended destinations. However, an article in the Guangzhou Daily on April 2 revealed that the actual reason behind these flight disruptions was a strike organized by dissatisfied pilots. This incident is […]

1. Basic information about London Heathrow The biggest airport in the United Kingdom is really impressive. With a size of 1,227 hectares, two runways, five terminals, 65,7 million passengers arriving and departing in 2010 and as one of the biggest employer with over 76.000 employees, London Heathrow is the biggest airport in Europe and Britain’s […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has a long and constantly changing history. The Commerce Act of 1926 was passed to address regulations related to air traffic, pilot certifications, airways, and navigation. This led to the creation of a new division within the Department of Commerce under William P. McCracken Jr.’s leadership. In 1934, this division changed […]

Human factors can be defined as “the technology concerned to optimize the relationship between people and their activities by the systematic application of the human sciences, integrated within the framework of system engineering” (Edwards, 1988, p. 9). Human factors have evolved over the years since the birth of tools many millennia ago (Civil Aviation Authority, […]

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is regarded as the busiest airport in the globe (Folio, 2010). The airport accommodates 88 million passengers and an estimated average 970, 235 flights annually (AllExperts, 2010). Since its beginning in 1925, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has undergone a series of changes both by names and capacity. The airport is currently […]

China Southern Airline is the world’s sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried. It is also the fourth-largest airline in the world in domestic passenger traffic and the sixth-largest in scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown Marketing Strategy. 1. Maintain marketing share. 2. Expanding marketing structure, increase market share, identifies new customers, open up new routes, and stimulate visitors. […]

Tool control affects safety. Leaving a tool in an aircraft, engine or a piece of support equipment is not just an inconvenience, it is a safety risk. Realizing this, in our aircraft maintenance department superiors enforce some sort of tool control procedures. They realize that establishing and enforcing a tool control program can provide numerous […]

During the early nineteen hundreds, there was fierce competition among engineers, inventors, and large companies to develop groundbreaking technology. This race for innovation was fueled by the industrial revolution and technological boom of the time. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers achieved a significant milestone by successfully creating the first airplane. This invention marked […]