Essays Tagged: "FAA"

Problems in airt raffic control and proposed solutions

trol and Proposed SolutionsIn northern California this summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unintentionally performed it's first operational test of 'free flight'; aviation without direct ... of the situation and with what reform plan. The controllers union has their reform plan as does the FAA and the law makers in Washington. These groups fight amongst themselves to promote their reconst ...

(17 pages) 286 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

"Airline Safety" will describe some of the modern problems with American Air Transportation and compare it to other forms of transportation

age major airlines only have to pay a quarter for every dollar of fines that they are issued by the FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration (Staller, Most Fines Get Watered Down, http://www.usatoday. ... nology on airplanes, most pilots do not have much to do on their trans-continental flights. Current FAA regulations limit pilots to eight hours of flying a day, provided that they get eight hours of r ...

(6 pages) 156 0 3.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

MRM: Maintenance Resource Management

an altitude of 24,000 feet, forcing an emergency landing (NTSB 1989). Following this accident, the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring a close visual inspection of 1300 rivets on B-7 ... causal factor, and led to the development of MRM and human factors training.Currently, there are no FAA rules directing any type of human factors awareness or training program, including MRM-specific ...

(13 pages) 309 1 4.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Airline Simulation Business Strategy

passengers and our crew members. Accidents are bound to happen. This firm, in conjunction with the FAA and NTSB, are working on measures such as pilot, flight attendant, and ground crew training. The ...

(16 pages) 627 2 3.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Analyse af Bitte-Selgen

r og vurderinger, f.eks. i det sidste afsnit: "De Fattige dør ud. Og saadan kan man jo ogsaa faa Bugt med Fattigdommen" (linje 141-142.) Springene i tid viser at fremstilling hovedsagligt er pa ... en tydeligt frem, f.eks. i det sidste afsnit: "De Fattige dør ud. Og saadan kan man jo ogsaa faa Bugt med Fattigdommen. Men Nøjsomheden og Taknemmeligheden mod den Haand der rækker ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alaska Aviation Capstone Program

compared to 2.5% of the pilots in the other 49 states.Since Alaska has these frightening facts the FAA in partnership with the Alaskan aviation community decided to begin the Capstone project in Sout ... to Marshall but his Cessna 207 crashed along the way. All the searchers have to do was contact the FAA and get Gutierrez's Cessna last transmission. With that, information searchers, found him within ...

(2 pages) 42 0 1.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Air Traffic Control

Nearly all air traffic controllers are employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an agency of the Federal Government.Replacement needs will account for most job openings, refl ... air traffic controllers who will be eligible to retire over the next decade.Competition to get into FAA training programs is expected to remain keen; however, graduates of these programs have good job ... er, they are not involved in actively managing air traffic.Some air traffic controllers work at the FAA's Air Traffic Control Systems Command Center in Herndon, VA, where they oversee the entire syste ...

(10 pages) 53 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Aviation Law

I. FAA Enforcement Actions: A. Certificate actions.For a violation, which is one of an operational natu ... tion, which is one of an operational nature (rather than a mere delinquency of record keeping), the FAA may suspend or revoke the FAA Certificate held by the accused. The election between revocation o ... ccused. The election between revocation or suspension or length of suspension may depend on how the FAA attorney handling the case evaluates the alleged violation. There are four (4) categories of fac ...

(16 pages) 32 0 3.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Vedior Marketing Plan

ook schoonmaakdiensten en diverse diensten zoals merk en modelbescherming Markgraaf en opleidingen, FAA.In dit verslag wordt alleen de uitzendbranche belicht. Vedior NV is in Nederland namelijk zeer a ... laquo; - België (markgraaf) - Luxemburg - Luxemburg - Duitsland - Spanje - Frankrijk (FAA opleidingen) - Duitsland - Spanje - Italië 5.2 De organisatorische besturing inzak ...

(13 pages) 58 0 5.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Law exam

pany has to perform and maintain a higher standard of care.A Part 121 CFR certificate issued by the FAA would work for picking up seafood each morning regularly. This would be a scheduled transport, b ... The fishing fleet owner has lured workers by offering "tuition benefits" many wish to use to obtain FAA airman certificates.The owner of the fishing boat would like to form an alliance or in other wor ...

(19 pages) 94 0 2.8 Jul/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The human resource problem in air traffic controllers

Nearly all air traffic controllers are employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an agency of the Federal Government.Replacement needs will account for most job openings, refl ... ually works entirely by sight, but may use radar if visibility is very poor.Competition to get into FAA training programs is expected to remain keen; however, graduates of these programs have good job ... ke. All the strikers were air traffic controllers, employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), an AFL-CIO affili ...

(9 pages) 33 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

The History of "Civilian Aircraft Safety" 1960's to now

l Agencies who are mainly responsible for air safety. They are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which are part of the US Department of Transpo ... artment of Transportation. Their responsibilities are wide ranging in the branch of air safety. The FAA focuses only on air safety of any flying object, whereas the NTSB is in charge of transportation ...

(8 pages) 37 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Southwest Airlines

akness to better manage the competitive advantage of such organization.In the case of Southwest the FAA will be the entity in charged of performing the external audit for Southwest, being that this ag ... , Southwest opened an internal investigation and took actions to ensure they were in compliant with FAA regulations and ensure the safety of its customers. It was obvious that Southwest performed this ...

(8 pages) 62 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Pilot Fatigue

as occurred but, as in preparation for an examination, excessive cognitive work has been undertaken.FAA Regulations. In the commercial aviation industry, ensuring that all pilots receive adequate rest ... ate fleets. The regulations have been in place with little change since the 1940s, according to the FAA. Since many air carriers fly non-stop long-range flights, the FAA continues to evaluate the late ...

(3 pages) 31 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Applying the Learnign Curve

e of improvement will decrease with increasing volume of units.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines the rate of learning as the constant percentage by which the cost of doubled quantities ... 2011).(Source: http://www.allbusiness.com/glossaries/learning-curve/4942495-1.html)According to the FAA the unit curve and cumulative average curves are widely agreed models used by organizations to d ...

(5 pages) 47 0 0.0 Mar/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Flight Attendance

ures, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and passenger psychology. New hires must also learn FAA regulations, food and beverage service procedures, and methods for assisting certain passengers, ...

(5 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays