Essays Tagged: "Federal Aviation Administration"
Problems in airt raffic control and proposed solutions
rmat -Problems in Air Traffic Control and Proposed SolutionsIn northern California this summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unintentionally performed it's first operational test of 'free ... r. Radar contact was lost for 5-8 minutes.Everyone from vacationing families to the director of the Federal Aviation Administration recognizes the national air traffic control system is in desperate n ...
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
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.com). Thi ... s in, who is flying the plane, and the new threat of what some experts call, "falling baggage."Most federal regulators give airlines flexibility, but a typical maintenance schedule is usually followed ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
TITLE: The Maginot Fallacy: Anti-terrorist Measures in the Nuclear Industry THEORY: Power plants are vulnerable to air attack. (what's wrong and how to fix it)
and the security measures are haphazardly implemented.Following the attacks of September 11th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered no-fly zones around the country's hundred-odd nuclear ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Air Safety
sentation of data, statistics and ignorance to keep passengers unafraid to fly. We were told by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) that theWright 2Value Jet plane that crashed on October 10, 199 w ... hecks, trained baggage handlers and great security check points can further mislead the public. The federal government enacted a new security act on January 18, 2002, which simply meant that every pie ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing
Expansion of the piedmont Triangle International Airport
tents will be funded by Fed Ex, and the 200 million dollar runway constructed will be funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Trust Funds, The Piedmont Triangle International Airport, and ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Alaska Aviation Capstone Program
The Capstone program was a joint effort between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Alaskan aviation community to improve aviation safety and ef ...
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 ac ... the basic qualification requirements (including being less than 31 years of age) in accordance with Federal law, and achieve a qualifying score on the FAA-authorized pre-employment test become eligibl ... ian controllers work for the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition to controllers employed by the Federal Government, some work for private air traffic control companies providing service to non-FAA ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
The Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group: Decision 2001
e firms in the industry to be on guard to take advantage of each other whenever possible.ThreatsThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has many regulations and rules that have to be followed to ens ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Aviation Law
eal of an FAA certificate action, including FAA procedural steps (from Notice to appeal the highest federal court), set forth defense alternatives or options and the specific time frames required of b ... ational Air Transportation System to provide a sound basis for improving the system. Moreover, "the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Reporting Program (ASRP) utilizes the National ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Cessna 172 Aircrash survival Analysis
airplane crash was in 1908, a wreck which killed one passenger, that passenger was Orville Wright. Aviation safety has come a long way since then."In fact, the odds of dying on a commercial airline f ... or airframe failure or bounced landing. The 172 probably has the best safety record of any general aviation plane ever built, but the 152 and the Piper PA-28 are not far behind. When these planes do ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
The Power-Maxx Marketing Plan
-Mass is active in lobbying regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to establish Po ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
FAA Rule Summary
From the Department of Transportation, a rule was proposed and finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration in the Federal Registrar, Vol. 66, No.185. This rule stated, ?Prohib ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Airline Security Since 9-11
s no way to completely eliminate it. The reason for this is following the September 11 attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instituted an unprecedented number of new security measures th ... is that new, more rigorous safeguards are being instituted at airports and airlines every day. Both federal officials and consumer advocacy groups are encouraging the public not to be afraid to fly.Th ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
How American Society Relates To That In "1984"
rney General Ashcroft) extend also into the publics ability to obtain information. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration recently removed from its website information involving airplanes. T ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Riverkeeper v/s US Government
nal economy.The no fly zone that was requested by Riverkeeper was requested to be obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration and occupy the air space within 10 nautical miles of the Indian Poin ... rcraft weaponry to protect the complex from this type of terrorist attack. The courts felt that the Federal Aviation Administration was doing an adequate job of implementing and enforcing the increase ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
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 ac ... also happened before in the North America.On august 3, 1981, approximately 12,000 employees of the federal government went on strike. All the strikers were air traffic controllers, employed by the Fe ... ir Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), an AFL-CIO affiliate. Although the job action violated federal laws prohibiting strikes by government employees, the president of the union was on record a ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
Airline Industry Efficiency
creasing the consumption of jet fuel and will effectively save millions over the span of a year.The Federal Aviation Administration has put forward many proposals to help with the economy. One organiz ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
The History of "Civilian Aircraft Safety" 1960's to now
vilian aircraft safety sets high priorities on teamwork and international cooperation.There are two Federal Agencies who are mainly responsible for air safety. They are the Federal Aviation Administra ... Philadelphia: CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS (1996.53-68)Schlesinger, M Arthur. Know Your Government: The Federal Aviation AdministrationUS: CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS (1989.6-76)Canavan Andrea. Your Governme ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
Applying the Learnign Curve
ase at a predictable rate.The rate of improvement will decrease with increasing volume of units.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines the rate of learning as the constant percentage by whi ... ion e-Text]. New Jersey 6th edition: Prentice Hall. Retrieved from University of Phoenix, OPS/GM571.Federal Aviation Administration. (2005). Guidance, Pricing Handbook. Retrieved from http://fast.faa. ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management