Essays on Aerospace

Executive Summary

Lifelong learning, which originated from the theory of heutagogy in applied emergent technology, is a current imperative in getting employment in a highly innovative field, such as aerospace engineering. Moreover, it is an established approach in learning skills indispensable in highly innovative functions in high-tech companies. My general learning needs include knowledge and skills in structural design and analysis, manufacturing, service liaising, hardware tooling, payload management, and product support as well as better expertise in using specific design software. The implementation plan is contexted on three learning objectives: (1) develop broad expertise in mechanical and industrial engineering concepts and ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national agency dealing with space exploration through research and technological advancements. On 1st October 2003, it was formed through the merging of three organizations that included: the Institution of Space and Astronautical Science, the National Space Development Agency of Japan and National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan. It was created to act as an independent core performance agency that was fashioned to further the Japanese government’s aerospace development. Some of its core operations include the development of technology, launching satellites into orbit and research. It is also participating in advanced ...

Humans have long been capable of being a space-faring civilization. Thanks to the numerous advancements and breakthroughs in engineering, communications, and perhaps most importantly, rocket technology, people from various countries managed to send objects and humans to space. The space age officially started when the Soviet Union’s space exploration agency successfully launched its first man made object into the earth’s orbit. It was named Sputnik 1, a man-made satellite. Because the post-World War Two era was mostly a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, it did not take long for the United States, under ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is relatively new space agency compared to other international space agencies such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA). However, it has launched numerous successful orbiter and satellites over the years including the Hayabusa, Epsilon and Artemis. JAXA plans to recreate successful missions of leading space agencies such as NASA and ESA in order to further develop human explorations in the solar system in the future. Recreating successful space missions is an approach of JAXA in order to develop their space programs. One of the main upcoming missions ...

Introduction

A country’s economic and security prosperity highly relies on the aviation system that is operating efficiently. The existence of weak security poses a threat to aircraft safety and those that are boarding it. The hostile nation-states, criminals and terrorists have been viewing the aviation sector as a target for exploitation and attack. Successful airport attacks inflict grave economic damage, mass casualties and negatively affect the airline transportation system. The air transport sector should adopt appropriate ways of managing different incidents and threats. Intelligence and Threat Assessment play a significant role in mitigating numerous risks in the aviation industry. ...

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JAXA The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Its current areas of exploration include lunar and interplanetary missions, astronomy, communication, positioning and technology tests and earth observation. The organization has been participating in many space mission, as support or as a partner in the development of satellites, space rovers, and rockets, among others. It currently does not have a human space exploration program, but the organization has astronauts who work together with other space agencies across the world. The TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission), a joint satellite project with NASA, is one of JAXA's first ...

Precision Metal Machining Inc. is a veteran owned company that operates in the machining industry, which is part of the manufacturing process of many metals and other composites. The company is ITAR certified, which is important considering the company deals in imports and exports. The company offers CNC machining, Swiss machining, and electrical discharge machining services to its customers. PMMI enjoys a competitive advantage over other machining companies as a result, as most of the industry’s market share is composed of smaller companies. PMMI overall faces numerous internal and external strengths and opportunities while they have minimum weaknesses ...

For the sake of efficiency and agility and up-scaling the ability to innovate, insurers are moving ahead as they have come to the realization that legacy systems are a real impediment to these goals. It is clear that something needs to be done about this issue but the available option and demands are overwhelming. Global aero like any other company has had a legacy system that needs to be modernized. Since the 1960s the system has been in use and is based on aging developmental standards with diminished usability and functionality. Surprisingly enough, despite the modern outlook of graphical ...

Spirit Aero systems Company is best known as the largest aerostructures manufacturer across the globe. The company is the leading distributor of structural aircraft equipment such as the wing system, propulsion system, and fuselages. Lloyd Stearman established it in 1927 and the headquarters are based in Wichita, Kansas (Jonathan et.al, 2013). The company is the main distributor of aerostructures to Airbus and Boeing, which are considered as the largest aircraft across the globe. The company’s high-quality products are made from composite and metallic materials, which help it to earn some competitive advantage in the aerospace market. The company’ ...

The company reviewed is Gerber Technology, a company that has specialized in helping firms around the globe in designing, producing and marketing their products quicker, shrewder and proficiently for close to 50 years*. The company is currently serving approximately 78,000 clients hailing from various sectors such as aerospace, furniture, fashion and apparel, transportation among others with both software and hardware solutions. The primary target of Gerber Technology is to provide their clients with creative ways of minimizing errors and waste while actually maximizing productivity. The company is owned by Vector Capital, an equity firm based in San Francisco, ...

Question 3: Creaholic

Introduction Creaholic is a company of innovation and high technology products that was founded by Elmar Mock in 1986. The company serves its clients with the help of the team of highly knowledgeable and skilled, technical and creative-minded individuals. The company usually works on the clients’ project to provide them with the innovative solutions to improve their products; however, it also started working on its own projects (Creaholic, n.d.). Being an innovative and high technology product development company, it is very important to market and advertise the company to increase its brand awareness so that the company can attract ...

Introduction

The rate of employee retention differs from one industry to another, and while some firms experience internal challenges others, experience external issues that contribute to increased rates of turnover among their key employees. The above study, therefore, seeks to outline some of the areas that can be reviewed to resolve the issue regarding the necessary policies and practices to be employed. High turnovers among employees result in increased costs to an organization, and if the rate is not resolved, it may stagnate the workforce. It is for this reason companies need to embrace practical strategies to help enhance the ...

About the company

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. The headquarters of the company is in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit and the main markets are North America, Europe and Asia. It was founded in 1927 by aviation pioneer Lloyd Stearman. Two years later the company was bought by Boeing. The current name company received in 2005 Major products of AeroSystems are fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. The company focuses on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support its customers in each part of the world, where it is presented. The company has more than 16, ...

Introduction

Strategic management is increasingly becoming an efficient ongoing process in developing and revising a future-oriented strategy that allows firms to attain their goals and considers their potential challenges and the environments to which they operate (Fred, 2003). This approach is particularly crucial in the aircraft companies where the demand for new aircraft and aerostructure components is booming in the global market. Thus, aircraft companies need to undertake a strategy formulation as an integral aspect of their strategic process in management. In our research, we focus on Spirit Aerosytems Inc, one of the leading aerospace manufacturer and designer of aircraft ...

1.) CLIMATE CHANGE I. Notes on the Situation According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) climate change refers to changes in the Earth’s climate that have occurred over the course of its existence. Change to the climate occur as a result of “very small variations in the Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy” that reach the surface (NASA). A slight change in that energy can, for instance, result in the beginning or end of a period of extreme temperatures such as the ice age. Over the last three hundred years, and especially ...

Global issues

Being the largest supplier of aircrafts and airbuses for Boeing Ic., investors of Spirit Aerosystem Holdings were largely concerned that in light of increasing demand for higher production units, the company might end up with oversupply of aircrafts. However, the management of Spirit Aerosystem Holdings has confirmed that the company is well positioned to adjust the planned changes in output and will not set up a new factory to fuel the production growth.

Ratio Analysis

In this section, we will analyze the past two year financial trend for Spirit Aerosystem Holdings using the tool of financial ratios. With the objective to ...

Spirit Aerosystems prides itself as a young company which has managed to be where it is by exploiting 90 years of experience in aviation. Spirit AeroSystems have been largely built by years of experience accumulated by some of the world’s top aviation pioneers including Boeing, North American, Stearman, Rockwell, and British Aerospace Corporation. Spirit’s history in the US began in 1927 when Stearman Aircraft Company was moved by Lloyd Stearman, an aviation pioneer, from California to Wichita in Kansas. After two years, United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, currently Boeing, bought Stearman Aircraft Company. The Wichita produced some ...

Performance Measurement

Asset Utilization Revenue generation by each employee is perceived to be better for Boeing at $595,501.86, which may be due to a better employee retention policy. This was concurred by Boeing’s annual report where it revealed that the management has good relations with its employees since 38% are represented by unions (Boeing, 2016, p.20) with Lockheed at 18% (Lockheed, 2016, p.18). Due to the better employee retention, Boeing was able to generate a higher amount of sales based on its investor’s capital or equity at 15.02 but Lockheed was not lagging far behind at 14.90. The ...

Abstract

The paper explores the research on the global pilot shortage in aviation, in relation to human resource management on the sector and airport industries affairs as the area of concern. Consequently, it also evaluates how the industry safety is compromised, resulting in few airlines benefiting commercially (Jehn, 2009). Also, it points out the distinct sectors of the airline industry as major carriers and regional affiliates in regard to their individual efficiency on pilot’s employment.

Background Introduction

The impact of shortage in trained pilots and efforts to keep the cockpits staffed to meet the passenger demands for flights is discussed in ...

The Boeing Corporation is the leader in the industry of aerospace. Moreover, it is known for the manufacture of military and commercial airplanes as well as satellites, missile defense, and launch systems. Therefore, it is the biggest manufacturer of both commercial and military planes. The corporation has five major divisions: Global services, military, business services and capital Corporation, network and space systems. However, its primary objective is to lead the industry continuously while creating new innovative aircraft to fulfill the growing needs of the customers. On the other hand, the Lockheed Martin Corporation is known for its ability in ...

Introduction

Safety Management System is a tool of management for the oversight of safety by an organization that is carried out following an approach that is both organized and orderly. Additionally, the Safety Management System approach represents a formal, top-down approach that is adopted by businesses and organizations for the management of safety risks. It includes an approach that is systematic regarding the management of security and considers the necessary structures of the organization, accountabilities, policies as well as procedures. According to Russel (2016), the notion that the implementation of a Safety Management System is complicated, time-consuming, and expensive is ...

Boeing Company is an American multinational defense and aerospace corporation founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. It is the world's leading aerospace organization and the largest manufacturer of military aircraft and commercial jetliners combined (Sanga, 2015). Lockheed Martin is an American defense aerospace advanced securities and Security Company with international interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Company with Martin Marietta in 1995. It is among the largest companies in the defense, aerospace advanced technology, and security (Benusa et al., 2012). Operational management is an essential aspect of a company, and it needs ...

Literature Review

Abstract Innovations and modifications that produce cost reductions and enhance performance have driven the evolution of the classic solid rocket and the liquid bipropellant rocket into hybrid models that integrate the predominant solid and liquid model features into more sensical, more economical fabrications of design. The commercial spacecraft demands for aerospace propulsion have also evolved to include a market for environmentally sustainable hybrid rocket engines that has yet to fully mature to the Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Numerical modeling has been used as a tool to test the feasibility of new solid fuel types. ABS has been considered as ...

Why is there not an opportunity to launch a satellite if the launch-site latitude is greater than the inclination?

The Angle between the projection of the initial orbit plane and the north direction is referred to as the Launch Azimuth, (Dux et al. 2011, pp. 1-16). The Azimuth has several implications to the activities of launching a satellite. It creates three possible windows of launching. The launch window refers to the time during which a launch can be done directly from a specific site into an orbital plane. The window duration is affected by factors like the fuel requirements, safety, and the desired points of injection. The launch window is always at the center of the optimal launch ...

Introduction

Apollo 11 made history as the first space craft to land at the moon with human beings on board. The astronauts on board included Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin who had fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s national goal of pioneering a human mission to the moon. The mission of Apollo 11 included a scientific exploration of the lunar module. In this mission, the astronauts were required to deploy a television camera that could send signals from the moon to the earth. Other instruments that were installed on the moon include solar wind composition experiment, and Laser Ranging Retroreflector. ...

Agency Problems

1. The agency theory is a supposition that tries to develop an explanation for the relationship that exists between principals and agents in a business (Pfeffer and Salancik, 2003). Normally, agency theory involves developing solutions to the problems that might exist in agency relationships, such as problems between the principals and agents of the principals. One aspect of agency theory is separation ownership. The relationship developed between the owners of the company (shareholders) and the agent (directors) in a company creates a separation in the ownership and control of the company. Major companies such as the ones listed in ...

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong created history when he became “the first man to walk on the moon” ("Biography of Neil Armstrong") in 1969. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, became the first man to orbit the earth in 1961, “giving the Soviet Union a big victory in its Cold War space race against the United States” ("Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon"). Following this, President Kennedy promised the nation, that “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth” ("Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon"). Thus, Neil Armstrong’s ...

Threat not addressed

Weakness Opportunity not taken V. Strategy Formulation (Chapters 4-9)

Strategic alternatives

Alternative evaluation Alternative choice VI. Strategic Alternative Implementation (Chapters 10 - 13)

Action items

Action plan Exhibits Presentation Slides Introduction Strategic Profile & Case Analysis Brandi Barnes Upon analyzing of Lockheed Martin’s historical strategic direction it is important to take notice of a few key facts. These facts or assumptions can easily lead to the series of analyses and scenarios depicted. The assumption for Lockheed Martin’s differentiation strategy and primary product choice comes from events during WWI when the U.S. government began focusing on acquiring military aircraft, which boosted industrial growth. ...

Question 1:

The aerospace is the human effort made in the field of science, engineering, and business to make possible the ability of aircrafts to fly in the atmosphere of earth and space. There has been a trend and change in the field aerospace since 1960, especially in the European Union. In the eve of 1960, European aircraft manufacturers were competing with each other as they also competed with the American manufacturers, which were already giants in the industry. In the mid 1960s, The European nations commenced negotiations which gave birth to the true European collaboration. In 1967, the French, British, ...

Introduction about the Company

Honeywell is one of the globally leading US-based conglomerates, with earning revenue of $23.65 billion, as per 2001 available figures. It has numerous products, used in multiple areas of different industry segments and production facilities in all corners of the world. Aerospace is Honeywell’s leading industry segment where its experience of the line benefits the customers all around the world. Otherwise, Honeywell’s technology product range is quite varied. It is a leader in the manufacturing of technology products. Customers around the globe depend on Honeywell for its aerospace control technologies used in towers, houses and industry; automotive ...

BRICS effect on global capitalist economy

The debates about the increasing role of emerging economies became more vigorous since the global financial crisis that became a start for a new global framework with the developing countries surfacing as a major hub. The most attention is given to the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and the South Africa (BRICS) that had demonstrated high growth during the last decade against the global recession. The future dominance of the BRICS may shift the economic center towards the multipolar model. Changes in the matrix of competitive forces (finance, resources, technology) lead to a decline in the economic, political ...

Part 1: Research Proposal

Introduction The Constitution has always protected the privacy of citizens, but the increased advancement of technology is becoming a threat. Technology is threatening to redefine the privacy of individuals for it to operate efficiently. One of the inventions that have collided with the individual expectations of privacy, which are protected by the Fourth Amendment, is drones. These devices can be used for surveillance (especially against terrorism) and aid in the achievement of the requirements of the Patriot Act. The drones can capture high-resolution images and videos from a distance and transmit them to the source. The American citizens fear ...

Question 1

Virgin Galactic is the first space line in the world that owns and runs privately built spaceships. The company plans to be the pioneer in commercializing space travel and offering ordinary people a unique opportunity of going into history as the first ever non-professional astronauts. Its main competitor is the Blue Origin, which has already attained a spectacular achievement in pioneering the first rocket booster to make a safe trip back to earth from space (The Economist, 2015). Virgin Galactic plans to use its massive resources and synergistic effects from the Virgin Group umbrella to beat its competitor in ...

Puget Sound Economic District is a federally designated Economic Development District (EDD) covering King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. This economic region is recognized by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce tasked with promoting regional economic development across the nation through grants and awards as mandated by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of Puget Sound Economic District, its economy and demographics. In what follows I shall compare district level to and state wide data on business clusters and industry presence, population ...

A project can be thought to be the achievement of a specific goal which entails a number of activities and resources, and a definite start and end dates, and must be completed within this time frame of the start and end dates. Project management can thus be defined as the process of managing the activities involved in a project in order to achieve the goal of the project (Munns and Bjeirmi, 1996) or achieve project success. The terms project success and project management success are two different things. The measure of project success is with respect to the overall ...

The Cold War: Space Race

Introduction The final frontier in the exploration of man during the 20th century was space. For decades, the man had been intrigued by the vastness and the boundlessness of his surroundings. The untapped cradle that formed the home to the planet remained a mystery to man. It was this fascination that created the basis for space exploration even as the man struggled to understand not only his surroundings but also his existence. The desire to understand space created the much needed scientific and technological advancement of humanity. In an effort to understand and conquer space, the man helped advance ...

Aircraft control surfaces are components of an aircraft used to control an aircraft. Normally, the control surfaces are movable parts in the plane wings and the tail. The surfaces help the pilot adjust attitude or plane orientation by creating differential pressure on different parts of the aircraft. The difference is pressure produces a force which then acts on the plane to produce the desired effect. Control surfaces employ the principle of lift just like the wings but in different directions. The lift forces produced by a control surface can act independently or in combination with a force from another ...

Infrared Cameras

Introduction An infrared camera is a non-contact device that detects infrared energy and converts it into a visible light display. The infrared energy is first translated into electrical impulses that are then converted into data for camera display. The image or video formed on the screen is of different colors depending on the intensity of the infrared emission. Most cameras have built-in visible light digital cameras that allow merging of infrared and visual images. There are two different types of infrared cameras; cooled cameras and uncooled cameras. The cooled infrared cameras produce superior image qualities than uncooled cameras but ...

Introduction

Project management applies techniques, knowledge, skills and expertise as well as experience to a strategic activity in an organization as shown by Bolles and Hubbard (2007). Notably, a project is a unique venture in an organization undertaken to meet its goals such as new products, venturing into new markets or cutting the product costs. Expected, in the new and unique projects, the experience is insufficient or lacking for a disciplined implementation. In other cases, the project takes up a lot of resources and staff due to its size. As such, to meet the scope and requirement while meeting the ...

Introduction

Trader Joe’s is considered to be among the best supermarkets in a study conducted to rank the best universities in the USA, according to the response by the six thousand interviewed Americans. Trader Joe’s grew from a small branched chained of the Rexall, in the year 1967. The business ideology was based on learning and education (Ager & Roberto, 2014).

Trader Joe’s Strategy

Trader Joe’s strategy bases its principles on academics. The business aimed at providing the commodities that other companies were not offering. The market also targeted offering goods to customers at a fair and bargainable price. The firm ...

Boeing Company is a leading manufacturer of military, aerospace and commercial aircraft based in the United States. Despite decades at the helm of the global airframe manufacturing industry, in the early 2000s, the company encountered a major threat to its grip on the market due to competition from Airbus, a European-based aircraft manufacturer. The competition between the two corporations intensified with Airbus undertaking to build the world's largest commercial plane, A380 that could not only carry more passengers but could also fly further distances and significantly reduce the operation costs. The Boeing responded by approving the construction of a ...

Bombardier Inc. is a multinational transportation aerospace company that is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It manufactures business jets, regional airlines, and transportation equipment. It enjoys the leading position in the aerospace and transportation industry, and it also provides financial services. There are crucial key factors and strategies that enable it to become the largest contributor to the overall profitability of the industry.

Growth Strategies of Bombardier

The growth strategies refer to the actions and decisions taken by the company to achieve its specific goals (Swaim, 2011). Bombardier Inc. applies effective strategies that result in enhancing its position in the local and international ...

Bombardier being one of the largest companies in manufacturing both planes and automobile is not immune to competition. The company is said to be the only manufacturer of plane as well as trains but despite this, it faces some competition from other companies. Bombardier being a multinational aerospace company is definitely not subjected to a lot of competition since the industry requires a huge amount for capital in order to venture . This being so, there are only several competitors who are identifiable. These include Boeing Company, Siemens AG, and Alstom. Boeing Company is one of the largest aerospace companies ...

What are the inputs, processing, and outputs of UPS’s tracking system?

One of the major inputs within the UPS tracking system is the information of the packages provided by the senders. This information primarily includes the details about the sender and recipient, location or the destination where the package is desired to be delivered, and labels embellished with the bar codes that actually facilitates prompt tracking of the packages. UPS also uses DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) to incorporate data. DIAD is actually used to capture signatures of the customer, as well as, delivery and pickup details related to the parcels. UPS has equipped all its drivers with these DIAD ...

Introduction

The primary aim of this report is to assess the strategic positioning of Northrop Grumman in the defense system and aerospace industry by applying strategic management models and concepts. The document presents an analysis of the key external factors of the industry in which the company operates to determine how it affects its performance. Moreover, the document concludes with the evaluation of the existing strategies of the company and its competitors and provides recommendations for improving its strategic positioning in the industry. Also, the comparison of internal and external factors is made to determine the company’s potential strengths ...

The conception of clones is no longer a science fiction subject, as research advanced and cloned animals and more recently, even humans attempts were publicized, making our current society close of the “not-too-distant-future” presented in “Gattaca”. “Gattaca” presents Vincent’s drama, who, born from natural birth, aspires to become an astronaut at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation, an organization that only employs genetically engineered individuals. Vincent’s problem consists in the fact that throughout his life he was in the shadow of his younger brother, Anton, the product of a genetic engineering conception, who was stronger, faster and better than him ...

Chapter five of the textbook addresses the origin of regulatory and administrative agencies (both state and federal), specific to the aviation industry in the United States, and the roles of those agencies. It also addresses how the agencies deal with a complaint or problem, and the litigation process when such predicaments arise. Three main agencies involved in the aviation industry are the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The DOT was created and made law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. Its purpose was to ensure safe and secure ...

Northrop Grumman is one of the leading military contractors in the world. The company has maintained its position for several years despite the tough competition around. Its business is mainly divided into four major sections: Electronic Systems, Aerospace Systems, Technical Systems and Information Systems (Wilkinson & Kannan, 2013). The company competes with many other companies in the United States for some services and programs. Some of its competitors include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Raytheon. Jack Welch’s 5-slide methodology will be useful in understanding what the external environment looks like, what the company has been up to, what ...

Proposal

This paper discusses the need for the development of new space vehicles for future space tourism. Space travel is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on since over a century, and every incidence of space travel has been unnerving and exciting as far as discoveries and the experience itself are concerned. Space tourism is a relatively innovative and unique concept in itself that is not being given much thought to the general public, however; it is a topic that needs to be explored and propagated by scientists and experts who deal with the phenomenon of space travel. ...

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Introduction: The importance of the topic. Purpose, method and scope of the paper. A detailed outline of the topics to be covered in the final paper is described below:

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Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1.1: Background: Facts about Mars and about earlier missions.

Section 1.2: Goals and Objectives: Statement of goals and objectives

Chapter 2 : Mission Overview Section 2.1: Land site selection and Gale Crater: Criteria of selection and geological characteristics of gale Crater and Mount Sharp. Section 2.2: Technical Details: Details of science payload, spacecraft, rover, communication system, and rocket. Section 2.3: Mission Timeline: Shows the timeline of events from prelaunch.

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The Airline Deregulation Act is a United States federal law which was enacted in 1978 to remove the control the government had over fare, the routes and entry of new airlines. This left the passenger airlines exposed to the forces of the market in the airline industry. The Civil Aeronautics Board which was responsible for controlling entry, exit, the pricing of the airline services and addressing the consumer issues was phased out. This meant that the passenger airlines were only limited to competing only for food, the quality of the cabin crew and the frequency available. This caused a ...

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The City: An Overview Montreal is the second largest city in the Canadian province and is situated on the island of Montreal. The city has been the hub of all sorts commercial activities ranging from finance, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, design, technology, tourism, culture, sports, film and global affairs for decades. The city is predominantly French speaking one and is fondly called as the ‘cultural capital of Canada’. The city is highly influenced by the two famous rivers Saint Lawrence and Ottawa. The city lies between the hill-heads of Mount Royal, from which the very name Montreal originated. ...

Vista Aerospace case

In most general terms, risk assessment can be defined as an examination of factors that can harm people in course of one’s activities. Most important issues to be considered in terms of choosing supplier include the suppliers’ capacity and their experience in producing electronic equipment in general and aviation equipment in particular. These factors can particularly influence supplier’s capacity to produce quality equipment and, in turn, passengers’ security and safety. In case of Essilor (Brazilian supplier), an important risk deals with the fact that an extent to which the company is experienced in producing electronic equipment. Furthermore, ...

The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”) was enacted mainly to make provision for promotion and regulation of aviation in the interest of safety and development (Federal Aviation Act, 1958). It was passed in response to what was felt to be inadequate regulation. There had been calls for comprehensive legislative reform but Congress was not convinced about the necessity for such reforms. A series of accidents laid bare the inadequacies of the existing regulation. The public outcry that followed these accidents forced Congress to react by passing the Act. Flying in the 1920s, when ...

Becoming a pilot is a dream for many young people. Piloting is one of the fascinating careers to pursue in the entire planet. Its lucrativeness is founded on its incomes, benefits, and privileges that accompany it. In the society, being a pilot earns a person a significant level of respect and several accolades. It’s a society’s high-class job irrespective of the country in which someone lives. The experience of flying is a thrilling thing that captivates the youth, both males and females. However, it is imperative to appreciate that, just like every other real thing in life; ...

- Please write a report about a current event (within the last 6 months) that is related to Airline operations.

A conference on Airline & Aerospace MRO & IT is the current event that relates to airline operations. The conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 16th to 17th October 2013. This conference is the only event that addresses issues that relate to the development of IT and application in aircraft maintenance and flight operations. This conference offers solutions for independent MROs and airlines who want to increase their efficiency in service delivery (Nebylov, pg. 73). It also helps them to reduce ...

Part 1: The Organizational Chart

Communication is very critical in any organization especially bigger ones such as mergers. This is because it helps avoid collision of roles or positions of officers. This is usually represented by organizational charts and communication channels. The following is a new organizational chart, depicting newly established communication channel after Engineering Corporation of USA and Aerospace Corporation of China merged.

Part 2: The Description of the Communication

Reason for introducing a new communication flow Previously, the two large corporations had own communication charts that functioned well for them. Thus, in order to realize a sustainable and efficiency communication geared towards achieving their new goals, it is vital to create a ...

- Business Summary: Meggitt PLC is one of the foremost companies which engage in the design and manufacture of components and sub-systems for various sectors like aerospace, defense, medical, energy, industrial, automotive and other specialist industries and markets.

- History of the company: The Company was founded in the 1850s in the United Kingdom. It started operations as a machine tool business. The company went public 1947. Over the years the company has expanded its base of operations by acquiring various other businesses and companies. By using this strategy Meggitt has not only been able to increase its presence in ...

The focus on this paper mainly highlights on the field of ethics and moral values in the society we live in. The paper will draw from different incidences in the history of humanity that led to calamities that would have otherwise been avoided through discipline and active carefulness by individuals involved in the incidences. The administration of any organization should always be held responsible for any shortcomings or disasters that occur at the work place due to negligence or assumption. It is their sole responsibility to cover their working staff y properly insuring and assuring their lives.

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Public budgeting provides reflections on government usage of money – the primary source of which are taxpayers. Government expenditures clearly define the purpose of public budgets, as deliberated through various decision-making processes influenced by a great variety of actors. In The Politics of Public Budgets, Irene Rubin provided notable features of public budgeting. She said that public budgeting is characterized through the (1) diversity of the actors involved, (2) open nature of the budget, (3) usage of mechanisms ensuring accountability to the public, (4) constraints provided by law, public opinion, and the like, and (5) the difference between ...