Essays on Air Travel

Airline Safety

The Air Transport Association (ATA) of America is the airline company who commits greatly to the safety issues, which is clearly stated and promoted by its official website. "Safety is our number one priority” (Air Transport Association Official Website) – claims ATA on its official page. ATA also argues that commercial air travel “operates the safest mode of transportation” (Air Transport Association Official Website). The company appeals to the principle of social proof, proclaiming that 2 million people use their service every day, and thereby evoking trust concerning safety issues. At the same time, ATA approaches the issue of safety ...

Questions and Answers from Past Paper

Question 1

Road freight development within the EU has taken a vertical shift. The following conditions, therefore, will assist in the long-term evolution of the road freight transport: Increased driver hour regulations limits. The number of hours a driver can drive and the required rest periods. A driver needs not more than nine hours daily with 45 minutes break within an interval of 4.5 hours. Appropriate safety measures for cars and tracks. It comprises of specific rules that govern the use of cars and tracks. Speed governor and the carriage limits enable proper use of cars and tracks.

A proper focus on the motorcyclists and endorsement of modern technology to promote road safety (Slack & Brian, 210).

Improved ...

An ever increasing number of people make use of airports on a daily basis. It is therefore inevitable that the level of security in the airports is much higher when compared to other areas and installations that do not experience as much traffic. As a result, a number of techniques have been devised to detect any potentially harmful objects and/or persons that may put the safety and security of the airport and its users as risk. It is especially the case given the rapid spread of the global terrorism phenomenon which has made air travel a primary target. It ...

Aviation terrorism is the act of unleashing violence on airliners with the aim to harm or intimidate the victims. The occurrence of terrorism has increased with the rise of aviation as a mode of transport. The first known incident of air terrorism was carried out in 1930 by Peruvian insurgents who hijacked an airplane to scatter propaganda leaflets. This practice subsided in the subsequent two decades due to the effect of global factors such as world war two. Modern terrorism started in 1968 when three Palestinian gunmen hijacked a passenger airline of the Israeli Airline El Al on a ...

Executive Summary

The study focuses on identifying the major issues related to Southwest Airlines. It uses internal, external, and financial analysis for the company and the results show that information system of Southwest Airlines, the risk of competition, lack of long route flights, and integration issues are the current problems faced by the Airline.

The internal analysis reveals that the company faces major threats in the market, and the specific threats are as under.

Competition, Legal infrastructure, Unemployment and inflation, and The shaky economy of the US. The SWOT analysis also explains that the company is dependent on different sources that create specific weaknesses for the business. The dependence of Southwest Airlines is provided below.

Revenues through passengers,

Single provider/supplier, Limited domestic presence, No ...

Introduction

Planning is a time-consuming and tedious process that is still important in the business world. Almost all of the successful businesses in the world have managed to stay on top of their game by engaging in structured and careful planning processes. Drafting a well though-out plan reduces the likelihood of making mistakes that are potentially costly. The aviation industry, just like any other business entity, thrives through informed decision making that is executed in the form of plans. Planning for the future provides a platform for the people involved to educate themselves on the strengths and weaknesses of each ...

Summary Report on the Transfer of the Main Warehouse

Problem Definition Customers in the northern and eastern central regions of the US have been complaining of delays in their shipments. With the weakening of the defense sector, there had been a boom in the commercial aviation sector and the suppliers are also having a hay day. The two largest plane makers Boeing and Airbus had orders of 10,000 planes since 2014 which can last them up to 2014. One reason for the boom was attractiveness of the financing rates at that time and coincided with the state of the aging planes of both. The other reason is ...

Introduction and Background of Organization

JetBlue Airlines was founded in 1998 by the former executives of the Southwest Airlines led by David Neeleman. The company specializes in the low-cost travel, but it is very different from the other competitors, because it was able “to bring humanity back to air travel” (Dess, Eisner, McNamara, 2012, p. 148). In particular, the company offers in-flight customer service; the booking and check-in systems are user-friendly, and the multiple routes and low flight fares provide JetBlue with the strong competitive advantage. However, the quick growth in the 2000s meant being exposed to many risks that existed in the external ...

INTRODUCTION

Ryanair Ltd was founded in 1985 by the Ryan family with a share capital of £1 and a manpower of 25 staff (Nortilli and Wong, 2014, p. 74). In that same year on 8 July when its inaugural flight took off from Waterford to London Gatwick (Ryanair, 2015, p. 6). It was incorporated as a public limited company Ryanair Holdings PLC on 23 August 1996 as an ultralow fares airline business, initially serving short distances in Continental Europe (Ryanair, 2015, p. 11; Nortilli and Wong, 2014, p. 74). The unmistakable success of Ryanair in the air travel industry must ...

Energy is one of the most important components of our day to day activities. Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, propane and other products are extracted from fossil fuels through a number of systematic processes and are used to drive automobiles, aircrafts, ships and trains. Despite their importance, these fuels lead to the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and results in global warming, which has been on a steady rise for quite some time. A few Economic Crises have occurred in the recent past due to depletion of oil reserves. The latest brands of hybrid and electric cars are the ...

Introduction

Passengers aged over fifty years often develop Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)during prolonged flights. The development of DVT among passengers is well documented but is not often experienced by pilots flying commercial aircraft; however, there are a few cases where pilots have developed DVT in the course of duty.The potential liability of airlines is much more expounded with respect to claims arising from injuries caused to passengers without any sort of monetary limitation. In order to address the problem and help balance the liability to a proper proportion, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International ...

Introduction:

Strategic management involves clever and diligent management of the strategic and corporate interests and activities of a company. Strategic management includes within its purview marketing activities, advertising, selling strategies, as well as market development and penetration activities. Strategic management also involves understanding and analyzing the market, and opportunities that a particular market can provide. It then provides input to the production team which makes products to create the maximum impact and gain customer loyalty. It is thus a holistic and integrated process. Strategic management is also the exhaustive accumulation of progressing exercises and procedures that associations use to methodically ...

The business environment is witnessing multiple changes, and that calls for constant innovations in every enterprise to ensure that they can stay in line with the shifting dimensions. Technology is one of the most influential forces in the market with various implementations providing each company with an opportunity for better performance. The airline industry has evolved since the beginning and requiring innovations in the business models to keep up with the changing trends (Marques, 2015). Various factors influence the performance of air travel companies, most of them deriving from the conditions in other market aspects. For example, movements in ...

Business Strategy Class Project

JetBlue Airways Company is a low-cost airline based in the United States. The airline was founded in the year 1998, and developed to become among the top 11 best players in the industry within a short period of six years. Together with Southwest airline, JetBlue managed to realize profits in the aftermath of the attacks in World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Other players in the airline industry experienced losses as there was a decline in their overall operations in the market. The core strategy of JetBlue airline was to lower costs mainly by use of smaller and ...

Quest Travel Ltd.

1592 Barrington Street

Halifax, NS B3j 1Z6

(902) 555-8747

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport

House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A016 Dear Minister, I hereby write you this letter as the Administrative Assistant for Quest Travel Ltd. I represent the downtown branch. We are a Maritime-based travel agency that offers a convenient service for customers travelling for both business and pleasure. Our goals are to synchronize each trip to the client's needs to ensure that they get the best possible experience. Travel arrangements we cater for include the booking of flights, bus or train tickets, rental cars, cruises or accommodation. Furthermore, we ensure that all these are in tandem ...

The Delta and the Northwest airlines officially announced their merger deal on April 14, 2008. This announcement meant that the Atlanta-based Delta Airlines would absorb the Minneapolis-based Northwest Airlines. They would form and operate under a new company. The announcement came at a time when major airlines in US were facing tough economic moments. The merger decision meant more benefits to the two airlines than the public would imagine. They wanted to avoid making bigger losses, get off bankruptcy, make more profitable flights and boost their economic bases. At the time of this merger, the fuel prices were sky-rocketing. Many ...

1A The leadership of the Virgin Atlantic believes that the success of the business strategy requires them to build their foundations by focusing on business and leisure market. Also, by building foundation by focusing on driving efficiency and effectiveness of the company. They have a simple mission statement, which is to embrace the human spirit and to fly. In contrast, the British Red Cross helps people who are in crisis, irrespective who and where they are. In their effort, they form part of a global voluntary network, who responds to “conflicts, natural disasters, and individual emergencies.”

Virgin Atlantic has a sound ...

Westjet Airlines was created based on the idea of low cost model that was already practiced by Southwest Airlines. During its startup, the company identified how attractive the opportunities in the air travel industry were. One of the attractive opportunities was the need for cheap air travel options. After a thorough research, the company realized that it could offer low cost air travel services, with a mission of providing extra-ordinary environment for flying. In this industry, the company’s critical success factors are the employees, the customers, and the logistics. Described hereunder is the industry analysis with specific consideration of Social ...

Integrated Marketing Communication: Easy Jet

Executive Summary UK airline industry is one of the most advanced in the global market with a number of the globally leading operators. The industry is highly competitive and marked by local and international airlines which accounts for the creation of more than 220,000 jobs. (BATA, 2014) However, the market is subject to several factors including technological advance, economic factors variation, social preferences and lifestyles changes, political factors, environmental regulations as well as legal requirements. Those factors set industry trends and determine the industry dynamics including increasing competition, operation’s efficiency and wider market reach as well as ...

Virgin America

Abstract This paper is on the topic of Virgin America and its organizational analysis. The first section of this paper will discuss the overview of Virgin America with its brief history. In addition, this section will cover organizational life cycle, products and services and Virgin America’s geographical market. The second section of this paper will discuss the external environment of Virgin America and the level of environmental uncertainty the organization faces. The following section will cover the organizational structure of Virgin America and the implications of their structure. The next section will discuss the organizational culture of ...

Introduction

9/11 is the expression that has been dedicated to the 2001 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda that the United States suffered from on September 11. It is true that 9/11 became a turning point for the George W. Bush administration. In addition, it also affected the United States' foreign policy.The events unswervingly led to the United States support for the downfall of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan where it was believed to have its foundation (Thompson, 2004). These attacks were also important as they were later used by the United States of America as a justification of invading Iraq regardless of the fact that ...

The Certificate of Public Necessity is mandatory for anyone who wants to operate air carriers. The airline should have scheduled transportation activity for property, persons or mail. These air carriers must first prove that they are fit, willing and able to perform the operations while complying with the government rules and regulations. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has to determine whether the applicant is fit to carry out the transportation services. DOT assesses the applicant’s capability in terms of operational and managerial capability in carrying out the transportation activities; availability of financial resources to perform the activity while ...

Consumption of foods with high calories leads to increase in weight. This means that consumption of calories is a function of the increase in weight. For each extra calorie consumed, there is an extra weight to be gained. It is important for people to know how to balance their calorie intake. It is important for people to have the proper body weight to ensure overall good health and improved quality of life. The calories taken in should be equal to the calories lost so as to ensure maintenance of body weight. If the calories consumed do not equal the calories ...

Abstract

The study is directed at examining the various elements of business that are adopted by companies in their operations. Two organizations in the airline industry have been chosen as the subject of the study to help in achievement of the study objectives. These organizations are; British airways and Emirates airlines. These are giant organizations in the airline industry which have been able to perform excellently in a highly competitive airline industry. This is a definite sign that they adopt the most effective concepts of business operations to keep them on top of other organizations in that industry. The paper shall, therefore, ...

Major:

Porter’s 6 Forces Analysis of the US Airline Industry - Bargaining Power of the Buyer is High In the study conducted by International Air Transport Association (IATA) of airlines worldwide, it is projected that the growing middle class in various parts of the world, particularly Asia, Middle East and South America, will spur travel and air cargo (Pearce, 2013). This expected increase in global demand is forcing the airline industry to expand and invest in modern aircrafts. With growth coming from the sophisticated segment of the market, ‘buyers’ in the airline industry are able to ...

Introduction

Faster travel time, a feat of human imagination and a masterpiece of engineering. These are but some of the things that airplanes embody in the world. While there have been many records and variations throughout history of emulating flight, it was the Wright Brothers that finally made modern aircrafts possible back in 1903 . Since then the “aeroplane” has been used in many situations of human history. Such situations include public transportation, combat and even entertainment. This invention did not come without a price however; just as when dynamite was used in manners that were against the wishes of Alfred Nobel (leading ...

Introduction

American Airlines is the leading U.S. airline that is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The Airlines operate a wide variety of both domestic and international flights. Americans Airlines company serves four continents. Primary maintenance base of the Airlines is situated at Tulsa International Airport (Oklahoma). The former airline holding company of the Americans Airlines, AMR Corporation applied for Chapter 1 bankruptcy protection, provided for by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Thereafter the U.S. Airways expressed interest towards merging the U.S. Airways and the U.S. Airlines in order to create largest air carrier in the world. In 2013 the merger was officially ...

Article Review

Article Review

being the lowest cost producer” presented the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of Ryanair . The air travel organization was pegged as the leading short haul carrier in Europe. The current discourse hereby summarized the SWOT of the organization through an in-depth analysis of the key elements of its internal and external environment.

Strengths

The strengths of Ryanair are identified through the following categories: (1) lowest cost per passenger; (2) lowest fare; (3) offering the largest short haul network; (4) maintaining the newest fleet which provides them with greater fuel efficiency, lowest maintenance costs, and exemplary perceptions from ...

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ENGL 203 Qatar University In the near future computer software and machines will completely change how human beings operate by either replacing or enhancing the capabilities of some of the tasks previously considered to be strictly in human beings’ domain. In the past, fatal accidents in general aviation have been caused by loss awareness surrounding weather events due to the use of traditional methods of predicting meteorological patterns. Recent research and developments in artificial intelligence has proved that human beings can accomplish a lot by utilizing this technology and overall air travel could become much more safe and ...

Executive summary

Air Express limited intends to reach to low end consumers in the market though its Easy Travel product. This is in line with the objectives of the company which is centered on increasing marketing share and edging out competitors. The company will use various market penetration techniques based on pricing strategies, advertising strategies, branding and a proper distribution plan. The strategies will enable the company edge out competitors such US airways that are already established in the market.

Introduction

The number of people in need of domestic air travel services has increased over the years. The prices for air travel services ...

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Introduction This paper would like to discuss Ryanair’s business strategy and how it is linked with the company’s financial accountability. As stated by Friedman, a business’s primary accountability is to increase its profit. Apparently, financial accountability does not only relate to providing accurate reports and financial statements to avoid fraud. An equally important concept of financial accountability is on how it relates to managing company resources, expanding on strengths and how it effectively uses accounting tools to develop strategies that would provide economic benefit for the company. However, economic forces can sometimes become confusing. ...

Amplifying a Safe and Sound Travel Venture

Aviation Security Aviation security has been one of the main concerns by everyone who travels. It is a crucial measure for the aviation industry, touching on all parts of their service operations. The encounters and perils in the aviation industry with regards to flight and travel security are indeed on the rise nowadays. Aviation authorities, airline personnel, and its management should know how to bring about the prevention of risks and hazards that are involved in the airline set up and how to keep their customers’ patronage of their aviation or travel services. The security procedures and protocols must ...

Introduction

Airline companies charge different prices for different classes of passengers. A passenger who wishes to have higher quality services during the flight must pay a higher price for their tickets than those who travel in a different class. The airlines differentiate the prices of customers by having different features in the categories. However, there are other instances when the customers’ ability to travel in the business class is limited by their level of income. Pricing is one of the strategies used in maximizing revenues for the airline companies. The companies, therefore, must take into account the factors that affect demand for ...

Introduction

Every forward-thinking organization should factor in all its stakeholders in its key strategies and processes of production. It is thus prudent for these organizations to effectively manage the resources involved in the production processes of goods and services. These processes are managed with the key stakeholders namely customers, suppliers, shareholders, employees and society in mind (Kamauff, 2010, p. 67). The processes and strategies incorporate performance objectives of the organization and its focus on achieving profitability and competitive edge in the industry it finds itself in. It is, therefore, important for an organization to aim to achieve a balance of all ...

Executive summary

The airport industry has experienced a tremendous growth in the recent past, especially due to the increase in demand for the air travel. The impact of the growth has affected most airports management’s decision-making process whereby they have to identify and resolve various issues affecting their organization. This is a similar case experienced at Dubai international airport that faces major issues including that of congestion, national and international competition as well as dealing with customer service. The increase in traffic in the airport has made DXB the fifth busiest airport in the world and this also comes with a challenge that ...

Abstract

Aviation is a crucial component of any nation’s economy. It provides transportation and movement of goods and people from all over world, for business, imports, exports, and tourism. However, these economic benefits must be weighed against the local and global environmental impacts of this industry. There has been a remarkable effect on the global carbon emissions, and this trend is feared to multiply as more people travel by air in the modern world. The U.S. transportation system alleges that there has been an increase of up to six-fold in the aircraft mobility for the last 35 years.

Introduction

Air and noise ...

The United States of America aviation industry is the largest in the world. The increasing demand for air travel has made the industry to continue to manufacture many aircrafts to meet the demand. Aviation industry aims at providing aircrafts for various airlines to allow air travel. United States aviation industry has undergone various transformations over time. Currently the United States aviation industry is the largest in the world providing aircrafts for general aviation. General aviation includes all the private and commercial civil flying. It includes private aviation, air ambulance, flight training, air charter, forest fire fighting, and traffic reporting ...

The issue of airline safety and security is at the forefront of current popular debate and discussion. This is not surprising, given the numerous cases that have plagued the airline industry in the past year. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370, for example, disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March of this year, becoming the second deadliest aviation incident involving a Boeing 777. Another Malaysia Airlines flight assumed the top spot when it was shot down over Ukrainian airspace on July 2014. All 298 people were killed. With these recent developments, a number of issues have sprung up that question the ...

Introduction

Every forward-thinking organization should factor in all its stakeholders in its key strategies and processes of production. It is thus prudent for these organizations to effectively manage the resources involved in the production processes of goods and services. These processes are managed with the key stakeholders namely customers, suppliers, shareholders, employees and society in mind (Kamauff, 2010, p. 67). The processes and strategies incorporate performance objectives of the organization and its focus on achieving profitability and competitive edge in the industry it finds itself in. It is, therefore, important for an organization to aim to achieve a balance of all ...

Demand refers to the quantity of a commodity a consumer is willing to purchase under different conditions. The demand for a commodity depends on a number of factors like the price of the commodity, income of the consumer, the price of substitute commodities, the price of complements, the preference for the good by the consumers, fashion trends, seasonality, and such others. Therefore, the demand function can be written as: QD = F(P, Y, PS, PC, T, O)

Where, QD: Quantity demanded

P: Price of the commodity PS: Price of the Substitute commodity PC: Price of the complementary commodity T: Consumers’ tastes and preferences ...

Introduction

Price represents one of the primary determinants for successful revenue and profit generation for virtually any company operating in any industry. Airline companies operating within their domestic or international markets are no exception in this regard. It is ultimately the pricing strategy that each company choses to employ that will determine the competitive position of the airline carrier within its industry, as well as its ability to attract customers. The Airline industry has experienced significant change over the last few years, particularly in the years following the September 11th terrorist attacks of targets in the United States in ...

It is necessary for the growth of any business to have strong infrastructure and a strategic location. UAE Airline industry automatically has that with UAE becoming the hub of the world and having strategic locations. Not only Europeans, but also Americans, Asians and African come to visit UAE during vacations and, for business opportunities. The UAE Airline industry should further solidify this strength in order to remain the world leader for times ahead. (Uaeinteract.com, 2014) The Industry should also encourage users to indulge more in air travel and should encourage trade opportunities. Globalization has made this an important market and ...

Alaska Airlines is considered as one of the best airlines in the world few years ago and was thought that it would overtake other airlines in the race of supremacy. However, the problems at the company have restricted its growth, and Alaska Airlines have not managed to achieve its potential. The most disturbing problem that the company is facing is its inability to use new and advanced technology. As a result of which, the company has not been able to exploit the benefits of news technology. The company has to face high costs in mechanical repairs and employee tracking. There ...

(Author Name) (Institute) - Briefly summarize the history of Air Traffic Control / NAS. Include an explanation of some key players and events. (1-2 pages) The evolution of Air Traffic Control began with the Post Office scheduling regular flights in 1918. The commercial air industry encouraged and supported the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which lent Federal support to the aviation industry. Subsequent to the act, which charged the Secretary of Commerce with key tasks such as fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certificating aircraft, establishing airways, and operating and maintaining ...

With the rapid increase in the price of fuel and plane tickets, it is very difficult for people traveling for a vacation to choose whether they will use a car or a plane. For most short-time vacations, people think that driving a car is less expensive than air travel, although it would offer less convenience. However, there are factors to consider before deciding on the method of travel. There is tangible cost that is easy to differentiate the travel methods such as the total cost, the speed, and the cost of the travel methods (Christensen, np) When it comes to comfort, there ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This report has covered the major marketing concerns that need to be undertaken by the new company, to flourish their operations in an effective way. Report has considered the most important aspect of marketing that is branding starting with an overview of global airline industry and its current operations, in the first part. While discussing the issues and importance of branding, it has recommended the desired brand identity for a new airline company. Second part has focused on strategies, to launch the airline service internationally, nationally and regionally. This part includes justified marketing mix for the airline company. Followed by ...

Introduction

Air travel is one of the most convenient methods of transport. It is fast, and timely. However, it is expensive, and only a selected a few people can manage to pay for it. Considerably, it is one of the most delicate means of transport. The government, among other agencies, is considered a major shareholder in the management of the international air travel outlets. Airports handle international and domestic flights. Most people utilize air travel by moving out of the country during vacations. Most of them move as international tourists. Ideally, most of the fascinating terrorists aim at airports in their terror activities. ...

Introduction

The position of the United Kingdom as a prime world aviation hub is at risk due to its ability to meet increasing capacity requirements. Heathrow is functioning at 98.5 per cent of its capacity and there is a substantial shortage of runways in the south east, indicating that the UK economy is at loss of nearly £1.2 billion a year to France, the Netherlands, and Germany. As experts confirm, adjusting and rearranging new schedules and altering flight slots will not resolve Heathrow’s shortage of capacity but neither will constructing a new multi runway hub airport within the Thames Estuary, which cannot be ...

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations

Improving the Efficiency of Airport Surface Operations Air travel has seen an increase in the number of people using it as the preferred means of movement across countries or continents. Over the years, there have been many changes in technical and tactical issues affecting the airports. The ability of an airport to adapt to the changing demands in the airline industry either renders it as a modern and suitable airport or an airport that is not a favorite of many people. Many factors can be used to consider the severity of an airport in terms of adapting to these changes. ...

Introduction

The evolution of any substance gives a substantial historical background of the same substance. That is; anything that evolves does so within its history. In addition, information on this history is very essential in the learning process of related subjects. For instance, the evolution of human beings is the basis of the psychological, as well as biological education. Accordingly, it has always acted as a source of information on the means and ways of dealing with psychological issues. Different aspects of life have different foundations on which they base their argument (Chandler, 2001). For instance, there are several fields in life ...

Macro Environment

An external analysis is carried out to identify a company’s strategic position; it is very important to know the company’s strengths and capabilities of the shareholders anticipations on the share value in order to identify the strategic position of the business. Delta airlines are a major airline company in United States and it is headquartered in Atlanta. The airline and its subsidiaries have more than 80,000 employees and operate more than 5000 trips on a daily basis. The company has an asset base of $52 billion dollars and net profit for the year 2013 is $10.5 billion. Macro ...

British Airways is a global airline that is owned by the International Airlines Group. British Airways has about 41,000 employees working in more than 70 countries and serving about 37 million passengers annually who fly to their destination through British Airways. The company has wide range of networks for communicating information within as well as outside the organization. Managing the relevant information within the company is of strategic importance.

Types of Business Information

The different types of business information in British Airways are as following:- - News - In British Airways, news is originated from the HR department mainly; however spokes ...

Introduction

The Hindenburg disaster is recorded in history as a spaceship that was involved in a crash marking the end of their use in air travel. This scientific design had marked one of the largest space travel aircraft. No such a large aircraft had been used for space travel before. This involved building a craft that was lighter than air and one that used hydrogen gas for propulsion. However, the crash of this aircraft created controversy including marking the end of their use in air travel. May, 1937 marked the day of the accident in which the Hindenburg aircraft arrived at the air station ...

Introduction

Air Canada is a big company offering air travel services to many local and international destinations, including 180 destinations across five continents. It is Canada’s biggest full-service airline, providing scheduled passenger air transport services in the local Canadian market. The firm is an important player in the international air travel industry. The company is not only the largest airline in Canada, but also the biggest in the Canada-US trans-border market. Considering Air Canada’s size and operations, the international business dynamics affect the firm’s operations and profitability, so in pursuit of its business goals and vision, the airline ...

Part #1: Introduction

Aviation safety is a concern to many stakeholders in the aviation industry. Air accidents occur because the technological advancements in preventing the accidents are not sufficient (Tetteh, 2006). The recent accidents in Russia and some European aircraft crushing on African soil confirm this (Pyadushkin, 2013). The paper presents a proposal for evaluating and solving the safety issues of passengers while on board and in the air. It analyzes how the changes in technology will help to lower the accident rates further to the lowest possible level.

The increasing safety issues of passengers during air travel has alarmed the world; especially in ...

Marketing

Introduction The recent years have witnessed a spurt in the entry of low cost airlines. This has brought about a revolutionary change in the passenger flight transport sector. The start of 1970s saw the introduction of low cost carrier by Southwest Airlines, in the United States of America. However the phenomenon gained popularity in the 1990s and diverse low cost carriers came to be launched at various parts of the world (Forgas et al. 2010). The main highlight of the business model of low cost carriers is cost saving. Such low cost carriers strike out services and comfort traditionally ...

Abstract

The paper is about assessing the feasibility of scheduled service flight and On-Demand methods that focus on the best economic practices that will enable the organization to be economically viable. The paper is divided into several sections, which include introduction, purpose, literature review as well as the summary section. Each section discusses a particular issue that relates to the topic mentioned before. The introduction part gives a brief overview of what the paper will discuss. This is followed by the purpose section that attempts to explain the purpose of the paper. The literature review section analyses literature from a number of sources, ...

Introduction

The aviation industry has come a long way in growth and technological advancement since 1783; today many commercial flights occupy the skies than has ever before. All over the world, there has been an increase in the number of flights with an estimated growth of 12% per year. An increase in wright passengers, a 5% increment annually, is a reported rise than any other travel mode. This rise also includes increased flight routes to new destination enhancing the air transport. Airfreight has been growing rapidly though it remains a small share of total air traffic. (Santiago 2010). The air transports increased development ...

Abstract

The research within this study examines the underlying influences that propel consumers to use international airline travel. With much of the previous studies focusing on economic principles, this investigation seeks to determine the value that the inclusion of social data has on the travel desire. The underlying concept of this study is to explore common economic influences and combine this understanding with the social and emotional drivers that serve to sustain the effort. Using a combination of case study and academic, peer related material this paper will assess the past, current and future potential in a direct effort to construct a reasonable ...

China has a rich history that was characterized by both times of abundance and prosperity and times of war. Ancient China witnessed feudal periods such from 222BC to what scholars refer to as the intermediate period. Despite China having a feudal past, the country is known to be the origin of various innovations including some of ingredients used in gun powder. This paper seeks to identify some of the useful inventions and contribution that were made by the ancient Chinese civilization. The list below shows the key inventions which are attributable to the ancient Chinese empire - Row Planting - ...