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"Computers have become part of our everyday lives, often in ways of which we are unaware. Aside from the obvious use of computers in business and industry, computers are used in our automobiles, in retail stores, as burglar alarm systems and even in our videotape machines. Few professions have not been affected by the introduction of computers; in some cases, computers have completely replaced human employees. Many companies have used computers to improve their efficiency and productivity. Because computers are able to process thousands of bits of information very quickly and with extreme accuracy, their use has been especially welcomed in areas where lives are at stake, such as in medicine. In the aviation industry, computers have long been used to improve navigation and to provide better information to pilots."

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Space exploration, born out of the cauldron of the cold war, has brought with it a lasting gift. This gift is exemplified by the first pictures of Earth from outer space taken by Apollo 8 as it circumnavigated the Moon on Christmas day 1968

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"Deep space Exploration

Introduction: Why Explore?
Space exploration, born out of the cauldron of the cold war, has brought with it a lasting gift. This gift is exemplified by the first pictures of Earth from outer space taken by Apollo 8 as it circumnavigated the Moon on Christmas day 1968. The famous Earth Rise photograph allowed us to see the Earth as a fragile tiny life-giving biosphere amidst the vast hostile environment of the cosmos. It inspired a stunning trans-national vision to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival.

Even though the exploration of space was spurred by political challenges 30 years past, there are more enduring practical reasons to ..."

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This research explores the feasibility of a business strategy option for an air transportation firm that would cause the firm to focus almost exclusively on the air transport of perishable goods from source to market.

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"A PERISHABLES STRATEGY

Introduction
This research explores the feasibility of a business strategy option for an air transportation firm that would cause the firm to focus almost exclusively on the air transport of perishable goods from source to market.

Justification For A Perishables Strategy
Speed and constant temperature are the keys to success in shipping time-sensitive goods like flowers, seafood, and fresh fruits (Cohan 10). As an example, on Valentine's Day the temperature in Minneapolis hovers around 20 degrees Fahrenheit; yet many of the city's residents want to celebrate the holiday with red roses that must be shipped from warmer climes. Roses for Minneapolis in mid-winter come primarily from Mexico. The Mexican border is ..."

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"The Use of Helicopters in the Vietnam War
This research paper describes and evaluates the role of helicopters during different phases of the Vietnam War. Because of technological developments and the nature of that conflict, helicopters were used extensively by American and South Vietnamese armed forces to perform a variety of functions. These were primarily in the nature of tactical and logistical support to troops in the field, which greatly enhanced mobility and firepower on the ground of the anti-Communist forces in South Vietnam. In the early phases of the war (1956-1964) that role evolved in part to compensate for weaknesses in the South Vietnamese army (ARVN) but soon became an integral feature of the effort to counter communist control of the South Vietnamese countryside. As American military involvement in the war escalated..."

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This paper considers the development and formation of simulation programs from their origins at MIT in the 1960's as well as their application to commercial airlines. Topics include how computer simulation is used to reconstruct airline accidents to help find the causes of these accidents and how the industry uses these to make air travel safer.

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"The history of simulation programs started at MIT in the 1960's. In fact, MIT has one of the finest aeronautical engineering facilities of any in the United States. Known as the Wright Brothers Facility, MIT has been working with every part of simulation and aeronautical safety study that is known. As early as 1896 the Institute had wind tunnels that were used to simulate the amount of pressure that could be exerted on parts of the wings and body of the airplanes. Since that time prototypes of all sorts of simulation have evolved up to and including the most advanced of computer graphics simulators."

Tags: aeronautical, black, box, defense, flight, graphics, military, passengers, real, reconstruction, simulator, terrorism, time, Transportation

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This paper is an in-depth analysis of the bankruptcy of Continental Airlines in 1990. It provides at least both long-term and short-terms analysis of the bankruptcy, relying for the former on an analysis of the state of the American airlines industry in 1990 and for the short term specific economic information relevant to Continental at the time. The author discusses what caused the bankruptcy and whether it could have been foreseen.

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"The major overall economic element affected the entire American transportation industry in 1990 (this included not simply the airlines industry) was the issue of deregulation. For many years, the transportation system of the United States existed within an economic system of a high degree of regulation. That this should have been so should not surprise us if we look only at the legal and not the economic context of the transportation system.

The transportation network of the United States has been, since 1789, subject to a high degree of management by the federal government for the simple reason that this is one of the primary functions of the federal government ? to oversee those activities that cross state borders."

Tags: airline, transport, america, deregulation, company

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The paper shows that as the early boom of commercial air travel peaked in the late sixties and early seventies, the cost levied by the most popular and powerful airlines had virtually no standard of limitation. There was little competition in Great Britain for economic command of the air industry and the British Parliament's cozy relationship with British Airways ensured a monopolistic situation in which the consumer was not offered the advantages of a competitive market. The paper explains how this changed for a brief period in 1971 when Freddie Laker, former managing director of British United Airways, unveiled some of the groundbreaking features of his new Laker Airways. The paper discusses Laker's struggle in creating a Skytrain and the methods used by British airline in their attempts to prevent his airline dream of becoming a reality.
ITconcludes with the eventual folding of Laker Airlines in 1982 after it failed to break into the European market.

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"His vision was of a steady service from London to New York with no advanced booking and no frills called Skytrain. The idea was to establish a first-come first-served day-of-departure system. For many years, Laker's innovations stalled in the courts, where the major airlines, who stood to lose the most form Laker's savvy, philanthropic business measures, wrangled to keep the Skytrain dream from lifting off the ground. The cut-rate fares and option laden flight packages that Laker Airways had spearheaded reflected rather poorly on the common practices of other, more bureaucratic and heretofore lucrative air companies. To avoid the exploitation of their flaws as consumer servicemen, as well as to stifle the rise of an able usurper in Freddie Laker, the major airlines united to throw one legal roadblock after another into the pathway of Skytrain and a proliferation of flyers? rights."

Tags: trans-Atlantic, British, Department, of, Trade, and, Industry

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"Space by James Michener deals with the United States' space program, from its earliest explorations with rockets after World War II to the Viking probes of the other planets in our solar system. As with all of Michener's books, Space is well-researched, and the reader can be educated about the many facts of astronauts and space shuttles while being entertained by the fictional characters that the author has created.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has its birth as the second World War is concluding: Michener traces the steps of German scientist Wernher Von Braun (one of the "real" people in this book) and young rocket maker Dieter Kolff as they flee from Hitler's Nazi regime. Hitler had hoped that experts like Von Braun would provide instruments to help him win the war, but there was a defection, and Stanley Mott, an American..."

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"You've heard the flight attendant's spiel dozens or even hundreds of times. The exits, the oxygen mask, the card in the seat in front of you. It's all slightly distracting, and your mind is on something else. But what if an accident occurred?.

Unfortunately, accidents do occur. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, in 1989, over 4 billion air miles were logged in the United States. While the majority of these miles were flown with no incidents, 2167 airplane accidents occurred. These accidents took the lives of 763 people. With increased stress due to faulty equipment, old machines and human error, "air travel safety" seems an oxymoronic term. Yet for the past 20 years, the odds of being killed in an airline crash has ..."

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"The regulation of foreign airlines in the United States is governed by international agreements indicating how foreign airlines are to be treated at airports and in airspace throughout the world. Several important international agreements have been passed and implemented to assure that international air travel takes place in a regular manner, following specific rules, and with a minimum of interference. The rules passed and the manner in which these rules have been applied have changed over the years, and the United States has altered its view as to how international regulations should be enforced.

There is no completely liberal regime for air services in the world today:
A genuinely liberal regime for air services would permit firms to enter and exit markets without government ..."

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"Introduction


The deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 came about after decades of government imposed regulation that had been part of the airline industry since its inception. The deregulatory effort was part of a larger concern with government regulation in general and with controversies about perceived negative effects on competition in the airline industry of government regulation, which was seen as a growing thicket of regulations and controls that stifled competitive impulses and regulated nearly every aspect of the industry and its operations. Some saw this as a form of government micromanaging that was taking a toll, and deregulation was seen as a way of giving the industry over to those who had the highest stake in seeing it run properly, efficiently, and competitively--the airlines themselves."

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"Introduction
Companies which operate outside of monopolistic environments are faced with the decision whether to compete or collaborate with other companies within their industry. Strict competition can make the successful companies stronger as they develop technologies and procedures that edge out the competition. Collaboration can make the collaborative partners stronger when considered against the industry as a whole, although the individual partners may be individually weaker as a result of the collaboration.

The airplane manufacturing industry is one international industry where competitive and collaborative strategies have been pursued, particularly since World War II. This industry is characterized by high-technology, high-costs and high-risk, and.."

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"Gulfstream V
The Gulfstream aircraft were originally designed and manufactured by the Grumman Corporation. Following World War II, Grumman recognized the need for corporate aircraft. Gulfstreams typically seat from 10 to 16 passengers. Like Grumman's fighter aircraft, the Gulfstreams not only possess state of the art technology, but are engineered to look tough as well. The latest addition to the aircraft's lineage is the Gulfstream V. The jet represents a significant technological improvement over the Gulfstream IV. In particular, the plane's range has been extended considerably. This feature, and others, should make the jet highly marketable. It is hoped that the Gulfstream V will reaffirm Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation's dominant position in the large.business.jet market. "

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"Many people are enamored of the idea of deregulation as a way to counter the growth of government and the perception that government is wasteful, intrusive, and inefficient. Deregulation was touted as a cure-all for Big Government during the Reagan administration, though one of the major acts of deregulation took place prior to that during the Carter administration with deregulation of the airline industry. Deregulation has also been instituted for other industries, such as finance and communications, and it has been found not to work as intended. In the deregulated environment, the consumer feels less protected and less safe. What may have been intended as a means of simplifying the business environment usually complicates it, as has happened with deregulation of the communications industries, and the consumer is left feeling confused by the change."

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"Incorporated in 1934 in Delaware, the Boeing Company is headquartered in Seattle and is the world's largest producer of commercial aircraft.. In addition to producing commercial jets, the company also manufactures military aircraft and missiles. In August 1993, the company was chosen as the prime contractor for the new space station program by NASA.

Dividends have been paid by the company since 1942, and the company adopted a "poison pill" stock purchase right in 1987 to help prevent it being the target of hostile takeover attempts.

During 1992, commercial transportation contributed 80 percent to revenue and 90 percent to profit; defense and space contributed 18 percent to revenue and 9 percent to profit; other industry segments contributed 2 percent to revenues and 1 percent ... "