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The Airline Industry Post Deregulation, 2006.
A look at the airline industry after it was deregulated as well as an argument in favor of a mild form of regulation.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the airline industry within the US from the perspective of post deregulation. The reasons underlying the shift to a deregulated environment are examined in detail as are the competitive forces of supply and demand as they relate to price elasticity. Finally, the overall economic model governing the industry post-deregulation is discussed and is followed by several conclusions and a recommendation supporting some form of mild regulation of the industry.
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"The airline industry has long been a dynamic and vibrant industry and one that has proved problematic to quantify in real terms from an economic perspective. The airline industry was deregulated in the United States (US) officially in 1978 with passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 passed by the US Congress (Dilger, 2003, p.46). The reasons for deregulation were varied but they primarily revolved around economic issues. While the airline industry might not have been a true monopoly in that there were a variety of industry competitors, it tended to behave monopolistically in the sense that it, in effect, was an oligopoly."
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Southwest Airlines Financial Report, 2006.
This paper offers an economic evaluation of Southwest Airlines.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper responds to a series of questions related to financial reports contained within a company's annual report. Specifically addressed are Southwest Airline's 2005 Annual Report and the characteristics of its income and balances sheet statements. Also, Southwest's accounting and accounting oversight practices are discussed as are its notes to the financial statements.
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"Southwest's income statement is a useful document in underlining the overall performance of the company and provides key insight into the operational health of the company. While there are other key financial ratios that can and should be examined, the income statement provides important reference points for operational integrity. For example, Southwest's passenger, freight and other types of operating revenues all increased year on year from 2003 to 2005 moving from $5,937m to $7,584m respectively and, ideally, this increase in revenues should also come accompanied by an increase in profits (Southwest, 2005, p.48). An increase in revenues accompanied by a loss in profits would be indicative of poor operational management or an extraordinary increase in operational expenses related to market forces rather than management."
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Arming Pilots, 2006.
This paper examines the arguments for and against arming airline pilots.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses the proposal to arm airline pilots. The paper looks at those in favor who argued that pilots needed the means to repel invaders into the cockpit. Those not in favor argued that it was dangerous for pilots to be carrying firearms and that doing so also put them in danger. The paper describes how the issue was considered as various legislation was proposed and as an increased effort was made to train air marshals for service to protect the flying public. The paper points out that the question is still often raised and continues to foster debate.
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Aviator Spatial Disorientation, 2006.
This document discusses night vision goggle (NVG) technology as it relates to aviation use and application.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses three articles relating to NVG technology, relative to spatial disorientation and the human factors involved with NVG deployment. Several hypotheses are offered that are intended to provide guidance into further research vis-a-vis one of these particular NVG concerns related to spatial disorientation in the human pilot.
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"Based upon the research presented it is hypothesized that one of the most important issues concerning pilot use of NVG technology is the existing lighting technology within the aircraft and that further research in this regard will lead to more effective NVG technology. In almost all cases, spatial disorientation is related to the absence of light to one extent or another and although NVGs require blackout conditions, internal lighting within the aircraft is extremely important considering the many alarm and warning systems that function off of a visual warning system."
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Globalization, Unions and the American Airline Industry, 2006.
Explores the capacity of labor unions within the US commercial airline industry to grapple successfully with the globalizing trends of the twenty-first century.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses the situation confronting American commercial aviation unions as they face the obstacles presented by a global economy and by increased deregulation at all levels. The paper examines the general impact and repercussions of globalization upon airline unions in America and in other parts of the world and looks also at special strengths US organized labor in the airline industry possesses which will allow it to endure the dislocation possible job migrations and global interconnectedness of a global marketplace.
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"Specifically, the following paper will examine the globalization phenomenon in broad detail as it applies to the airline industry as a whole (both foreign and domestic) and argue that American unions are actually fairly well-situated to survive the vicissitudes of the new global order because of their relative political savvy and technical expertise as well as because their long experience in an industry characterized by deregulation has left them better prepared."
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Aviation Safety, 2005.
A discussion on the impact of Computer Aided Design and aviation safety.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 15 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper reviews the impact of Computer Aided Design (CAD) on aviation safety. In particular the paper looks at how CAD has incorporated Human Factors Principles, that is to say an appreciation of the kind of people who will be using the technology, into the design making process.
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"There can be little question that few occupations demand more of their practitioners than do the various branches of aviation. To begin with, any aircraft - be it a jetliner, a fighter jet, or even a small private airplane - is an extremely sophisticated piece of machinery. More specifically, they travel at high rates of speed, they can be (at least in the case of commercial aircraft) very unwieldy and cumbersome and their malfunction and/or mistreatment can result in almost certain death; quite simply, they are not items with which to be trifled. Adding to the dangers posed by these aircraft is the fact that their pilots - at least in military and/or commercial contexts - are expected to do more, and to do it more quickly, than ever before."
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The United States Airline Industry, 2005.
A discussion on rivalry between the United States airlines.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper briefly assess the United States airline industry using Michael Porter's Five Forces theory. It examines the level of rivalry within the sector. The author proceeds to explore the threat of substitutes as it pertains to the airline industry and its over all competitiveness.
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"The following paper will briefly assess the United States airline industry using Michael Porter's Five Forces theory. Specifically, the paper will examine the level of "rivalry" within the sector and proceed from there to examine the "Threat of Substitutes" as it pertains to the airline industry and its over-all competitiveness. Not to be overlooked, "Buyer Power" and "Supplier Power" will also be discussed and so too will the barriers to entry which complicate the influx of new aspiring firms and competitors. Ultimately, what should emerge from this paper is an appreciation that, while the sector is not "perfectly" competitive, it is nonetheless one featuring stirring competition and constant efforts to bolster tight profit margins. According to Porter's Five Forces theory, there are - as one might suspect - five major 'forces' or factors which determine the level of ..."
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Airline Merger, 2005.
A discussion on the utilitarian consequences of an airline merger.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the recent merger of US Airways and American West as written about in the Wall Street Journal on November 26th of 2005. It considers this merger from the perspective of a utilitarian analysis, going through nine steps to determine the positive and negative consequences. The paper concludes that the positive does not outweigh the negative.
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"The action which will be evaluated is entitled "Airlines, Battered By Losses, Look Set for Rebound; Falling Costs, Fewer Seats May Be Ticket to Recovery For Some Major Carriers" written on November 26th, 2005 by Susan Carey and Melanie Trottman for the Wall Street Journal. The article discusses how the airline industry appears to be on the verge of a recovery, and it specifically addresses the US Airways and America West merger. As thus, those involved in this action include the companies of US Airways, America West, and this includes all of the employees for these companies as well as those who fly these airlines. The employees are the most directly affected by this merger"
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Importance of Effective Airport Emergency Response, 2005.
A study of aviation accidents and the emergency response teams attending at the scene.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper compares and contrasts three separate aviation crashes and the effectiveness of the emergency response teams and Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) crews that responded on the scenes of the crashes. According to this research, all three, American Airlines Flight 1420, a Canadair Challenger test flight and Korean Air Flight 801, had serious problems with the emergency response, resulting in property damage, injury and loss of life.
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"Many people in today's world are afraid to fly, fearing death from terrorist strikes, hijackers, and mechanical malfunction. While statistics indicate that some of these are rational fears, the chances of death from a commercial airline flight are as high as 52.6 million to 1, according to the NTSB and US DOT (Kebabjian, 2005). Boeing reports only .88 accidents per million departures between 1959 and 2004 (Boeing, 2005, p. 14). Despite this reassuring statistic, there are still a number of highly publicized aircraft accidents each year, some more dramatic than others, but all frightening in one way or another. Not all the accidents result in fatalities, although these tend to get the most attention, especially when public figures are involved."
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William Edward Boeing, 2005.
The biography of William Edward Boeing.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the life and career of William Edward Boeing. According to this paper, Boeing did not succeed in graduating Yale University. Despite this, he made a huge impact and engineering contribution to the world of aviation.
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"William Edward Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1881, the son of wealthy immigrant parents. He went to school at the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University, where he studied engineering. However, he only spent two years there, and left without graduating. Despite this, he would go on to make an enormous engineering contribution to the world, in the aviation field. (Nelson & Nelson, 1999) Boeing began his working life in the lumber industry, and then moved into boat building by buying a shipyard in Seattle. Boeing was at the impressionable age of 22 when Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first airplane flight. Seven years later, in 1910, Boeing attended an air show and became interested in aviation. Shortly thereafter, he befriended a man named Conrad Westervelt, who knew how to design and build boats."
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Labor Relations and the Airlines, 2005.
A review on how terrorism and 9/11 have induced further tensions in labor relations in the airline industry.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses labor relations in the airline industry, noting how deregulation changed the nature of those relations and caused the airlines to seek more ways of cutting costs. This paper further discusses how 9-11 added to the costs for the airlines who were then forced to reduce salaries and divest pension plans, creating new tensions that have not yet worked themselves out.
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"Labor relations for some industries can be quite contentious, while for others accommodations are often made on both sides. The airline industry shows examples of both, and in general labor disputes in the industry show a pattern of change in recent years, with new forces at work and with many new concerns bringing in government action, including concerns about the effect of labor problems on safety in the light of potential terrorist acts. As von Nordenflycht and Kochan (2003) write, "even before the events of September 11, 2001, observers perceived strains in the industry's labor relations system, claiming that contracts were taking longer to negotiate, rank-and-file rejections of tentative agreements were more frequent, and job actions were on the rise."
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GPS and Aviation, 2005.
A look at the affect of the implementation of GPS technology on aviation.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper considers the way the implementation of GPS technology (Global Positioning Satellite) in aviation has affected safety and what this will likely mean for the future. It discusses how GPS technology has become a major technological advance for use by the airline industry and for aviation at all levels and how the tracking capabilities and accuracy of this technology has had a major impact on aviation safety as a result.
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" The creation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) offered a boon to many people and many professions. The use of GPS for ships at sea was noted early. The system was also deemed of particular value to the military and so to the government, which protected aspects off the technology for some time and kept these from wider public use. More recently, GPS technology has become viable for virtually everyone and has been included in automobiles, laptops, individual electronic tracking devices, and much more. GPS technology has also become a major technological advance for use by the airline industry and for aviation at all levels, and the tracking capabilities and accuracy of this technology has had a major impact on aviation safety as a result. "
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Canadian Airlines--Flying High, 2005.
A look at the current state of the Canadian airline industry and its direction.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses the Canadian airline industry. Some historical reference is used to support the research and particular emphasis is given to Air Canada. Air Canada is Canada's largest airline with approximately 70% of the market and as such has a considerable impact on the overall economy. Some mention is given to the national airport systems (NAS) and its relationship to the airline industry.
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"The Canadian Airline industry is often overlooked in relation to the North American airline industry as a whole and in relation to the financial woes of the American airline industry. Yet, the Canadian airline industry suffered as much a devastating blow due to the events of September 11^th, 2001 (9/11) as the American airline industry. A general global spiral in the performance of air carriers internationally has not bypassed the Canadian airline industry either. "
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Spatial Disorientation in Aviation, 2005.
An analysis of the psychological and medical aspects of spatial disorientation in aviation.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper looks at how the medical approach to understanding vestibular systems is an important aspect of spatial disorientation in modern flight. The lack of navigational instruments for some fliers portends a variety of problems that can create psychological, neurological and biological problems when seeking the horizon line in flight. By examining these various factors in relation to the medical aspects of spatial disorientation, it shows how the issue of neurological function becomes a central issue in understanding how various illusions can arise in the mind of the pilot.
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"The premise of this medical study will be to analyze the various problems with spatial disorientation that occurs due to aeronautical applications in flight. The problem of vestibular system function when pilots cannot use flight instruments occurs through a complex set of inner ear functions. By examining how spatial disorientation produces a biological reaction to space relationships, one can realize the psychological affect this has on pilots. By examining both a medical and psychological reaction to spatial disorientation, a dualistic approach to this problem can be utilized to show interrelationships between the body and mind. The human body has certain functions that allow a human being to understand his or her relationship between space and objective points with the horizon line. "
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Competition Between Airbus and Boeing, 2005.
An overview of the competition that exists between these two companies.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper describes the competition between Airbus in Europe and Boeing in the United States, two producers of jet airliners. The actions by both manufacturers to gain advantages over the other is seen through purchases of equipment, changes in design, special deals to gain more customers, targeting different countries for special attention, and even direct conflict through legal action.
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