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U.S. Airways, 2007.
An analysis of whether U.S. Airways' acquisition of Delta was a positive strategic move.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the issues facing the airline industry in the United States. In particular, it discusses the large number of airlines vying for competition and how this is impeding profits. The paper focuses on U.S. Airways' decision to acquire Delta and analyzes whether U.S. Airways made the right strategic move in doing so. The paper concludes that there is cost saving potential, but that Delta is a poor fit for a variety of reasons.
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"The need for mergers in the airlines industry is compelling and combing airlines can have many synergies. But, has US Airways selected the right company to merge with? The answer appears to be no. Being number one does not necessary guarantee being profitable. There are usually cost saving opportunities through eliminating redundant operations in any merger, but the timing of the US Air acquisition and the fit between the companies are likely to impede progress. Given the immaturity of integration between US Airways and America West, US Airways is not in a position to take on a larger company that wishes to remain independent. Further, Delta hubs don't particularly compliment those of US Air. Perhaps rival United might rescues U.S. Air from its on blunder by making a higher bid for Delta."
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Hypersonic Transports, 2007.
An analysis of the benefits and risks associated with hypersonic transport.
3,985 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This paper discusses new developments in global aerospace: hypersonic transports. It discusses the benefits of hypersonic travel and then discusses the risks associated with this new technology. The paper then develops an appropriate safety program for the field of global aerospace to implement in connection with hypersonic planes.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Hypersonic Transports
Hypersonic Planes and the Commercial Airlines Industry
Hypersonic Planes for Defense Purposes
Hypersonic Transport & Safety Issues
The Implementation of a Flight Operations Safety Program
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"The potential for hypersonic transport has reached new levels in the present day once unthinkable in the past. The engines used in hypersonic planes will no doubt set the tone and pace for airline travel over the next dew decades. However, this futuristic method of travel does not come without the high risks associated with high speeds, rocket science and new technology. As long as safety risks are monitored, controlled, and consistently studied and improved, the future of air travel will reach new bounds unseen by aircraft and airlines of the past and present day. The National Aerospace Initiative will co-ordinate additional activities at NASA and the US Department of Defense, including the programs such as X-43 and Falcon, which will develop hypersonic entry vehicles, cruisers and low-cost launchers (Lewis, 2003). As long as aerospace industry leaders such as NASA and Boeing continue to set the standard and work hard, their research and testing of hypersonic planes will become more successful, public, and accepted. Finally, hypersonic travel will forever change the frontier of global travel and air transportation with an actual return to the future."
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Satellites and Deforestation, 2007.
This paper explores how satellite imagery has affected deforestation in the Amazon.
2,135 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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The paper relates that satellite imagery has affected the deforestation of the Amazon by detecting problems such as road building, mining operations, fires where land is being cleared for crops, logging operations, dam projects and clearing for building projects. The results of these satellite images also indicate rising heat indexes, less forest and damage to the ecological system that exists in the Amazon. The paper reveals how satellites determine data and offers general information about the technology.
Outline:
How Satellites Determine Data
What Satellite Imagery Tells Scientists About the Amazon
How Satellite Imagery Affects the Rainforest
The Types of Satellites Used and General Information About the Technology
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"The amount of water or ice particles in the air can be measured by a satellite sensor and this determines part of the information that will tell what is going on, back on earth. Together with satellite visual imagery, the information can give a scientist an amazing amount of information. An article in Satellite Data Applications: Weather and Climate talks about how satellites may measure the physically based parameterization of cloud processes and cloud water. (Weng 407) These measurements are used in a SSMI/Cloud Liquid Water algorithm to find out how the clouds are affected by the thermal emission. (Earth 2005)"
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Air Transport - Supply & Demand, 2006.
A review of the US airlines companies.
1,558 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper takes a look at the two classifications of US airlines; legacy carriers with hub-and-spoke systems and newer low-cost airlines with point-to-point models. According to the paper, with only moderate changes in growth and spending predicted, legacy airlines are in big trouble. The paper reviews the problems that legacy airlines are facing.
Outline:
Introduction
Supply-Side Problems
Demand-Side Problems
Solution and Recommendations
Conclusions
From the Paper
"In addition to the influence of economic conditions, the airline industry is characterized by other very complex demand dynamics, depending on travel distance, type of traveler, and domestic and international flights, to name a few of the many factors that determine the degree of price elasticity or inelasticity (Air travel demand elasticities: Concepts, issues and measurement). For long-haul international business travel, demand is not sensitive to fare changes because there are few close substitutes. On the other hand, long-haul domestic business travelers have much higher elasticities than international business travelers. Telecommunications has become more acceptable as a substitute in domestic markets due to common culture, laws, contracts, etc. International leisure travelers are more likely to either postpone their trips in response to higher fares or seek locations that are not as expensive. Currently, the dollar is weak against many international currencies, serving to make many destinations unappealing price- sensitive leisure travel."
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The EU and the Airline Industry, 2007.
This paper reviews an article from "Fortune Magazine's" May 25, 2006 issue entitled "The Not-so-friendly Skies of Europe".
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews the "Fortune Magazine" article "The Not-so-friendly Skies of Europe" This article was about the European Union's decision to add additional environmental regulations to the airline industry. The reviewer argues that these regulations came at a bad time for the airline industry, and gives examples in the paper. The reviewer also gives a critique of some of the EU's economic policies and how they affect the US, and specifically the travel industry.
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Article Summary
Analysis
Works Cited
From the Paper
" Although the EU in the popular and academic press is often debated in terms of its negative or positive effect as a homogenizing influence upon its member states, which has resulted in the banning of once popular regional products like French raw milk cheese, the alternation of traditional schedules such as the elimination of the customary siesta taken in Greece and Spain, and the capping of state aid to what the EU believes should be privately run industries like airlines, such new emissions regulations indicate how the behemoth economic entity known as the EU can also affect American industries at home, through its regulatory influence and its sheer size. The EU is not simply posing a competing threat for American industry, but its different views on regulation will have an impact upon America economic health, whether Americans like this or not."
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Error Management, 2007.
This paper offers a summary and critique of the article 'On Error Management: Lessons from Aviation' by R. Helmreich.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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The writer notes that in the article, 'On Error Management: Lessons from Aviation', the author makes a direct comparison between those in the field of aviation and those in the medical field. He notes that both doctors and pilots operate in similarly complex environments. The writer points out that both experience a variety of risk levels dependent on the environment and, both are committed to safety. However, there are many differences between the two professions. In this essay, the writer discusses the article. The writer concludes that the aviation industry not only tries to learn from mistakes, but also tries to predict ways to prevent mistakes before they happen, which is a valuable lesson that industries, such as the medical profession, could learn from.
Outline:
Summary of the Article
Personal Critique and Lessons Learned from the Article
References
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"In both professions, human error is a major factor in accidents. Physicians and pilots alike suffer from fatigue, excessive workload, lack of communication, imperfect information processing, and flawed decision making. Both fields also require teamwork to be successful, and ineffective teamwork, sometimes due to interpersonal conflicts amongst team members, can lead to disaster, in the case of aviation, or patient death, in the case of the medical profession. However, unlike the medical profession, aviation utilizes their mistakes as a learning tool to prevent future accidents. Error management strategies allow aviation to discover the nature of what conditions precipitated an accident, and how best to prevent this error from happening again. Helmreich describes lessons that can be learned from the aviation industry and be applied to the medical field."
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PSA Flight 182, 2007.
This paper examines the air disaster involing Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182.
2,966 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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In this article concerning the mid-air collision of Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) flight 182, the writer traces the events leading up to the event. The writer then describes the accident and explores the possible causes. The writer narrates some of the eye-witness accounts and reviews its aftermath including the effect of the crash on the regulations on air-traffic control around busy airports. The writer concludes that the flight 182 disaster over San Diego remains one of the biggest and most horrific air disasters in the U.S. aviation history, which could have been prevented if better flight rules had been followed. Further, the writer notes that the only silver lining of the appalling tragedy is that the accident prompted the implementation of stricter safety regulations around busy airports in the U.S.
Outline:
The Chronology of Events Leading to the Accident
Communication with San Diego Approach Controller & Lindbergh Tower
Confusion in the Cockpit
The Accident
Eyewitness Accounts
Cause of the Crash
How The Accident Affected Regulations on Air-traffic Control
Conclusion
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"Robert Osby, then a battalion chief with the San Diego Fire Department, and later the fire chief, who supervised the rescue efforts at the disaster site recalls that the firefighters due to their prompt and professional efforts were able to contain the fire from spreading beyond a remarkably small area--only two sides of one short block of Dwight Street. He also thanks God that the plane had crashed into a working-class neighborhood on a Monday morning when most of the residents of the destroyed homes were at work; otherwise the death toll on the ground would have been much higher (Ibid.) Another reason why the fireball from the fallen aircraft was contained in a smaller area was because the plane did not fall in a parallel-to-the-ground glide path but crashed nose first."
"Hans Wendt, a staff photographer with the San Diego County's public relations office, who was covering an outdoor press event in North Park at the time of the accident, took two dramatic post collision still color photographs of the falling Boeing-727 trailing blue-and-white smoke streaking from its right wing while plunging towards the ground."
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The Space Race, 2007.
A discussion on the competition between the United States and the U.S.S.R. to be the first nation in space.
1,367 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how, in the 1950s, the two superpowers of world affairs, the United States and the United Soviet Socialist Republic, engaged in a quest for ultimate power that would in time become known as the Cold War. The paper examines the competition between the nations, known as the Space Race. The paper further explores the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments within the context of the Cold War.
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Abstract
The Purpose of the Space Race
Time Well Spent and Energy Used Wisely?
Larger Purpose of the Space Race
Does Society Need This Kind of Enterprise?
Conclusion
Works Cited
From the Paper
"From the point of view of the Americans, the Space Race also took on a much more significant purpose than simply showing that space exploration was possible; early in the consideration of the potential of space exploration and travel, it was realized that the technology and science that could be derived from an effective space program would have many uses, and in light of the possibility of Assured Destruction, defense was one of the most important. In the minds of the American government, the demise of communism was the key to winning the Cold War outright."
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Effective Leadership: Southwest Airlines, 2007.
An overview of Southwest Airlines and how the company's leadership techniques have contributed to its success.
4,719 words (approx. 18.9 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 121.95
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The paper discusses how Southwest Airlines' co-founder and CEO, Herb Kelleher, is frequently cited as a perfect example of how a charismatic leader can inspire followers to achieve organizational goals in spite of challenges and constraints. The paper shows how his company has managed to flourish in spite of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and a shaky global economy. The paper provides a review of the relevant and peer-reviewed literature. The paper concludes that successful leadership is not as complicated as many might imagine. The paper emphasizes how Herb Kelleher took an infant airline comprised of three aircraft and transformed it into an industry leader that has managed to survive and prosper during some very difficult times.
Outline:
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Review and Discussion
Organizational Behavior Today at Southwest Airlines
Leadership and Organizational Dynamics
Chapter Three: Conclusion
From the Paper
"Even more than some other industries, the global airlines industry was horsewhipped following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and some major carriers ended in bankruptcy as a result. One shining example that managed to remain viable and even show a profit during this period, though, was Southwest Airlines. The company did not achieve this level of performance by accident, though, nor has it maintained its enviable position in the airline industry without effort. According to its corporate literature, in May 1988, the company was the first airline to win the so-called airline industry "Triple Crown" for a single month: (a) Best On-time Record, (b) Best Baggage Handling, and (c) Fewest Customer Complaints."
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Delta's Planning Failure, 2007.
This paper examines the flaws in Delta Airlines' launch of Song Airlines during 2003.
1,553 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper reveals that Delta's original intention for the Song airline failed. The paper explains that the purpose and projected outcomes of Delta's new Song airline were not properly in place before the launch of the airline. The paper maintains that in order to successfully implement change on any scale, it is vitally important for a company to incorporate historical research in the planning stage. The paper explains that beneficial alliances and technological advances could have resulted in much better profit margins with fewer risks.
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"It later became clear, however that Delta was also using the airline as a test field for new innovations to include improved operations and customer service in the regular airline itself (Copernicus Mzine, 2005). Elements such as reduced time on the ground between flights, simpler fare structures and flexible employee work rules were tested on the Song airline and designed to lower costs. While nothing is inherently wrong with such a strategy, the fact that this emerged only later, after the launch of the new airline, indicates a weak initial planning phase. The purpose and projected outcomes of the new airline were not properly in place before the launch of the airline. This not only poses an unnecessary risk of failure; it also appears unprofessional to the business world at large."
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Oil Prices and the Air Cargo Industry, 2006.
This paper is an analysis of the effect of rising oil prices on the air cargo industry
3,520 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 98.95
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This paper explains that, even though oil companies are credited with most of the blame, reasons contributing to the recent high rises in oil are such factors as the increasing demands for oil products in Asia, Russia's primary oil company's recent failure, oil producing companies' political instability, terrorism and fears regarding military tactics. The paper points out that the air cargo industry is adversely affected by rising oil prices because fuel accounts for between 20-30% of their operational costs. The paper relates that these fuel costs for the air cargo industry also are affected by the airports that sell the fuel, the companies that supply the fuel to the airports and the government of the involved country. The paper includes a table, illustrations and the survey.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Predicting Problems
Reasoning Factors
Best/Usual/Worst Scenarios
Projections
Present Concerns
Basic Factors
Energy Costs
Short and Long Term Effects
Conclusion
Locating Bright Spots In and On the Not So Bright Side
Effect of Rising Oil Prices on the Air Cargo Industry
Survey
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"Questions are regularly contemplated and discussed whether terrorists' attacks on September 11, 2001 could be an additional factor contributing to decreases in the air cargo's profits. Lufthansa Cargo, however, with huge freighter fleets had already begun to decease their company's capacity before 911, responding to economic fallout. Following the 911 disaster, nevertheless, most airlines reduced their capacity by 10 -15 percent. In addition, a majority of carriers began to impose security surcharges to upset counter-terror actions."
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Pilot Fatigue: Universal Safety Concern, 2006.
A discussion regarding the issue of pilot fatigue and the dangers it represents.
4,650 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 120.95
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This paper discusses various aspects of pilot fatigue, the causes of such fatigue and the associated dangers. The paper also discusses aviation accidents where pilot fatigue was proved to have been the cause. The paper further discusses ways in which pilot fatigue can be avoided.
Outline:
Introduction
Accidents Associated With Fatigue
Causes and Results of Pilot Fatigue
Past, Present and Future Responses to Pilot Fatigue
Conclusion
From the Paper
"There are of coarse more recent examples that 1999 and as the attention of the aviation industry, the flying public and of coarse the media have become more attuned to these sorts of situations the accounts are more likely to list pilot fatigue as a major cause of an accident but ultimately the responsibility is often laid upon the individual flight crews as to their obvious inability to self advocate in situations where their physical and mental state is impaired by fatigue. The commercial industry often does not associate their own responsibility, regarding the over scheduling of pilots or the random and physically and mentally disruptive nature of changing time zones, sleep deprivation or limited downtime in a increasingly competitive and demanding environment where cost cutting is necessary and individuals are often lost in the shuffle of the schedule with longer lists of flights and generally lower cost flights that provide a lower return on the investment."
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Economics of Commercial Aviation, 2007.
This paper examines commercial aviation and the related economic conditions of the industry.
1,088 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that with rising fuel prices and terrorism as a backdrop, many of the world's major commercial airlines have filed bankruptcy, blaming the additional costs of fuel and security measures for their demise. The writer notes however, that this is not the case with every airline, which leads to interesting subject matter to validate an issue position. In this paper, the researcher validates the issue position that the economic collapse of many major airlines has not been caused by fuel and security, but rather by flaws in the typical commercial aviation business model. This position is justified by the citation of relevant literature and logical conclusions drawn from the research of same. The writer concludes that the aviation industry needs to continually strive for excellence if it is to avoid its own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Outline:
Presentation of Position
Commercial Aviation Still Holds Potential for Success
Modern Success Stories Exist
Current Events in Commercial Aviation
Bankruptcies are commonplace
Bankruptcies are Caused by Several Common Factors
Success Stories in Commercial Aviation
India's Aviation Renaissance
Low Cost Aviation Model
Proof of Position
Closing Thoughts
From the Paper
"The commercial aviation industry is chock full of an inordinate number of bankruptcies, with hundreds occurring over the past several decades. These events had been blamed on a wide variety of factors over the years. Over the last 6 months, there has been another rash of bankruptcies, which are currently being blamed on the excess costs of the security measures needed to protect commercial flights from terrorist infiltration and the rising cost of fuel, with sources reporting that the industry can only realistically pass 10% of the additional expenses on to the consumer for a variety of reasons."
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Price Discrimination Within the Airline Industry, 2007.
Reviews and discusses five articles that deal with price discrimination in the airline industry.
5,023 words (approx. 20.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 126.95
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Since the airline industry in the United States was deregulated in 1978, there have been many articles written regarding the fares that are charged by various airlines, and the idea that price discrimination or predatory pricing may be taking place. Most of the concern that has been seen lately is much more focused on the major airlines and whether they are using predatory pricing practices, which would therefore discourage lower-cost competition from entering the field. This paper looks at five specific journal articles that deal with price discrimination and utilizes that information to discuss the hypothesis and the rationale for research into the issue. After this is done and the information examined, conclusions and recommendations are drawn regarding airline industry pricing.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Model
Conclusion
Recommendations
References
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"It can be argued by some that the airline industry is seen as having 'an empty core,' meaning that there are not any customers that cannot be taken from one airline by a rival that is heavily price-competitive. In other words, airlines find that they are in a situation where, when the price that they charge is equalized with the minimum average cost, the capacity that they have is greater than their demand. From this it can be argued that one of the most reasonable responses to such a problem is to start developing cartels or some kind of long-term relationships between sellers and buyers."
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