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Is Aerospace Education Outdated?

In considering a topic for the "Issues in Education" Panel at the 1993 National Congress for Aviation and Space Education, it appeared logical to consider a basic question: Is the current aerospace education effort outda…

Aviation & Aerospace Education: A Positive Impact on the 21st Century

Piston Airplane Cruise Performance

Ability to achieve efficient range and endurance performance can mean the difference between an uneventful flight and one which ends in anxiety or even tragedy.

Airline Employee Slowdowns and Sickouts as Unlawful Self Help: A Statistical Analysis

Labor relations literature and numerous trade journals are replete with stories of labor slowdowns and sickouts. The consequences of this usually illegal activity are minimal because of the difficulty, if not impossibili…

Cooperative Education Supported Collegiate Aviation Programs

A nationwide study was conducted during the spring of 1992 to determine the nature and scope of contemporary cooperative education supported non-engineering college aviation degree programs.

Air Transportation Challenges of the 1990s Part II

A New Partnership is Formed

What Would Henri Fayol Have Said About the U.S. Airline Industry and Its Problems?

Airline Quality Rating 1992

The Airline Quality Rating 1992 is a summary of month-by-month quality ratings for major domestic U.S. airlines operating during 1991.

Are the Visual Acuity Requirements for Pilots in the Airline Industry Justifiable?

The purpose of this review is to investigate and determine whether the airline industry is justified or unjustified in requiring a more stringent vision criterion than the Federal Aviation Administration.

Flying Time

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A Method for Identifying General Aviation Airports that are Candidates for Runway Extensions: A Planning Model for State Aviation Systems

One of the most important characteristics of an airport is the length of its longest runway: that length determines the types of aircraft that can use the airport and provides a margin of safety for users.

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A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Airline Quality

In today's competitive airline industry, it is crucial that an airline do all it can to attract and retain customers. One of the best ways to do this is by offering a quality service to consumers.

The Bookshelf

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Air Transportation Challenges of the 1990s Part I

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Learning Takes Flight: Award-Winning Educators Use Aviation to Spark Student Achievement

Eleven teachers from eight different states were chosen as 1991 winners of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) annual Award for Excellence in Aviation Education.

Goodbye to the Lecture: Embracing Interactive Learning Techniques

This article addresses many factors on the frontier of improved effectiveness in teaching and learning. Although there are no specific references to any aviation-related courses of study, this field could benefit substan…

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The Airline Career and Interview Manual

Producing a Workshop for Training Airline Instructors

An innovative workshop was designed to train line instructors for Cathay Pacific Airways. The program constraints were demanding: minimum time off-line for participants; maximum credibility in terms of perceived relevanc…

Aviation Safety as a Function of Pilot Experience: Rationale or Rationalization?

This study tests the effectiveness of an experience model in predicting aviation safety behavior. The elements comprising the model include: (a) flight hours, (b) ratings and flight characteristics, (c) career status, an…

Airline Unions Since Deregulation: The Views of Selected Airline Unions

The airline industry in the United States has passed through a crucial period of post-deregulation adjustments. One of those adjustments has been in its relationship with the unions representing a large portion of the in…

Institutional Effectiveness: A New Hurdle for Collegiate Aviation

An Assessment of the Impacts of Congestion Delay at Major Hubs to Airlines and Passengers

Of the 544 hubs in the U.S., only 28 accounted for 73.03% of passenger enplanements in 1989. (Transportation Research Board, 1988). Despite some of the economic benefits of hubbing at those few hubs, congestion delay see…

Compliance and Enforcement: Aviation Safety in the Public Sector Part III: An Alternate Enforcement Program

This is the final article of a three part series looking at sanctions imposed upon airmen for non-compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

Why Does It Take So Darn Long to Get Published?

Have you ever wondered what happens during the review process of a manuscript that is submitted to a publication such as The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research (JAAER)? The procedure is not mysterious a…

A Comparison between Airline Cost Structure Pre- and Post-Deregulation

This study compares the pre- and post-deregulation changes in the cost structure of two carrier groups: majors and nationals. A dummy-variable model was estimated, using data from 1970 to 1988.

A Turning Point in Aviation Training: The AQP Mandates Crew Resource Management and Line Operational Simulations

Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) have not been mandatory elements of air carrier flight crew training.

Errors in Aviation Maintenance: Taxonomy and Control

Following an extensive Task Description and Analysis of aircraft maintenance, an error taxonomy was developed from the failure modes of each task, and ways of extending this classification come ways of relating potential…

Commercial Aviation Safety

The National Transportation Safety Board’s Airline Safety INDEX shows improvements in air traffic safety over the past decade, particularly in the areas of air traffic control and emergency preparedness and response.

Airline Quality Rating 1991

In today's competitive airline industry, it's crucial that an airline do all it can to attract and retain customers. One of the best ways to do this is by offering a quality service to consumers.

Aviation Education Pros Gather at GAMA

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Competition for Hub Dominance: Some Implications to Airline Profitability and Enplanement Share

The phenomenon of airline competition for hub dominance in terms of frequency concentration has been on the rise since deregulation. Using cross-sectional time-series data, this study explores the impact of hub dominance…

A Study of Flap Management, an Analysis of the Consequences of Flap Management, and a Search for Possible Causes

An exploration of current aviation education as to the purpose, aerodynamic theory, and proper usage of high lift devices, particularly trailing-edge wing flaps, was conducted.

A Clearinghouse Need for Aviation Education

Opportunities in Aerospace Careers

Compliance and Enforcement: Aviation Safety in the Public Interest Part I: Statutory Authority and Enforcement Procedures

This is the first article of a three part series looking at sanctions imposed upon airmen for non-compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. Part I addresses statutory authority and enforcement procedures.

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Aviation Education: Universities and Schools Networking