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Air Transportation Challenges of the 1990s, Part III

This is the final of a series of three editorials about the challenges of the air transportation system in the 1990s. The first of the series appeared in the fall 1992 issue of JAAER covered traffic demand, profitability…

Availability of Proficient Entry-level Airline Pilots: A Factor in Four of Six Hiring Criteria Tested

This study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between the availability of proficient entry-level airline pilots and the level of flight training required of new-hire pilots at regional airlines.

Aviation Education - Why?

I will outline four areas which I believe encompass the reasons the industry has formed the National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE).

Personality and Hazardous Judgment Patterns Within A Student Civil Aviation Population

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality profiles and hazardous judgment patterns within a student civil aviation population.

Cross-Cultural Underpinnings of the Taiping Rebellion: Potential Modern Applications

This paper enlarges our understanding of the Chinese culture by exploring the Taiping Rebellion, a bloody uprising in China that resulted when two cultures crossed.

The Airline Quality Rating: Developing an Industry Standard

This article presents a brief summary of the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) methodology, AQR results for 1991 and 1992, an overview of the Statistical Process Control (SPC) method, and its application to AQR data.

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Transfer of Learning Effectiveness: PC-Based Flight Simulation

Sixty college students with no previous flight experience performed a designated aircraft maneuver so transfer of learning between a computer-based training device (CBTD) and an aircraft could be analyzed.

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The Demand for Aviation Activities at General Aviation Airports: An Empirical Study

This paper develops two models that relate the number of aircraft operations and number of based aircraft at general aviation airports to certain socioeconomic variables and characteristics of the counties where the airp…

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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.

Determinants of Underrepresentation of Women in Aviation Education

This analysis will study demographics regarding women aviation pilots/educators to ascertain the past, present, and future participation of women in all aspects of the aviation field.

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A Cost Analysis: Re-Engining a Boeing 727-200 (Advanced) Versus Buying a New Boeing 757-200

The Boeing 727-200 and 757-200 are both narrowbody aircraft designed for short- to medium-range flights carrying 164 to 214 passengers.

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The Tilted Playing Field

Aerospace Education vs. Aviation and Space Education

There are many different organizations involved in developing programs and teaching materials which use aviation and space concepts in education.

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Pass It Along

Among the growing number of aviation educators in this country is the know-how and the background of skills needed to cope with the multiplicity of problems faced by less experienced professors of aviation education.

What Evidence Exists to Verify That Learning through Aviation Works?

Educators and advocates for change of our schools in general and to increase student performance in particular are increasingly turning to aviation education, learning through aviation, and/or aerospace education.

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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?

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.

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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.

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