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A Framework for Assessing the Role of Aircraft Technology in Enhancing System Capacity

Projections of future air travel indicate that the capacity of the existing airport and air traffic control system will be outstripped.

The Corporate Aviation Management Committee (CAMC): A New Academic Partnership for Aviation

A significant event of great importance to members of the higher education community and the business aviation industry occurred in Atlanta recently.

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Transfer of Wood/Fabric Structures Concepts to Composite Structures Processes

Instructors in the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft maintenance technology field have routinely taught some form of non-metallic structures, comprising wood and dope-covered fabric technologies for many years.

Determination of Curriculum Content for a Non-Engineering Doctoral Degree in Aviation

The U.S. aviation industry has been and continues to be a rapid-growth sector of commerce. Educational and academic metamorphosis coincident with this growth is evident in the number of postsecondary educational institut…

Educational Course and Curriculum Needs for Corporate Aviation Managers

A survey was conducted for the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) that identified educational content and knowledge areas thought to be important to the success of a corporate aviation flight department manage…

Editorial

This issue of JAAER is somewhat different from previous issues. The differences are that there are but two articles contained in this issue and both articles focus on one subject, faculty development/education.

Faculty Professional Development Imperatives in Collegiate Aviation Education

If the health and well-being of collegiate aviation is to remain intact, it is imperative that faculty professional development is highly prioritized at the programmatic level.

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A Review of History, Structure, and Competition in the U.S. Airline Industry

The airline industry has evolved in two profoundly different eras, first under the protective hand of federal economic regulation and, following the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, subjected to the full force of the fr…

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Airline Quality Rating 1995

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline performance on combined multiple factors important to consumers.

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The European Joint Aviation Authorities: Meeting the Challenges of International Cooperation

Even before the Treaty of Maastricht was signed in 1992, European leaders were looking toward a union of nation-states held together not by force but by a common goal to promote European trade, culture, economics, and te…

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Ethics in Aviation Education

Ethics and professionalism are an integral part of the aviation industry. High professional and ethical standards are required of everyone in the chain from the designer to the pilot to ensure safe flight operations.

The Academic Tenure-Review Process: An Asset or Liability to Collegiate Aviation?

Collegiate aviation educators need to take a hard look at the tenure-review process and ask, "Does the current process of reviewing and granting tenure need to be changed and, if so, why, and how can those changes be eff…

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Educational Opportunities in Aviation Education

Editor's Note: This speech was given at the fifth annual General Aviation Forecast Conference on March 17, 199.5, in Phoenix, Ariz. This speech presents a synopsis of the ability of the University Aviation Association (U…

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What Should Be Included in a Complete Aviation Education?

It may be hard to believe, but most faculty members once shared many of the same needs and concerns as today's undergraduate students. Foremost of those needs was to get a job and pay back our debts.

Reflective Judgment and Assertive Behavior in Crew Resource Management: A Theoretical Approach

The recurring theme of pilot error in aircraft accidents provides no startling revelation to aviation professionals and researchers. In an effort to reduce pilot error, which is a major contributor to aircraft accidents,…

The Bootstrap Approach to Predicting Airplane Flight Performance

The Bootstrap Approach (TBA) to fight performance is, for fixed-pitch propeller-driven airplanes, a set of simple formulas in nine aircraft parameters-four from brief flight tests-plus the variables of aircraft weight an…

Human Circadian Rhythms and the Shift Work Practices of Air Traffic Controllers

This research investigates human circadian rhythms and describes how they are affected by different types of shift work rotation patterns.

Cockpit Resource Management Training: Are Current Instructional Methods Likely to be Successful?

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 1991 issue. It is reprinted due to its continuing value and timeliness. Investigators and members of the National Transportation Safety Board attribute the ca…

The Effect of the Course “Women in Aviation” on College Student Attitudes Regarding Women in the Career Field of Aviation

This study was undertaken to determine whether the course "Women in Aviation” had an effect over the time period of the course on college student attitudes on women in aviation.

Battle 2000: The New Jet Entrants Versus the Regional Partners?

An airline economics war that will determine the future pattern of air service in many U.S. short- and intermediate-haul markets is under way.

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Should Colleges and Universities Develop Special Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Programs for Flight Students?

Although the evidence is circumstantial, there are reasons to assume that some college flight students suffer problems relating to excessive alcohol use.

Study of Demand for Light, Primary Training Aircraft in Collegiate Aviation

Virtually no light, primary training airplanes are being produced in the United States. An exploratory study was undertaken to establish the demand for U.S.-produced light, primary training airplanes in collegiate aviati…

Analysis of the Case Writing Method for College Teaching

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a quantitative analysis of students' perspective of the case writing methodology.

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

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 1992 issue. It is reprinted due to its continuing value and timeliness. This study tests the effectiveness of an experience model in predicting aviation safet…

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Too Little Too Late

Few readers of this page would disagree that the U.S. air carrier system is in a shambles and the situation has gotten no better in the most recent past.

A Model for Developing an Airport Security Plan

In order to protect passengers, staff, airlines, aircraft, and property, airports should develop, implement, and maintain a system security plan.

Airway Science (AWS): A Promise Kept or an Opportunity Missed?

It seems like only yesterday that J. Lynx Helms, then administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), proposed a plan to develop a baccalaureate-level education program intended to better prepare future FAA m…

Testing for the Existence of the Pilot Personality Profile in Collegiate Professional Pilot Candidates

This study explored the existence of the so-called pilot's personality profile in collegiate professional pilot candidates, based on selected factors of the Edwards Personality Preference Schedule (EPPS).

Aeronautical Decision-Making and University Aviation Association Certified Flight Instructors

Aviation experts and researchers have long known that pilot error is the major cause of aircraft accidents. Estimates of pilot error as a contributor to aviation accidents range from 50 to 90% (Diehl, 1989).

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Flight Anxiety: Predictors and Implications for Learning

Fifty-seven randomly selected male and female student pilots enrolled in the large aviation program of a Midwestern university completed this study.

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A Comparative Analysis of Airline Pilots’ Approaches to Learning

This paper reports a study investigating approaches to learning (deep, surface, achieving) by airline pilots. Three hundred and forty-six respondents from five international airlines and an institute completed the Pilot …

Postsecondary Aviation Programs in the United States: 1950 and 1985

This study examined aviation programs in accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States for the years 1950 and 1985. The goals were to compare schools with aviation programs in operation in 1985 with those in…

Leisure Travel Market Potential for a High Speed Civil Transport

A second-generation supersonic airliner, known as the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT), is now on the drawing boards to replace mid-life Concorde and to expand into longer-range markets beginning early next century.