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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"commercial airlines"”.
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Shooting for the skies: leveraging public relations to improve the image of commercial airlines
The goal of this study was to determine if commercial airlines can improve their image by soliciting feedback from their customer base and responding accordingly. The results of both qualitative and quantitative research methods show that travelers lack confidence in the level of concern commercial …
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'The Spirit Of' Due Process As Advocated By Charles Lindbergh: Revisiting Pacific Air Transport v. United States, 98 Ct. Cl. 649 (Ct. Cl. 1942).
… airmail contracts with more than 30 different commercial airlines. On February 9, 1934, Roosevelt enters Executive Order 6591 directing the U.S. Army Air Corps to fly the mail instead of the commercial airlines which are denied a grievance procedure or an opportunity to be heard.The carriers …
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An Area Navigation Computer With Moving Map Display For Light General Aviation Aircraft.
… are used extensively by the military and commercial airlines to fly straight routes between two points. The electronic equipment used by these types of aircraft to provide position input to the area navigation computer is inherently expensive. As a result, private owners of light general …
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The Relationship Between Labor Unions and Safety in US Airlines: Is There a "Union Effect?"
… unionization has on safety outcomes in U.S. commercial airlines, however, wasn’t found to be previously tested. Studies have shown that in industries such as coal mining, retail, and construction, unionization does lead to an increase in safety. This study evaluated the safety rates of 15 …
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Applying Additional Self Service Methodologies to Commercial Aviation Baggage Handling: Is A Potential “Win-Win” Being Left on the Table?
This project looks at the possibility that airlines are overlooking an opportunity to save money and at the same time provide a better service to their customers. On certain regional-jet flights, airlines handle carry-on baggage in a way that avoids many of the pitfalls that drive mishandled …
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W.I.A., Washington International Airport: a new concept in airport design
… passengers and frequency of flights has caused commercial air transportation to suffer. The system in current use was designed to satisfy different needs than the contemporary ones. Airports have failed to keep up with increased demands. Movement of passengers and aircraft have not kept pace …
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Software agents : an application to the airline MRO industry
… the problems plaguing the airline MRO industry. Airlines, independent MRO providers and government agencies, particularly the Federal Aviation Administration have identified inefficiencies in MRO operations as a barrier to the realization of a safer and more effective air transportation system. …
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First Aid Kit and Emergency Medical Kit Onboard Commercial Aircraft: A Comparative Study of American, European, Indian, Indonesian, Emirati, and Canadian Civil Aviation Regulations
… problems. To deal with in-flight medical events, commercial airlines have resources ranging from CPR-trained cabin crew to access to ground-based medical consultants. In addition, first-aid kits and emergency medical kits can be found on some commercial flights. To increase awareness of the …
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Feasibility and cost analysis of private aircraft transportation for the University of North Dakota
… transportation costs incurred while traveling by commercial airlines or by University Motor Pool automobile. Value per man hour puts a quantity cost on the lost time of the University employee, faculty or administrator.</p> <p>Break-even analysis of the various transportation alternatives indicate …
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Computational mass transfer moduling of flow through a photocatalytic oxygen generator
… tremendously in fields such as coal mining, commercial airlines, and aerospace. A novel device is proposed which employs a photocatalytic process to produce oxygen from water. Oxygen is generated through a reaction that utilizes the interaction between an ultraviolet light and a titanium …
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Alternative fuels : how can aviation cross the "Valley of Death"
… and concerns about supply, the military and the commercial airlines are fostering the development of an alternative aviation fuel industry. In the U.S., coal, oil shale and biomass offer great promise as alternatives to petroleum for the production of aviation fuels. For the alternative fuel to …
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The Impact of Using Derivatives as a Hedging Instrument in Supporting Global Development Trends: An Analysis of the African Aviation Sector
… between fuel hedging and the firm value of commercial airlines in order to establish the effectiveness of fuel hedging as a potential lever that can be used to effect the desired change towards the realisation of the SDGs. The study draws on evidence from African, European and North American …
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Ultra-Long-Haul Commercial Operations: An Assessment of Current Health and Safety Standards
… and national authorities, manufacturers, and commercial airlines have invested extensively in-flight crew operational research and aircraft system development in preparation for ULH flights. Conversely, the progress on health and safety and its impact and standards has received limited …
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A Comparison of Algorithms That Estimate the Effectiveness of Commercial Airline Boarding Strategies
<p>The number of passengers carried by commercial aircraft has increased dramatically over the past 50 years, closely in-step with advances in aircraft design. This makes unloading and loading an aircraft, called turn-around time, critical to the success of the airport, the aircraft and the …
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Determining Contributing Factors for Passenger Airline Pilot Perceived Fatigue
… to determine factors that influence fatigue in commercial airline pilots. The ability to accurately associate fatigue in pilots before a flight begins could have a profound and meaningful impact on aviation safety. Seven factors were identified in the literature review as having possible …
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The Perception of Travel Agents as to Passenger Acceptance of the High Speed Civil Transport in Commercial Airline Service: A Study of Tomorrow's Transpacific Air Travel
… a cooperative effort between NASA, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Douglas Aircraft Company, GE Aircraft Engines, and Pratt & Whitney, technology for a new-generation supersonic transport aircraft is being developed. To determine if air travelers will choose this aircraft, the High Speed …
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The historical fuel efficiency characteristics of regional aircraft from technological, operational, and cost perspectives
… to global climate change. Governments, airlines and manufacturers are currently debating the feasibility and effectiveness of various strategies aimed at mitigating the environmental impact of aircraft emissions. Policy responses including the implementation of taxes, emissions trading …
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Tight Discrete Formulations to Enhance Solvability with Applications to Production, Telecommunications, and Air Transportation Problems
… formulation computationally viable using commercial software. For the first problem, we consider a problem of minimizing the maximum dosage of noise to which workers are exposed while working on a set of machines. We next examine a problem of minimizing the cost of acquiring and utilizing …