Optimizing Pilot Planning and Training for Continental Airlines

The skill emphasis needed in a service industry such as airlines is mostly interpersonal. Recognizing the need for interpersonal skills, JetBlue designed the employee selection process to make sure the hired crew members fit into the culture and understood the values and mission. Decision making is another important characteristic of the service industry and the crew members were also identified and selected on their decision making capabilities as the customer related decisions are made at the lowest level of the organization. JetBlue designed the orientation process to highlight the different core values to the employees and made them identify with the mission. Expected behavior of the employees and their contribution to the success of the

Also, no entity can expect with reasonable certainty that future economic benefits from training will flow to the entity as sometimes training increases the productivity of the labour and sometimes not. Another fact is that different people have different learning capabilities, some learn more from training and thus are capable of providing more benefit and some don’t learn anything and have no considerable change in their performance. Also, the benefits that arise from training cost are connected with the labour which can resign, retire etc and leave the entity and thus flow of benefits (if any) will stop. In short, we can conclude that there is considerable uncertainty surrounding training costs to qualify for capitalization and also the faithful representation which is one of the principle qualitative characteristics of financial statements directs us not to report such transactions and events which are surrounded by significant uncertainty as it can cause unreliable reporting (IAS 16)

What is a training program? A training program are programs created for teaching employees in particular skills. Employee training is an essential in maintaining a great staff and keeping everyone communicating. Having a training program that is well created to establish and achieve maximum results. The requirements of the training program are recognized during a training needs analysis (TNA). When a training program is executed properly, it would increase total production and provide the understanding, skills and approaches the employee would need to have a successful performance. The paper would reflect the creation of a two-part training program for twenty employees which would cover the training necessity to push the

At Southwest Airlines, the company’s business strategy has a positive effect on the training they provide to their employees. Southwest Airlines is a Texas based airline that started up in 1971 (Corporate Fact Sheet). Over the years the airline has been recognized for its outstanding customer service and its low airfare fees. Due to their excellent customer service, the company has been ranked number one in customer satisfaction in 2013 by the U.S Department of Transportation. In. 2015, Southwest airlines was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award. The reason that Southwest airlines is recognized for all these great things is because they obtain a good organizational control over the airline.

To be an airline pilot is most of the time described in terms of duties, job requirements, proficiency, training, employment opportunity, and good salary. These features picture a plain profile that fit into the specification of just an ordinary career. However, an aviation career comes with many challenges than expected. When focusing on statistics about being a pilot, it indicates a lifestyle that many inspire to work despite the many challenges that face this career. The challenges that pilot face revolve around being rested during long flights, performing unexpected, simultaneous tasks, and passing the medical examination in order to remain qualified. When combined with fatigue due to long flight hours, these different aspects can

The purpose of this memorandum is to address the profitability issues at Continental Airlines and to estimate the costs for 2009 to forecast the future outlook of the company. To address these issues, I used regression analysis to observe what effect the 11% reduction in flying capacity would have on the firm’s future operating costs. I also used the results from the regression analysis to verify the costs that, if reduced, would further comply with the implementation of cost-cutting initiatives and operational efficiencies that the company is striving for. Lastly, I consolidated the data to forecast Continental’s financial outlook for 2009, then provided insight

The aviation industry, due to its fast paced and extremely performance oriented nature, is an ideal example of how proper organizational behavior lends to the growth, and ultimate success of a company. Often, mitigating operational hurdles and constraints becomes the focus of leadership in this industry as problems such as financial limitations continually arise. This unfortunately can result in employers neglecting the most essential part of their company, the employees. The ability for an employer to recognize and resolve threats to employee job satisfaction and security, conquer lack of employee motivation, and proactively negotiate internal and external conflict allows for a company to thrive.

Discuss how the jet engine revolutionised the world of commercial aviation and how future innovations will continue to shape the industry.

With any company, organization, or corporation the first phase of any management is planning. This phase is very important to any company because many different planning functions and each planning function create a standard for each of its employees to follow. This paper will discuss the planning functions of management while looking at the Boeing Company. While looking at the different planning functions, this paper will also discuss and identify legal, ethical, and social responsibilities that impact Boeing. It will also show some factors that influence Boeings strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Boeing can be considered the

The skill emphasis needed in a service industry such as airlines is mostly interpersonal. Recognizing the need for interpersonal skills, JetBlue designed the employee selection process to make sure the hired crew members fit into the culture and understood the values and mission. Decision making is another important characteristic of the service industry and the crew members were also identified and selected on their decision making capabilities as the customer related decisions are made at the lowest

The Boeing Cooperation has many legal, ethic, and social responsibilities that impact their organization. This paper will discuss a few of their responsibilities and how they impact the Boeing Corporation management planning. There are also many factors that impact the Boeing companies strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Three of these factors will be analyzed and then discussed with in. With “Boeing being the world largest aerospace company and the largest manufacture of commercial jetliners and military aircraft” (WEC, 2005, CSR wire, ¶ 1), they have many divisions all across the world. Because of this world domination there are many issues that will affect the planning of Boeings’ management team

Classic Airlines is the world’s fifth largest airline, deploying an impressive 2,300 flights daily to 240 cities. Last year, it earned $10 million on $8.7 billion in sales. Despite the profits, Classic is experiencing negative media, declining stock prices, and rising costs of fuel and labor over the past year. In addition, to the destructive reports and low employee morale, Classic’s Board of Directors is requiring a 15 percent cost reduction over the next 18 months. Leadership must implement a nine-step problem solving method to identify the challenges, opportunities, solutions, and desirable end results to restore customer loyalty, employee morale, and stock prices.

Over the past years, customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets, reserve seats, pay for the tickets and also check-in online. For customers, this has been a very convenient method and they are able to easily plan their trips. For the Airline companies, these systems have the whole flight inventory managed. They have all the flight information stored and records are maintained. It also provides a platform for communication between other airline companies for their “code-sharing plans” and

Companies are providing training as a means to increase demand for their products and services in the competitive marketplace. Training programs' importance has been increasing. All companies try to increase programs' costs and effectiveness so they research new techniques. But they must develop programs with thinking the future. Solves which's effectiveness is short should not important for companies. They research new techniques which effectiveness continues long time. Analyzing future is ver important for success.

American Airlines boasts one of the largest fleets in the world (Abeyratne, 2012). When planning its fleet and engaging in the aircraft