United Airlines 811

Just moments after being given instructions to climb to a higher altitude “the captain stated, ‘Look at that crazy fuel flow indicator their on number four, see that?’” (TWA flight crash). Afterwards, in an investigation lead by the Nation Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) they concluded that the cause of the crash was due to the combustion of the mixture of air and fuel in the “center wing fuel tank” (TWA flight crash). It is no wonder why many people believe the cause of the crash was a fuel tank explosion. Later, the NTSB claimed that two worn down wires must have sparked in the fuel tank, exploding the whole plane (Cole 36). The NTSB also that the flammability in the central wing fuel tank, due to the hazardous mixture of air and fuel, was too high (TWA Flight 800). Based on the various tests and investigations of the crash, mechanical failure has remained one of the most accepted theories of the flight’s

Over 35 years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher decided to create a different type of airline. They began with the simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time and at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline. They were right (Southwest Airlines, 2004)!

On September 19, 2008 at 11:53 pm eastern standard daylight time, a chartered Bombardier Learjet Model 60, N999LJ, owned by Inter Travel and Services, Inc., and operated by Global Exec Aviation, overran runway 11 during a RTO at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina. The aircraft crashed and burned after the crew was unable to stop the aircraft before departing the runway. The captain, the first officer, and two passengers were killed; two other passengers were seriously injured. The chartered passenger flight was headed to Van Nuys, California. The flight was ready for departure just prior to midnight. After analysis of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript, it was revealed that the flight crew received clearance instructions from the CAE ground controller to taxi from the northeast fixed-base operator’s (FBO) parking ramp to runway 11. After a short conversation with the first officer about which way to turn, the captain, who was the pilot flying, turned the aircraft left onto taxiway U. The controller provided a corrected taxi clearance after detecting

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the mid-air was primarily the fault of the PSA aircrew for failing to maintain visual separation and not informing the tower that they had lost visual contact. Contributing factors were control tower procedures allowing

Southwest Airlines Southwest is a major player in the airline industry, which employs nearly 35,000 individuals. According to an article, (Hollis, 2003), Southwest Airlines has taken a different approach to building interactively relationships with the company, with employees, and with its customers to ensure the success of the business. As a result, Southwest has sustained an enhanced growth and profitability when most airlines struggle to avoid bankruptcy. Fritz Petree, Senior Manager Career Development Services, states, “Southwest philosophy is to hire for attitude and train for skill” (Hollis, 2003, p. 2). Southwest has successfully launched Virtual

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure

This crash is considered to be the second deadliest aviation accident at the time in the US.

Other initial arriving ALS crews were assigned to triage and treatment, with subsequent ALS units serving as transportation.” (National Transportation, 2016c, p. 11). Upon arrival medical and fire department personnel on scene would be assigned to search and rescue, as well as S.T.A.R.T. triage teams. S.T.A.R.T. triage is “Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment…. system based on four levels of prioritization: Deceased, Minor, Delayed, or Immediate.” (Ventura County, 2014, p.24). Oxnard Fire Department in conjunction with, Gold Coast Ambulance treated and transported the injured passengers to hospitals in the area, “sending 28 of the 50 passengers on board to the hospital with injuries ranging from broken limbs to head trauma.” (NAGE/SEIU, 2015). Shortly after all patients and non-injured passengers were removed from the scene, NTSB and other collaborating agencies began arriving on scene (OFD B61-B, 2015, p. 8-9). As summarized in the Incident Commanders Notes, by 1900 “Fire operations have been completed. OFD transitioning control to NTSB. NTSB delegating responsibility of traffic and scene security to OPD. Clean up to Patriot. Railing repair to

“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” These words were said by Jack Swigert 2 days after the Apollo 13 launch on April 11, 1970. Apollo 13 was the 3rd U.S. manned lunar landing mission of NASA under Project Apollo. Even though the result of Apollo 13 ended in an unsuccessful attempt to land on the moon again, Apollo 13’s failure to complete their mission of landing on the moon helped aid future Apollo missions in being successful.1 James A.”Jim” Lovell Jr. was born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland Ohio.

How has SWA (a) responded to the “Shuttle By United” initiative (half page 5 points); and (b) what assessments can be made about SWA’s market and financial position on competitive routes based on 1994 4th quarter results (half page 5 points)?

According to Luth (2000) there were many opportunities throughout the construction and design phase for the design flaw to be recognized by the engineers and there should have been a better review system in place as the changes that were made were not properly reviewed by a structural engineer. This disaster could have been avoided if someone would have taken the time to make sure all the designs were safe and would work

Flight 1420 was a disaster that taught the aviation community several important lessons. All the Seven Major Elements of Aviation safety can be seen as contributing factors but the greatest factor was human error and the impact of pilot fatigue. With proper preventative measures, the pilots probably would have had the time to arm the MD-82’s spoiler system and the flight would have touched down safely.

This was an accident involving military assets however; the cargo was loaded and secured by the contractor National Air Cargo. Not only did they operated the aircraft but also they was in charge of loading the cargo fully. In the investigation the FAA and NTSB was involved not the DoD. However, I think the DoD could have provided better oversight or visibility to insure that the contractor was loading DoD assets in according with the applicable regulation or guidance. Otherwise, we might not be talking about the loss of lives and DoD due to oversight or failure to adhere to standards.

The airline industry is greatly influenced by the the travel and tourism trends across the globe. The World Travel and Tourism Board states that the the level of tourism is likely to grow even as the years progress. The growth in the level of tourism is expected to grow at a level of 4.5 per cent annually. This is expected to continue upto 2017. Thus the organization should fully prepare it self and take over the tourism market.

happen with no advanced notice in most cases. While these are the “worst case scenarios” for