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    Asian flight 214 had a total of 307 people on board. There were 4 crew members, 12 cabin crew and 291 passengers. Three of the 291 passengers were fatally injured. There were 40 passengers, and 8 cabin crew members, as well as 1 flight crewmembers who received serious injuries. The other 248 passengers, 4 flight attendants, and 3 flight crewmembers received minor injuries or were not injured. The majority of the injures occurred when the tail was sheared from the rest of the fuselage causing 5 people

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    In Caroline Evans’ book, Fashion at the Edge, she looks at the fashions from all ages but goes most deeply into the fashion of the 1990’s and the themes that were very apparent in that particular time. She expands on these themes in chapters throughout her book such as Deathliness, Spectacle, Horror and Glamour. She relates all these themes back to the influences of the 20th century and the rise of the commodity obsessed culture, modernism and capitalism and the metaphorical death it brings to our

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    The Linate Airport disaster happened on October 8, 2001, miscommunication and Air Traffic Control’s unawareness were the major reasons that accounted for the collision at Linate Airport which is one of the busiest airports in Milan, Italy. The runway was surrounded by dense fog, which made the visibility condensed to approximately 656 feet (200 meters). Furthermore, the meteorological condition may also have contributed to the tragedy, combined with factors such as high traffic volume. The

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    Airport construction has a major effect on everyone involved and also the community around the airport. When an airport begins to make plans for expansion or repairs a whole list of things are researched and planned years in advance. The airport manager is responsible for overseeing the project and confirming that everything goes as planned and everyone stays safe in the process. There are multiple regulations to abide by not only from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but by the city and

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    Delays at Logan Airport 1. A) Delay in minutes per plane: Λ = 50 | Λ = 55 | Λ = 59 | 6.54 minutes | 12.52 minutes | 60.5 minutes | Delay costs: Turboprop: Λ = 50 6.54min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $71.20 Λ = 55 12.52min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $136.31 Λ = 59 60.5min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $658.72 Regional jet: Λ = 50 6.54min*($672 + 65%*50passengers*$30.9)/60 = $182.71 Λ = 55 12.52min*($672 + 65%*50passengers*$30.9)/60 = $349

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    the storm hit. As they proceeded to fly, they were in contact with the air traffic controller in Little Rock, AK who was sending them reports of the current weather conditions. Several times they had to change their flying path to land on a certain runway since the storm was a factor in this incident. This only caused the pilots to have a heavy workload in keeping track of certain storm elements such as the rain, the clouds and the wind. By having these distractions it can be concluded that the pilot

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    surrounding neighborhoods. This is where they have to find the right balance for capacity and delay. To solve this problem first they have to find the hitch and then focus on working on that specific area. For example, it can be a specific terminal, runways, taxiways, or not enough gates. Other alternatives to the matter can be working on distributing the traffic through the off-peak times, or to start using other areas to within the airport to decrease the traffic at one specific area. Capacity can

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    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview In this modern era, technology may have seem to be taking its limit off, be it in any kind of industry. Where in aviation, the innovation keeps continuing to discover new ideas. World-wide no longer discuss about The Wright Brothers, the main spotlight now has been given to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (best known for its acronym UAV). This is where the drones and robotics story comes together in much more advance collaboration. UAV is a type of aircraft designed

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    Airports Council International (ACI) represents the airports around the world to maintain a certain level of standards in the entire system of airports under the organization. This council was organized on the early 1990s but it can be traced back all the way back to the early 1970s. As aviation became more accessible and popular, governments, airlines, airports and manufacturers decided that they needed to have a closer relationship, rather than to have three different organizations representing

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    and made my way to the airport, with the roaring sound of the Ferrari behind me. I had to go pretty fast because I had to be at the airport before my flight left. As I approached the entrance to the airport, I made my way to the runway. There was a barrier across it so that it would be blocked of for other customers. He asked me why I was their. I showed him a pass which granted me permission to enter the run way. He kindly pushed a button in his small control

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