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    This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at Pratt & Whitney Engines, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, in East Hartford, CT. Pratt & Whitney is one of the largest aircraft engine makers, for both commercial and military aircraft in the world, with over 31,000 employees that support more than 11,000 customers around the world. Within Pratt & Whitney, there are several areas of operation. I worked in their Propulsion Systems Analysis in the vehicle systems analysis group. While working

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    Prabhakar, 2013). It is an agreement between the airline and the leasing company. The aircraft which is delivered from the manufacturer is immediately leased to a leasing company by the airline and again the same aircraft is taken back for lease for five years. At the end of five years the aircraft is permanently handed over to the leasing company. This strategy makes the airline free from debt associated to the aircraft, depreciation etc. and also the airline gets some extra profit apart from the investment

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    ABSTRACT Nowadays, there are a lot of Airlines companies and Turkish Airlines has recently became of the fast growing player in the industry. Being the voted Europe’s Best Airline at the 2014 Skytrax Passengers Choice Awards, they have built a very strong quality standard and gradually expending with over 200 destination worldwide. The main purpose of this report is to focus on the company strategy through analysis gathered from different primary and secondary sources, aiming to make recommendations

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    Airspace 8 Possible future synergies between LOC-I events and NextGen airspace 9 Methodology 11 References 12 Precursors to Loss of Control Accidents and possible synergies with new NextGen airspace To establish the basis of this research, aircraft loss of control can be considered to encompass flight abnormal situations outside of the normal operating flight envelopes, characterized by non-linear effects and by the inability to maintain heading, altitude and attitude (Belcastro, Newman, Crider

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    Outsourcing Repairs on Major Aircraft Components: The Financial and Time Saving Benefits. Executive Summary For decades airlines have turned to third party Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities and contractors to take on the tasks of performing maintenance on their fleet of aircraft 's. But over the past few years, airline companies have been relying on these facilities more and more due to the supply and demand of air travel. Third party MRO’s provide a service of outsourced

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    exemplary customer service. The superior customer service is carried out by approximately 46,000 employees to over 100 million flyers annually. Southwest Airlines operates more than 3,600 flights daily on what is considered the largest fleet of Boeing aircrafts. People prefer flying with Southwest because of the customer friendly touches. Southwest offers great service, affordable rates, pet friendly

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    forward. In the airline industry, we have two major industries classified as the traditional airlines and the budget airlines. Traditional airlines have vertically integrated services and purchase their aircrafts directly from their manufacturer. On the other hand, budget airlines lease their aircrafts in order to source their fleet and provide cheaper flights. These cheap flights are supported by the subsidiaries in the secondary airports they flight in and out of. Secondary airports are a great way

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    fly. The pilot had experience flying this particular make and model of aircraft prior to the day of the accident; however, it was unclear wither or not the pilot had experience flying in mountainous areas because the pilot’s logbook was never found. Furthermore, the pilot failed to follow proper procedures by filing a IFR or VFR flight plan, acquiring a weather report, by failing to do a proper weight and balance of the aircraft, and he failed to secure the cargo properly. Zonk employee’s failed

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    The answer to this capstone question will examine the role the Federal Government in the development of aviation in the United States. The discussion will discuss the three ways in which the Federal Government became involved in aviation development and cite an example in each of those cases. The resulting effect on aviation development of such involvement will also be explored. Body In examining the history of aviation in the U.S. and the development of the airlines, it is clear that the Federal

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    The safety department will oversee all aircraft accident investigations. When an accident occurs the safety, branch will contact all the necessary agencies, such as the NTSB and FAA. All members of the organization that have received the specialized training and are members of the on-call 24 hour Go-Team will be notified and sent to the scene as soon as possible. For further information concerning aircraft accident investigations please review Appendix 1 of this safety plan. Safety Analysis The

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