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    1. The fact that some airplanes collide is evidence that there is too little air traffic control. Evaluate. This is a false statement because airplane collision can be eliminated through the provision of better safety control measures. This is a measure of opportunity cost by the Airplane Company whereby safety is traded off by other factors to reduce cost of air traffic control and substitute it with other company cost such as charges incurred during air flights. Opportunity cost is the value of

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    lengths required for future non-stop service to European and Asian destinations. The current instrument and visual landing systems meet the required flight operations standards based on the airports total flight operations and weather. The air traffic control system is state-of-the-art and meets the current and future operational requirements well into the year 2035 according to the

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    Problems in Air Traffic Control and Proposed Solutions In northern California this summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unintentionally performed it's first operational test of "free flight"; aviation without direct air traffic control. This was an unintentional experiment because it was a result of a total shut-down of the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Although Oakland is only the 16th busiest ARTCC, it's responsible for the largest block of airspace of

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    In the economic aspect, is important to understand that ERAM (Air traffic advance modernization System) price tag of $2.15 billion dollars as it is today. This program was put in service in 2007 and had a completion date in 2010, that the program may be completed in 2016 once an additional half a billion dollars was added to the total. Separately from the economic side, there were also a host of software issues right after the initial launch, Some of the auxiliary programs that work in conjunction

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    Air Traffic Control. Thesis Statement: I will explain why I chose to become an Air Traffic Controller. Introduction Attention Getter: Did you know that on an average day, an Air Traffic Controller is responsible for more lives than many doctors are in a lifetime? Overview of Main Points: First I'll talk about the salary, followed by job availability, and finally the importance of ATC. Transition: Let's start with the number one thing that the majority of people want, money. I. Air Traffic Control

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    Reason I Chose Air Traffic Controller I chose to do my paper on being a Air Traffic Controller, and what Air Traffic Control because it seems like a job in aviation that I would be interested in. The pay is good and overall it seems like a good job and field to go into. Air Traffic Controller Air traffic controllers direct the movement of air traffic, to make sure that aircraft stay safe distances apart. Air traffic controllers have many duties such as, issuing landing and takeoff instructions to

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    not be any consequence of error because a mirror error can end up with taking many lives. Air Traffic Controllers The main tasks and responsibilities of the Air Traffic Controllers are inform pilots about nearby planes or any hazardous situation. They should be able to authorize the landing and take-off instructions. Control the arriving flights and give the control of departing flights to traffic control. In case of emergency landing, they should be able to provide flight path changes and directions

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    Act was created, the airline industry grew with little to no rules for safety. The skies filled with aircraft each year, always adding more numbers than the previous years. Imagine an aviation world where safety was never even thought of. How do we control and monitor all the aircraft in the skies to ensure they all reach their destinations safely. What if airline regulations never existed? Would aircraft just fly till parts literally fell off? Who would be the responsible party to clean up after an

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    Aviation Career Investigation Air Traffic Controller Introduction Flying an airplane is a complicated task that requires many different people to get the job done. Air Traffic control is one of the most important careers in the aviation industry. At one time there can be about 5000 aircrafts in the air. Without it there would be many more disasters than you would like to think. Air traffic control is a service that is provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and

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    AVIATION INDUSTRY How aviation industry influenced by information system?   1. History: Aviation industry evolved after the World war 3 almost at 1950. With the passage of time many advancement and changes occurred in this industry. But one of the most technical and informative changes that occurs in late nineties was the GPS and TCAS in the aircraft. At that time there was no much paper work in this industry to plan and integrate with others. But as the technology spread and new advancement became

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