Chap 2 : Intro to Modern Civil Air Transport Flashcards
What’s the specificity of the COVID crisis compared to others ?
COVID wasn’t a situation expected (=! 2009, 2002, 2001) => the most affect crisis
How the different world region managed the COVID periode and their recovery ?
North America & Europe are the most stable world region during and after COVID
Due to several lockdown, Asian flights are the slowest to recover from the crisis but it’s better in 2023
Africa is still stongly impacted by the crisis
Top passenger Airlines in 2022 ?
1) American Airline Group
2) Delta Air Lines Group
3) Ryanair
Biggest world airline fleet in 2017 ?
1) Asia-Pacific
2) North America
3) Europe
What are the 7 world regions ?
North America
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Russian & Central Asia
Top international airports ?
1) Atlanta (during the last 10 years)
2) Dubaï
3) Dallas
Orders & deliveries between Boeing & Airbus ?
Less orders for Boeing than Airbus now
Boeing has been really affected by the crisis => less deliveries
What are the challenges after COVID ?
Deal between bigger aircraft & bigger delayes
Bad weather conditions
Strong demand of employes because lot of layoffs during crisis
What are the 2 market methodologies ?
Top-down approach or bottom-up approach
Top-down = macro approach
Inspired from Gross Domestic Production & revenues of Airlines
Bottom-up = micro approach
Inspired from Airline data for small scales
Goal : predict demand and fleet capacity
Graph to show the aircraft which are staying, retirement gap and market growth gap
RPK = LF × ASK
Formula of the utilization hours (UH)
UH = BH (Block Hours) + TH (Turn-around Hours) + MH (Maintenance Hours)
Which market methodology is the best one ? Why ?
The top-down approach.
The bottom-up approach requires highly detailed input data & it’s uncertain about the future
What are the future challenges in aviation ?
Dvt of the =! means of transport
Growth
Capacity contraints (in the air & ground)
Urbanization
Shortage of natural ressources (oil starvation & alternative aviation fuels)
Emission-related goals until 2050 (alternative fuels & technological innovations)
Climate change
What are the 2 main global organizations for international aviation ? And what are their functions ?
ICAO :
-> dvt, approval & updating international standards & practices
-> publication of technocal guideline, economic, environmental policy
IATA : trade association => tariff coordination organization
What are the european and american agencies ?
EASA / Eurocontrol
US department of transportation-state-justice
FAA (Fédéral Aviation Administration)
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
What’s the purpose of the Chicago convention in 1944 ?
Convention on international civil aviation (CICA)
Confirmation that aviation gonna have a udge global importance in the next years
Creation of a bilateral Air Service Agreement and fondation of the ICAO
What could you say about the aviation accidents ?
Drastic reduction of the accidents since the beginning of the aviation
What are the primary reasons for total losses ?
55% flight crew
17% airplane
What’s a CFIT ?
Controlled Flight Into Terrain
=> Crash when the aircraft is fully operational, due to a human mistake
Cause of 50% of all fatal aviation accidents
How the aviation security improves itself ?
By the Incident Reporting System (IRS) : confisential, no punishment and anonymous
What are the reasons and the effects of a different dvt of the aviation in world regions ?
Reasons :
-different degree of economic & demographic dvt
-growing middle class
-emerging economies (especially in Asia)
Effects :
-rapid growth in emerging market & LCC
-slow growth in industrial countries due to saturated market
What are the major players of the civil air transport system ? (9)
Maintenance
Equipment manufacturers
Authorities & organizations
Operators
Aircraft operations
Airports
Air traffic control
Passengers & cargo
Environment
What’s one of the main legislation create during the CICA (Chicago convention) ?
Freedoms of the air : refer to the rights that an airline of any state may enjoy with respect to another state.
What are the four key buying factors ?
Price (most imp for leisure travelers)
Frequency & flexibility
Comfort & convinience
Reliability & punctuality
