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Intro to Aeronautics > Introduction to Modern Civil Air Transport > Flashcards

Introduction to Modern Civil Air Transport Flashcards

1
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aircraftseatsflights*distance

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ask

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aircraftpassengersflights

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pax

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aircraftpassengersflights*distance

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rpk

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rpk/ask

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lf

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5
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biggest problem with covid recovery

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not enough personnel

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top down market outlook

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gdp, airline revenue, world regions, 20yr, target lf, aircraft retirement

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uh

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(flights (bh + th + mh)) / aircraft * 365

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bh

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gate to gate time

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th

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board, deboard, ready for next flight

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mh

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maintenance time

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bottom up market outlook

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internal to company, single airline analysis, work-intensive, used for production planning, evaluation, and positioning of new products, detailed input, high future uncertainty

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future challenges in aviation

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air and ground capacity, urbanization (airport expansion), shortage of oil, climate change

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international civil aviation organization (ICAO)

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international technical standards for airports and air traffic control

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federal aviation administration (FAA)

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certification, airworthiness, air crews

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future air navigation systems (FANS)

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air traffic management

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international air transport association (IATA)

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trade association of most airlines, technical legal and financial services

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airports council international (ACI)

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airport org

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european aviation safety agency (EASA)

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safety legislation, technical advice, inspections, training, airworthiness, environmental certifications

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eurocontrol

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integrate airnav services in europe, civil-military coordination, support european ATM, coordinate crisis situation response

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us dot

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domestic and international economic policy and regulation

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us department of state

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support for international aviation policy and regulations

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us department of justice

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antitrust legislation, prosecution of alleged violators

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ntsb (US)

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investigating every civil aviation accident in the USA

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tsa (US)

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protect the nations transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for the people

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first freedom of the air

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fly over state b without landing

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second freedom of the air

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land in state b without picking up or setting down any revenue traffic

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third and fourth freedom of the air

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enplane revenue traffic from its home state a for transport to an airport in state b, and vice versa

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fifth freedom of the air

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enplane revenue traffic at an airport of state b for transport to a third state c, and vice versa, as port of the continuation of a service originating or terminating in home state a

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sixth freedom of the air

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transport revenue traffic between states b and c using airport in A as connection point

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seventh freedom of the air

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transport revenue traffic between a pair of airports in B and C on a service that operates completely outside of A

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eighth freedom of the air

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carry domestic revenue traffic between two points within state B on a service originating or terminating in state A

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ninth freedom of the air

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carry domestic revenue traffic between two points within state B on a service that operates entirely outside of A

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accident ICAO

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fatally or seriously injured, aircraft sustains damage or structural failure, aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible

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serious injury ICAO

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requires hospitalization, fracture of any bone, lacerations, injury to any internal organ, second or third degree burns, any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface, verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation

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substantial damage NTSB

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adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft

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controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)

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until impacting the terrain the aircraft is under technical control but not under navigational control, cause of 50% of all fatal aviation accidents, ATC involved in 11 of 12 accidents, only in 1 of 100, pilots acted against ATC instructions

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incident reporting system

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confidential, pilots unpunished, operated by neutral authority, collection and analysis without a regulative authority,

Intro to Aeronautics (8 decks)

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