MIDTERM SEMINAR

Question 1

The first consideration in fleet assignment.

Answer 1

Aircraft Capability

Question 2

The initial flight schedule may be developed without fully assigning specific aircraft types to each flight.

Answer 2

Fleet Assignments

Question 3

Flight schedule development involves innumerable trade-offs because of the objectives of maximizing revenue, minimizing costs, and enhancing reliability conflict.

Answer 3

Trade-Offs

Question 4

Estimates the total market demand in terms of passengers traveling in each city-pair.

Answer 4

Market Size

Question 5

From Market Size forecasts, the airline’s market share is estimated.

Answer 5

Market Share

Question 6

Specific aircraft fleet types are assigned to the schedule of services so that capacity meets estimated demand

Answer 6

Fleet Assignment

Question 7

Estimates the number of passengers who will not find an available seat given the proposed schedule.

Answer 7

Passenger Spill

Question 8

Even if a stop is required to reach destination, passengers prefer not to change aircraft.

Answer 8

Through Assignment

Question 9

Provide some marketing advantage over a competitor requiring a change of aircraft.

Answer 9

Direct Flights

Question 10

Estimates the reliability of the proposed schedule in actual operation due to weather, mechanical failures and a host of other problems.

Answer 10

Dependability Prediction

Question 10

Estimates the reliability of the proposed schedule in actual operation due to weather, mechanical failures and a host of other problems.

Answer 10

Dependability Prediction

Question 11

Encompasses strategic forecasts developed by a small staff to short-range tactical planning involving several departments and many managers.

Answer 11

Airline Planning Process

Question 12

Extending out 5 to as much as 20 years begins with a corporate vision and mission statement.

Answer 12

Long Range Plan/Fleet Selection

Question 13

Targets annual growth of 15%

Answer 13

Long Range Plan/Fleet Selection

Question 14

Framework for long-range planning.

Answer 14

SWOT Analysis

Question 15

For large airlines, new aircraft orders of several hundred aircraft are common with deliveries spread over 5 to 10 years.

Answer 15

Long Range Plan/Fleet Selection

Question 16

Airline’s core product designed to solve the customer’s time-space problem.

Answer 16

Flight Schedule

Question 17

Known as the schedule of services.

Answer 17

Flight Schedule

Question 18

Lists the destinations or routes operated, the flight frequency and times, and type of aircraft assigned to each flight.

Answer 18

Flight Schedule

Question 19

Objectives of the Development

Answer 19

1. Revenue
2. Unit Cost and Utilization
3. Reliability
4. Constraints

Question 20

Seeks to maximize network revenues by matching flights and capacity with passenger demand.

Answer 20

Revenue

Question 21

The schedule planner lowers the cost per available seat mile (CASM or unit cost)

Answer 21

Unit Cost and Utilization

Question 22

Subject to disruptions, particularly for weather and aircraft mechanical problems. The schedule must incorporate sufficient slack resources to absorb delays

Answer 22

Reliability

Question 23

Must be feasible given numerous constraints. For example, a schedule that requires more aircraft than the airline operates violates a constraint and is not feasible

Answer 23

Constraints

Question 24

provides commercial air transport of passenger, cargo, or both.

Answer 24

Airline

Question 25

operate flights on demand

Answer 25

charter operations

Question 26

organization charges fares and is for-profit.

Answer 26

Commercial

Question 27

times and dates of flights are determined in advance.

Answer 27

Scheduled

Question 28

people and goods are moved by aircraft.

Answer 28

Air Transport

Question 29

Each year, world’s airlines move over:

Answer 29

3 billion people on 33 million flights over 52,000 routes

Question 30

TYPES OF AIRLINES:

Answer 30

Commercial Airlines Cargo Airlines

Question 31

Example of Major Air Carrier

Answer 31

PAL, ANA, JAL, EY, EK

Question 32

Russia’s Major Air Carrier

Answer 32

Aeroflot

Question 33

Taiwan’s Major Air Carrier

Answer 33

China Airlines

Question 34

Most common flight schedule disruptor.

Answer 34

Weather

Question 35

vulnerable to weather at a hub airport

Answer 35

Hub-and-spoke systems

Question 36

Other flight disruptors

Answer 36

aircraft mechanical problems and air traffic control restrictions

Question 37

common cause of flight disruptions.

Answer 37

Computer failure

Question 38

IRREGULAR OPERATIONS EXAMPLES

Answer 38

JetBlue’s operational meltdown that began with the Valentine’s Day storm of 2007 is perhaps the most horrific.

Question 39

MANAGING IRREGULAR OPERATIONS (Recovery Options )

Answer 39

1. Reserve Crews 2. Aircraft Swap 3. Spare Aircraft 4. Delay 5. Cancel 6. Rerouting

Question 40

Standby or reserve crews to replace crewmembers

Answer 40

Reserve Crews

Question 41

Aircraft may be swapped to a different flight or route.

Answer 41

Aircraft Swap

Question 42

also have a limited number of unassigned spare aircraft which can be substituted for late or broken aircraft

Answer 42

Spare Aircraft

Question 43

Flights may be delayed but operate on the originally scheduled routing.

Answer 43

Delay

Question 44

Flights can be canceled

Answer 44

Cancel

Question 45

aircraft can be rerouted with additional stops en-route or two or more flights can be combined

Answer 45

Rerouting

Question 46

Example of LCC:

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5J, AirAsia, Jetstar, Southwest

Question 47

Example of Regional Airlines:

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Airswift, Skyjet, Sunlight, Platinum Skies, Alpha Land, Lion Air

Question 48

Example of Hybrid Airlines

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VIPs, Executive Flights, Gen.Av.

Question 49

Types of Cargo Airlines:

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1. Combination Carrier 2. Integrated Carrier 3. All-Cargo Carrier

Question 50

Freights greatly vary in:

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size, weight, and handling requirements

Question 51

Example of Combination Carrier:

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Pax & Cargo

Question 52

Example of Integrated Carrier:

Answer 52

FedEx, UPS, DHL

Question 53

Example of All-Cargo Carrier:

Answer 53

Emirates - Sky Cargo, Etihad - Etihad Cargo, Cargolux, Polar Air, Qatar Airways Cargo

Question 54

Cargo typically accounts for __ to __ of the flight revenue but varies greatly by airline.

Answer 54

5% to 10%

Question 55

do not have the extensive international route networks of comprehensive network carriers but have marketing arrangements with other airlines including code sharing

Answer 55

Hybrid Airlines

Question 55

do not have the extensive international route networks of comprehensive network carriers but have marketing arrangements with other airlines including code sharing

Answer 55

Hybrid Airlines

Question 56

have regional route structures and operate a fleet of smaller aircraft (usually with less than 120 seats).

Answer 56

Regional Airlines

Question 57

Operate networks over shorter distances than major airlines.

Answer 57

Regional Airlines

Question 58

Typically use a point-to-point (P2P) route structure

Answer 58

LCC

Question 59

Make decisions that allow lower fares to passengers (using only one type of aircraft to reduce costs)

Answer 59

LCC