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Aviation, 2004.
This paper explores errors made in aircraft maintenance.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper discusses how and why errors are made in aircraft maintenance and how they can be prevented. The author stresses the need for teamwork and checks and balances. The paper reviews aircraft safety procedures.
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"As in any highly complex system, errors occur in aircraft maintenance operations. However, unlike most work performed by professional mechanics, failure to perform aircraft maintenance properly can place human lives at risk. Workers can never eliminate risk, but proper procedures performed by competent well trained and well-equipped maintenance personnel can reduce these risks significantly. Errors can easily occur when maintenance responsibilities fall on one person. Safety assurance should rely on a qualified team of technicians instead of one person. In other word, when only one person ..."
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Deliberate Pilot Error, 2004.
This paper examines some of the reasons why pilots take deliberate actions to ground their plane.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses the pilots do endanger themselves, passengers, and the craft by deliberate actions. The author points out instances in which a pilot may misdirect an aircraft.
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"This paper examines some of the reasons why pilots take deliberate actions to ground their planes thereby endangering themselves any passengers and the craft. When we hear about the grounding of an airplane ,we are likely to think first about mechanical problems with the aircraft or adverse weather conditions or in our post era about sabotage. However, there are also instances in which a pilot while in control of the aircraft experiences excluding situations such as when a pilot accidentally presses a lever because he or she ..."
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Hugh L. Dryden, 2003.
This paper discusses the aviation and space career of Hugh L. Dryden.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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This paper is a critical review of a NASA monograph including an overview of Hugh L. Dryden's life and career in aviation and space. The author points out his accomplishments. The paper reviews the technology, ethical issues and social problems raised by the monograph.
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"This page monograph available from NASA details the life and career primarily the career of Hugh Dryden Dryden was a precocious scientist who earned a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins at ..."
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British Airways, 2005.
A discussion on British Airways and the airline industry.
3,220 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 79.95
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This paper considers the globalization of and relationships within British Airways. It explores the international strategic challenges the company faces in the financial sector. The paper offers an overview of the airline industry of British Airway's position in the industry. The author also includes schematic representation.
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"The airline industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world with some governments actively subsidizing their nation's air carriers and other government ..."
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Airline Cargo, 2006.
A discussion on the profitability of cargo contribution for airlines
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses the profitability of cargo contribution for airlines. It includes the factors that can impact increased profitability such as hidden costs and containerization of air cargo shipments.
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"For most airlines cargo contribution represents the difference between profit and loss. As Murray Smyth, Sabre Airline Solutions' vice president for Europe the Middle East and Africa, puts it, cargo is an increasingly important element ..."
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Airline Security, 2003.
A discussion on airline security post the 9/11 attack.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses the measures taken to deal with airline security following the 9/11 attack and highlights their limitations and effectivity. It examines the airport screening process and the problem of balancing security with costs.
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"The terrorist attack of September led to a great increase in concern about airline safety and security with regard to terrorism. That airline passengers and crew were at some risk from ..."
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UFOs, 2005.
A discussion of substantial evidence of the existence of UFOs.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper analyzes the substantial evidence that UFOs exists and may very well be more than the stuff of science fiction films. The paper includes information on Roswell, CIA documentation and federal legislation pertaining to UFOs.
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Strategy and Marketing Mix for BA, 2003.
Examines the strategic situation at British Airways.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 56.95
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This paper briefly examines the strategic situation at British Airways, including SWOT and Porter's, and offers recommendations for the company's marketing mix. It includes an executive summary. Many strategic areas are lightly touched with the most in-depth analysis applied to the marketing mix.
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"British Airways is relatively healthy from a financial standpoint relative to other companies in the air transport industry and it has positioned itself as a premium service provider ..."
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Delta Airlines, 2005.
A quantitative analysis of financial statements 2004-2002 of Delta Airlines.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper presents a quantitative analysis of financial statements 2004-2002 for Delta Airlines. The paper presents a financial ratio analysis, a cash flow analysis and a common size balance sheet analysis. The paper looks at revenue and profit trends and includes several tables.
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"This report analyses the financial statements of Delta Airlines Inc. Included in the analyses are the company's financial statements for ther eporting years ending ..."
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American Airlines, 2006.
Discusses the issue of American Airlines, power, and its leadership.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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This paper discusses power and governance at American Airlines. It looks at the company's leadership, the power structure at American Airlines and losses to the airline industry and to American Airlines starting in 2001.
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Diversity and Ethics at Boeing, 2005.
Considers ethics and diversity in hiring and retention practices at the Boeing Company.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper considers ethics and diversity in hiring and retention practices at the Boeing Company. It examines the global workforce of Boeing, the impact of government regulations on Boeing's employment practices and Boeing's commitment to diversity.
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"The Boeing Company is one of the two largest airframe manufacturers in the world and has a global workforce ..."
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Southwest Airline's CEO: Gary Kelly, 2005.
Discusses how Gary Kelly's style has set new directions for the airline.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 45.95
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss how CEO Gary Kelly's style has set new directions for strategy, internal relations and Southwest Airlines operations in an increasingly competitive and challenging environment.
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"The instability of macro-environmental forces and their impact upon the effectiveness and profitability of airlines indicates the need for multi-dimensional flexible and responsive management structure able to operate ..."
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Competition in the Airline Industry, 2004.
An overview of the benefits of competition within the airline industry.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper discusses competition in the airline industry. It contends that while there have been some advantages for the airline passenger in the changes in the ways in which airline companies are structured, in general these changes have served to benefit the companies and their stockholders at the expense of ordinary consumers.
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"The most important developments in the American airline industry over the past generation have not come about through technological advances although certainly there have been some important technical break-through such as more efficient wing de-icers that ..."
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NASA, 2005.
This paper examines and analyzes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration better known as NASA.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper offers an organizational assessment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The writer of this paper examines NASA's history and mission while also evaluating its goals and objectives. The paper also analyzes NASA's strengths and weaknesses while detailing the organization's strengths and weaknesses.
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