Airbus A320 family

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, took off from La Guardia with 150 passengers and 5 crew members, bound for Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson. As water got in the drifting plane, the passengers walked out of the doors to stand on the wings or the partially submerged slides. A few swam away from the plane fearing an explosion. The temperature was 21 degrees Fahrenheit. Soon New York Waterway…

home. I thought to myself, what I thought made me smile, this was my last leg on my first assignment in the a320. Now approaching my gate, I thought about who I would be with today. I remembered I would be flying with chelsey “sully” sullenberger. He was a 57 year old pilot, he flew for the military retiring in 1980 becoming a us airways pilot. Now, I was ready to fly with him. I got to the gate and saw all of the passengers lines up boarding the US airways Airbus a320 jetliner. I got to the jet…

Denver International Airport The development of the Denver International Airport Baggage Handling System (“the project”) was to be the world’s largest automated airport baggage handling system. Instead it became a classic example of a failed project. The project was launched as part of the construction of a new advanced airport in Denver. The baggage handling system was an important component of the plan and it was estimated that the automation of baggage handling could reduce aircraft…

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL INTRODUCTION SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL is a leading global aircraft leasing company that works with airlines to help them with capital and the air crafts required for them to successfully progress their business. They operate worldwide with the whole range of customers from dynamic start-ups to well established national airlines. It mainly deals with the aiding of its clients (airlines) run their dynamic fleet as well as their airplane financing necessities. Apart from…

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Drones, or UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) has been the latest fad and controversy, especially in the real estate industry. Let’s face it, drones, you either love them or hate them. One of the main issues is that technology advances faster than laws. For example, in order to operate a UAS for commercial use in the United States, you have to hold a pilot license. Yes, you need a pilot license in order to fly a remote controlled UAS. This is the current dilemma of the FAA (Federal Aviation…

Introduction/Background: The impact of the airline industry prevails throughout society. Delta is a major airline that provides jobs for over seventy-five thousand employees and acts as an oligopsony. In order to maintain a competitive edge, Delta must recognize problems and develop effective solutions. Various problems faced by Delta not only include competition with airlines such as JetBlue and Southwest who offer customers low prices but also the potential of the loss of business due to…

The case study considered in this research is from one of the leading aircraft industries in Bangalore, India. The company manufactures light and micro light aircrafts. More than 60 of the aircrafts are given to NCC for abinitio training and 15 others for various civil agencies. TABLE I GENERAL SYMBOLS TO UNDERSTAND VALUE Supplier or customer Shared Process box Inverntory WIP Stagnation Dedicated Maintenance Box Electronic Information Flow First In First Out Lane Physical Flow …

Lockheed Martin Corporation has circa 126,000 employees worldwide and operates in four major busi-ness segments: Aeronautics, Mission and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems & Trainings, and Space Systems (Lockheed Martin Corporation, 2015b). In 2015 the business segment Aeronautics, which includes research, development, production, support and integration services of advanced military aircraft had a turnover of circa 15.5 billion U.S. dollars. The Missiles and Fire Control segment, which…

United States Air Force Memorial Rough Draft The United States Air Force Memorial is a beautiful memorial designed to empower the Air Force’s strength, air. The Army’s strength of land is easy to present with hills, the Navy’s/ Marine’s strength of water is easy to present with fountains and lakes, but the Air Force’s strength of air is very difficult to present. They presented this strength accurately. The United States Air Force Memorial honors those who have served and those who have died…