...performance at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Grigoriy Yablonsky1, Richard Steckel1, Denis Constales2, John Farnan1, Damon Lercel1, Manoj Patankar1 1 Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology (USA), Ghent University, Department of Mathematical Analysis (Belgium) 2 gyablons@slu.edu, rsteckel@slu.edu, denis.constales@gmail.com, jfarnan@slu.edu, dlercel@slu.edu, patankar@slu.edu Received October, 2013 Accepted February, 2014 Abstract Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to determine the annual cyclical flight delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Then using other data such as annual precipitation, passenger and aircraft traffic volumes and other factors, we attempted to correlate these factors with overall delays. These data could assist airport management in predicting periods of flight delay. Design/methodology/approach: Data were taken and analyzed from the data base “Research and Innovation Technology Administration” (RITA) for the years 2005-2011 for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The data included 2.8 million flights originating and departing from this airport. Data were also gathered from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showing precipitation. Additional data were gathered from the FAA regarding delay causes, number and types of delays and changes to the infrastructure of ATL airport. Findings: There is a repeatable annual pattern...
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...Sustainable Aviation Critically evaluate the research that maintains ‘efforts to achieve a more sustainable aviation industry represent nothing more than simple tokenism’. This essay will evaluate the different approaches by airlines which show they are carrying out various procedures to show that airlines approach to sustainability is not a simple 'tokenism', sustainable aviation is a reality; this essay will look into these factors and demonstrate the different strategies which the aviation industry are putting in place to be a more sustainable industry. The Brundtland Report (1987) identifies sustainability as 5 different things; Holistic planning, one should have a right to be involved in any planning; Ecological processes preserved, one should have the right to have a healthy life; Inter generational equality, what one does today should not affect tomorrow; Fairness and opportunity, one should be entitle to a job anywhere and finally, Ecological Productivity should be preserved, one should not do anything to reduce the variety of natural life. Sustainable Aviation (2011) defines sustainable aviation as a long term approach to dealing with the 5 concepts mentioned in the Brundtland Report and ensuring a more sustainable industry, SA evaluates various sustainability problems the industry faces such as social issues, noise nuisance, air quality, natural resources, etc and it works with UK airlines to try and develop some of the key sustainability issues within the...
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...and gliding. Hypothesis Wurtsboro is the glider capital of the world. Expert Research Questions asked: How does terrain in Wurtsboro effect gliding? Do the weather conditions in Wurtsboro effect gliding? How does the atmosphere effect gliding? Are there certain types of winds that are best for gliding? How does air pressure Effect gliding? What are the best conditions for gliding? Answers: Most important factor (rising air) coming from the Valley. The valley heats up more than the surrounding area. Ridge System/ Lift- Provides an upward lit. The wind creates a region of rising air directly above the slope which may extend...
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...Introduction After being designated the Sri Lankan market for our assignment we began in depth research as to what areas of their economy we could exploit. After further examination we decided upon the gem industry as we saw a lot of potential to combine with an Irish company, in this case Waterford Crystal. We chose an Irish company as a result of a rising cost base and lack of raw materials for Gems in Ireland, both of which are not a problem in Sri Lanka. By combining Waterford Crystals expertise and reputation with the natural resources of Gems in Sri Lanka, we found we could exploit the growing trends in exports of gems and jewellery which is currently worth $450million but has the potential to be a billion dollar industry in the country with Waterford Crystal to the fore. Why subcontracting in Sri Lanka? One of the key components in our research into Sri Lanka and the possibility of moving our operations to the country depended on how the operations would be structured in the Sri Lanka and also the viability of those structures. We have decided on a process where we will subcontract our operations out to a Sri Lankan company which basically means we will supply a local company with the technology and sophisticated components to manufacture our products and export them to foreign markets under our brand Waterford Crystal. However upon choosing this process of subcontracting in Sri Lanka it is important to remember that along with many advantages, there...
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...Southwest Airlines Evaluation of Current Research Techniques Used Southwest Airlines uses many different types of research over the last 20 years. As a customer of Southwest Airlines, I have personally experienced the following techniques, phone, paper, and email surveys. Representatives from Southwest request customers to stay on the line after booking travel to complete surveys on their experience with the reservation line. These surveys last 5-7 minutes on average and included the customer’s perception of the booking process. Southwest Airlines has placed surveys in the company ‘Spirit’ magazine. These magazines are available to customers both online and in the seat pocket on each flight ("Spirit", 2012). This allows customers to fill out the survey and return to the flight attendants, gate agents or mail into the company. The survey requests information on the flight and booking process. Southwest Airlines has recently starting sending email surveys to their Rapid Reward customers. After the customer travels using their reward number, a survey will be sent to retrieve the perception of the event from the traveler. This includes information on all events of the trip from booking to baggage claim. When working as a travel agent, Southwest Airlines had customer representatives that contacted the agency by phone to conduct surveys. These surveys included questions about reservations, flight status, gate staff, and baggage of the customers. If a customer complain was received...
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...AVIATION UNIVERSITY Air Transportation Management Department TERM PAPER On discipline“Basis of systems theory and management” Topic: «Airport as a complex system on the example of Boryspil» Kyiv 2012 NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY Department of air transportation organization TASK for course paper preparation student Roksolana Novytska Topic of the term paper: “Airport as a complex system”_______________________ 1. Period of term paper preparation: since ________2012 year till_______2012 year. 2. Stages of term paper preparation: * … 3. The task was given by________________________________(_______________________) (signature) (name) “______”____________2012year. 6. The task taken for solving _____________________ (signature of student) The term paper grade ______________________________________ The head of the commission: ________________________________________________”___”__________2012 year. Members of the commission: ___________________________________________________________ Abstract Total volume of course work is 37 pages. Contains 22 figures and 5 references. The aim of the thesis is to investigate Boryspil airport in terms of Systems analysis course. The work includes theoretical studies of all aspects of the...
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...effect on the nation's economy. This study, is therefore, designed to determine the level of adoption in the Nigerian organizations, and the impact on the operations of these organizations as well as investigating the factors responsible for the present level of adoption of these technologies in the organizations. Globalization of the social economy will further increase during the 21st century. The mission of international air transportation will become more important, and all airports around the world will have a significant role to play. Furthermore, it is predicted that air transportation demand in the world will double over the next 15 years. In the meantime, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the environment surrounding the aviation industry has become very severe and has caused adverse impact to the entire aviation industry. Security at airports has been reinforced in all aspects, significantly deteriorated on-time performance, caused mass congestion at the airport, and caused a drastic increase in aviation management and operational costs. Owing to...
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...Ministry Of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan International University of Information Technologies Department of Languages Research Paper Pros and Cons Of Using Escalator Autumn 2015 Done by: Orazaliyev Daulet Group: IS137R Advisor: senior-lecturer Kaldarova A. Almaty, 2015 Abstract This research was designed to know opinions of people related to escalators. The idea was to introduce and reinforce the importance of escalators usage in our life, is it so necessary. The research ran for about 2 months during the autumn of 2015. Participants were different persons in a street, were asked some questions about their thoughts escalator in subway. Results show that most of people prefer escalator rather than use stairs. Table of contents I. Introduction 1. Statement of problem II. Body 1. Functions of Escalator 1.1 What is an escalator? 1.2 Application 2. Pros and Cons 2.1 Pros 2.2 Cons III. Conclusion IV. References V. Appendices Introduction The main topic of my research is about pros and cons of using escalator. It is determined by the increased importance of the escalator and its role in our life. As I guess, escalator is the kind of technique which has many advantages, but also it has some harmful impacts. That is why this problem has still being unsolved in many countries. Some years ago, the first subway was opened in Almaty, 2011, dedicated to Kazakhstan’s 20...
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...STAG TOURISM IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE STAG TOURISM IN EASTERN EUROPE STAG TOURISM IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Table of contents. 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………… 2 2. Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………………...2 3. Methodology. …………………………………………………………………………………..3 4. Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………...5 5. Stag Tourism Destination as Place……………………………………………………. 6 6. Stag Tourism Destination as Space…………………………………………………….9 7. Advantages and Disadvantages……………………………………………………… 11 8. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………..14 9. List of References…………………………………………………………………………..14 Page 1 of 15 STAG TOURISM IN EASTERN EUROPE STAG TOURISM IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 1. INTRODUCTION. The market of tourist services, like any other, subject to certain, specific trends that is easily susceptible to fluctuations and depends on a number of social phenomena and processes of a truly non-market (demographic processes, changes in lifestyle, fashion, environmental and political risks, etc..). In this situation the special role plays information. It allows for the fashion direction to formulate a kind of social policy. In the case of tourism, it is an essential element of economic development. Tourism is in fact one of the few sectors of the economy in which business operators for profit formed only infrastructure needed for customers to enjoy the benefits of "property" in common: the landscape and cultural heritage material. At the turn of...
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...CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background The competition between Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) and Full Service Carrier is getting intense caused by the process of liberalization in aviation field. In the case of Malaysia, the entries of LCCs, Air Asia, Firefly and Malindo have raised the number of passengers travelling inbound or outboard of the destination. According to Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) Annual Report 2009, the passenger movement of AirAsia for domestic traffic at KLIA increases to 5,588,493 passengers which is an increment of 10.6 percent compare to 2008. For the aviation sector, there is a significant growth of 16.6 percent, from 24.2 million passengers in 2009 to 28.2 million passengers in 2010. No doubts, airlines and airport are tightly related. This can be shown from the statement of Neufville & Odoni (2003), airport systems exist and must be designed in the context of their major clients, the airlines. To build airport facilities that will perform effectively, it is necessary both to appreciate the historical context and to understand the current and prospective needs of the users. Airports and air transport at the start of the twenty-first century constitute an exciting long-term growth industry. The industry is large, innovative, and has excellent prospects. The growth in air transport translates into major airport projects. And about a dozen major programs for airport development, costing over a billion dollars each, have...
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...Air Surveillance Radar Abstract This paper briefly explores the history and origins of air surveillance Radio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) radar systems and how they were developed in three major countries involved in World War II. These countries are the United States, Britain and Germany. Also discussed are the basic components of an air surveillance radar systems and what parts they play. The health concerns of Radio Frequency (RF) radiation such as cancer, reproductive malfunctions and cataracts will be discussed along with environmental and economic impacts. There are multiple political influences and implications associated with air surveillance radar. Wind energy sites and national security and military readiness are two that will be discussed. Also the degradation of the National Air Space (NAS) and military radar systems in the United States and how it has led to the search for new systems to better serve commercial and military aviation. This paper explores and discusses the many markets that use air surveillance radar and the companies that have invested in the development. Also discussed is the proof of concept Multi-Mission Radar that has been developed for use by the United States Army. Air surveillance radars are designed to detect, locate, track and classify a wide range of targets (SRC, Inc., 2016). Radar uses electromagnetic energy that is transmitted toward objects and observes the echoes returned from those targets (Skolnik, M. I., 2015). The information...
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...Types of Chromatography Adsorption Chromatography Adsorption chromatography is probably one of the oldest types of chromatography around. It utilizes a mobile liquid or gaseous phase that is adsorbed onto the surface of a stationary solid phase. The equilibriation between the mobile and stationary phase accounts for the separation of different solutes. Partition Chromatography This form of chromatography is based on a thin film formed on the surface of a solid support by a liquid stationary phase. Solute equilibriates between the mobile phase and the stationary liquid. Ion Exchange Chromatography In this type of chromatography, the use of a resin (the stationary solid phase) is used to covalently attach anions or cations onto it. Solute ions of the opposite charge in the mobile liquid phase are attracted to the resin by electrostatic forces. Molecular Exclusion Chromatography Also known as gel permeation or gel filtration, this type of chromatography lacks an attractive interaction between the stationary phase and solute. The liquid or gaseous phase passes through a porous gel which separates the molecules according to its size. The pores are normally small and exclude the larger solute molecules, but allows smaller molecules to enter the gel, causing them to flow through a larger volume. This causes the larger molecules to pass through the column at a faster rate than the smaller ones. Affinity Chromatography This is the most selective type of chromatography employed...
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...Issues that an ATC Encounters on the Job Rabiya Zulfiqar Siraj 200821070 Name: Rabiya Zulfiqar Siraj I.D: 200821070 Course: Research Project For: Mr. Baba Yerra Due Date: 3rd January 2012 Title: The Performance Challenges & Psychological Issues that an Air Traffic Controller Encounters on the Job Words: 5,867 Ms. Bindu Nair Page 2 of 34 3rd January 2012 The Performance Challenges & Psychological Issues that an ATC Encounters on the Job Rabiya Zulfiqar Siraj 200821070 Abstract This paper identifies the various challenges that an Air Traffic Controller has to deal with as a result of the demanding and strenuous job. It further highlights the need and importance of air traffic controlling. Air Traffic Controllers are vital for the smooth flow of traffic in air and on ground, in other words; they help aircraft perform safe operations. Hence it has become essential to keep them healthy, motivated and stress free when on job. This paper also provides the findings of interviews that were conducted in order to gain insight on what job performance [related] problems or psychological issues are dealt with Air Traffic Controllers in Dubai. It was established that traffic congestion due to high volumes of traffic and shift work raised more alarm than other challenging factors which are also stated in the paper. Based on the results of the findings recommendations have been made and conclusions have been drawn. Ms. Bindu Nair Page 3 of 34 ...
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...Case Analysis 6-8 Alternatives and Options 9 Recommendations 10 Implementation Plan 11 Monitor & Control 12-13 Exhibits 14 Executive Summary Denver International Airport(DIA) project started in November 1989 it was a very large project. Implementing the automated baggage handling in the middle of the project made it even more complex. Denver after being behind schedule for 18 months the Airport finally opened in February 1995. Once completed the airport had 5 runaways an 88 gates. The baggage handling system of the airport was initially built for United Airlines whom insisted on the system in the earlier planning stages. Denver officials agreed the automated baggage system will be a great addition to the airport; however not just for United Airlines concourse but all concourses in the airport. Boeing Airport Equipment(BAE) was contracted for building the system by officials in Denver long after the construction on the airport began. When the airport opened it had both the automated, a back-up for the automated system and conventional baggage handling system in place. Unfortunately, the project at Denver International Airport has gone wrong in many ways. I have identified dysfunctional decision making as the main problem that has led to the messy situation at both BAE and DIA. The major issues of concern at BAE are inexperienced Project Managers, software errors, improper design and...
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...performance and diversification is often a way to achieve those goals (“Business Diversification,” n.d.). Upon further examination though, the question is more complicated and could have a tremendous impact on whether a business succeeds or fails (Heller, R. 2006). This paper examines two companies that implemented diversification strategies with very different results: one successful and one that wasn’t. It will conclude with possible reasons why their outcomes were different and suggested actions the unsuccessful company could have taken that would have resulted in a successful outcome. Hallmark Cards, Inc. Hallmark Cards was first incorporated in 1923 and is now the world’s largest greeting card company. They distribute their cards and other products in more than 30 languages to more than 100 countries and in 2006 had $4.1 billion in sales. In the US alone, their products are sold in over 40,000 retail outlets, they have over 20,000 employees, and they continue to be privately held (“Hallmark Cards, Inc.,” 2007). Even in the early years of the company’s history, Hallmark saw a need to diversify and it continues that strategy today. Early diversification efforts were related to products like wrapping paper and stationary. These were products that were logically connected to their core greeting card business. As early as 1951, they began to demonstrate more creative diversification efforts by sponsoring their first Hallmark Hall of Fame television production. In 1966...
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