...an airline maintenance manager to maintain the appropriate maintenance resource management program (MRM). Human resource is the most important asset for every industry. Success and failure of every industry and every company depend upon the human resource of it. If human resource of a company is not working properly and not generating desired results than it is a problem situation for company as the company might have to suffer losses because of it. In aviation industry also human resource plays a significant role, including each and every person involved in the company’s operation. It is very important for airline maintenance managers to maintain the appropriate maintenance resource management program so that both safety and success of operations can be assured. Airline maintenance manager is responsible providing maintenance resource management training to their employees to outline the requirement for developing, assessing, reinforcing them and providing them training for improving communication, effectiveness and safety in maintenance operations. The following are the responsibilities than an airline maintenance manger should take care of, in order to maintain the appropriate maintenance resource management program (MRM) [ (Sian & Robertson, 2012) ]: * Supervise and coordinate crew activity. * Delegate tasks to appropriate crew members. * Define crew responsibilities and expectations. * Focus attention on critical aspects of the situation. * Adapt...
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...Aviation Safety Abstract Aircraft accidents are not very common, but when they happen, the level of damage is large compared to other means of transport. This is because some aircrafts have a very large capacity of passengers that they can accommodate. This is not always the case, as some of them are small and do not carry so many people. Aircrafts accidents range from fires, collisions, ditching and accidents caused by pilot errors among others. This paper will look at an accident that happened in 1997 at Newark International Airport in New Jersey. The paper will address the causes of the accidents, the findings of the investigation carried out after the accident, recommendations after the investigation as well as the measures taken to make sure that accidents of this type do not happen again. Aviation Safety FedEx Express Flight 14 This scheduled cargo flight was going to Newark International Airport, New Jersey from the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. It crashed when trying to make a safe landing on July 31, 1997. The pilots thought that the plane would have little stopping distance after landing, which made them think of landing early on the runway. Misinterpretation of runway data was the main cause of the crash (Dismukes, Berman & Loukopoulos, 2012). The pilots were aware that the plane had problems with its auto-breaks because they failed to initiate during landing, which also contributed to their hasty decision to land the...
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...United States Air Force C-17 Crash 28 July 2010 Joint Base Elmendorf -Richardson, Alaska Carnell E. Chappelle Jr Commercial Aviation Safety Tom Stein 9 April 2011 USAF C-17 Crash Abstract On the 28th of July 2010, an Air Force C-17 took of from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska so it could practice for an air-show that was to happen later on in the week. During the first minute of flight that included takeoff, a steep climb followed by an aggressive left turn and as planed the aircraft executed another aggressive right hand turn so he could line up with runway 6 for a high speed low pass, It was during this right hand turn that the aircraft entered into a low altitude stall and crashed killing all crew onboard. It was found that pilot error was the cause of the crash. On the 28th of July around 1800, an Air Force C-17a with a total of 4 crew members to include the load master, took off on runway 06 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. It was a schedule practice flight for the aircrew so they could practice for the Arctic Thunder airshow that was to happen a few days later on the 31st of July. The flight was intended to show the crowd the extreme maneuverability of the C-17. The practice flight included a maximum climbout followed by a steep left turn. After the left turn, the aircraft was to inter another steep right hand turn that would allow the C-17 to line up with the runway that it just...
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...Snap-On Safety Video Notes • In a year, there are a total of 5.7 million injuries/illness all causing: Getting fired from the job Transferred to another dept. • Job injures usually costs a company $1 billion • Safety in the workplace is a team effort • Many people blame accidents on: Wet/slippery floors Broken equipments • Real reason is: unsafe behavior Everyone NEEDS to think safety • Basic Safety Rules 1) Know hazards of your work environment 2) Familiarize yourself with safety symbols 3) Know where to get help 4) Plan ahead 5) Inspect all tools 6) Don’t rush your work 7) Follow standard safety procedures 8) Read the manufacture and instruction hamlet • Wrenches Not designed for hammering Always match the correct wrench size Pull wrench toward you • Exercise extreme care when working with electric sockets DO NOT use duck tape Always wear gloves • NEVER use pliers for hammers • If you change a pair of pliers, dispose of the old one because pliers aren’t easily replaced • Screwdriver Most abused and mistreated tool Designed to drive and withdraw screws Common mistake: mismatch them with the job at hand Always check to see if the tip is rusted or rounded Make a hole before driving in a screw When the screw is almost in you can use both hands to apply pressure DO NOT use a screwdriver near a live wire or electric NEVER expose a screwdriver blade to excessive heat • Hammer Take special care to check...
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... Aviation Safety and Quality Assurance Despite having an enviable safety record, the aviation industry is under constant pressure to drive down accident rates. Air accidents damage consumer confidence and inhibit the growth of the industry. When it comes to flying, the word safety is mentioned constantly. Shortage of qualified professionals, aging of aircraft’s fleet and environmental concerns are some of the challenges faced by today’s aviation. The primary goal of the aviation industry is to maintain airplane and helicopter safety standards and protect the interests of the mechanics, flight crew, and passengers. It is important the use of different techniques for increase of safety practices in a industry that is increasingly diverse, complex, and under very significant pressure. John O'Brian, from ALPA's Engineering and Air Safety Department, once mentioned “No matter how interested individual employees might be, or what assistance a manufacturer offers, or how insistent a certificating authority might be—none of these factors will have a significant effect on safety without support from top management”, so it is imperative that managers and supervisors are well aware of the impact of their roles during the daily operations. As aviation evolves, a lot of programs and procedures were created in order to organize, monitor and standardize maintenance practices and flight operations. From a safety management...
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...AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM EASTERN SKY AIRLINES DIEGO LUIS PALACIN ENDERS INDEX 1. SECTION ONE: SAFETY POLICY 2. SECTION TWO: SAFETY AND HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES 3. SECTION THREE: EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION 4. SECTION FOUR: SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS 5. SECTION FIVE: DISCILINARY POLICY 6. SECTION SIX: HAZARD RECOGNITION, PREVENTION AND CONTROL 7. SECTION SEVEN: ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTING 8. SECTION EIGHT: EMERGENCY PLANING AND RESPONSE 9. SECTION NINE: SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION 10. SECTION TEN: SAFETY AND HEATH ASSISTANCE RESOURCES 11. SECTION ELEVEN: CONTACT INFORMATION SECTION ONE SAFETY POLICY Safety is a team effort – Let us all work together to keep this a safe and healthy workplace Eastern Sky Airlines places high value on the safety of its employees and passengers. Eastern Sky Airlines is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees and has developed this Aviation Safety Program for injury and accident prevention to involve management, supervisors, and employees in identifying and eliminating or reducing hazards that may develop during ground or air operations. Eastern Sky Airlines Safety Program objective is to create a safety culture in which we stress to all employees that safety is as important as any other business function. Only thought the joint commitment on the part of management and employees can workplace accidents and injuries be reduced or eliminated. Employees should be encouraged to not only work safely...
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...AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM Name Professor’s name Course Date Abstract The paper seeks to look into some of the critical issues concerning safety measures in the commercial aviation industry. It focuses more on the concept of stress in Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) and how high stress levels can affect the performance of ATCs. Further emphasis is laid on the various measures that can be put into place to address some of the safety issues in commercial aviation industry through the risk management strategies. Several aspects of the whole case arise in the whole program of addressing the issue. It becomes a matter of collective responsibility in the bid to address safety issues and come up with modalities to mitigate any safety threats in the future. At the end, we realize that all the players in the industry have the specific roles to play towards the program. Introduction In an increasingly competitive global environment, where the scramble for resources and the search for tangible opportunities seem to have overtaken any other global undertaking, the importance of commercial aviation cannot be overemphasized. Commercial aviation plays a very central role in the overall growth of any economy across the world. It is therefore imperative to look into the key issues that govern the aviation industry to ensure its success and proper functionalism. The concept of aviation security comes in as one of the most pressing issues in this regard. The...
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...Research Project 2016 OUTCOME SACE: 597983W Civil Aviation Safety of America What are the main issues which effect Civil Aviation Safety? The outcome includes the two aspect of the civil aviation safety in America. The first aspect is ‘what are the main issues that effect civil aviation safety in America.’ This aspect is can be subdivided into 1 points -how many accidents in America (from 1970-2015). The second aspect is ‘What is the effect by the aircraft accidents?’ The second aspect is ‘ What is the effect by the accidents in America?’. And this aspect is can be subdivided into three points. Aviation Manufacture of America, Airlines and Tourist trade. First how many accidents in America (from 1970-2015)? By the online research from 1970-2015 had 643 aircraft accidents in America. Also the highest in 1971 has 31 aircraft accidents in America.(1) Hijack, mechanical failure, risks of pilots and weather is the main reasons of these accidents. Also from online research 1950-2000 the pilots error has 53; Pilots Error (weather related) has 32; Pilots Error (mechanical related has 16; other Human Error has 6; Weather has 12; Mechanical Failure has 20 and sabotage has 8. Figure (1) The table above was compiled from the PlaneCrashInfo.com accident database and represents 1,015 fatal accidents involving commercial aircraft, worldwide, from 1950 thru 2010 for which a specific cause was known. Aircraft with 18 or less passengers aboard, military aircraft...
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...Sky High Airlines Safety Program SFTY 345 Embry-Riddle Aeronautial University REVIEW / REVISION RECORD REVISION NUMBER | EFFECTIVE DATE | ACTION TO BE TAKEN | POSTED BY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY 2. ORGANIZATION 3. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY 4. REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS AND HAZARDS 5. DISTRIBUTION OF AVIATION SAFETY INFORMATION 6. AVIATION SAFETY COMMITTEES 7. AVIATION SAFETY AUDITS 8. AVIATION SAFETY TRAINING 9. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 10. AVIATION SAFETY ANALYSIS 11. REVIEW AND REVISION 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY The Sky High Airlines considers accident prevention to provide a safe working environment and safety transportation to our employees and passengers as a prime objective in all department operations. Sky High Airlines also intends to provide the public safety of transportation to the nation. In pursuit of these goals, Sky High Airlines will use safety strategy to maintain the highest standard of an active aviation safety program and all department individual are expected to be 100 percent participate in the program with responsibility and exist in critical thinking, planning, and actions of others. All employees are...
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...Quality Assurance in Aviation Embry Riddle Management for Aeronautical Science MGMT 203 Howard W. Loken June 25, 2014 Quality Assurance in Aviation Quality defined Quality Assurance (QA) is one of the most predominate factors in aviation organizations today. Quality Assurance programs have a direct link to safety in aviation. Quality can be considered a safety measure because a solid quality program can help prevent accidents and incidents. This is accomplished by procedures and guidance by government oversight that filters down to the operator of the type aircraft. Quality Assurance is a systematic method for gathering, analyzing information on quality, causes of defects and how they impact aviation operations. The QA system allows managers to make decisions concerning quality on facts and history of events to prevent future issues. This paper discusses how quality assurance in aviation must continue to play an important role in order to operate and maintain aircraft to the safest standard. Concepts and Principles The concept of Quality Assurance is the prevention of defects. This concept covers all aspects of each event from beginning to end. All aircraft maintenance personnel have a responsibility to adhere to the concepts ad principles of QA. To achieve QA concepts maintainers focus on prevention, knowledge, and special skills. Preventing maintenance failures is a goal of QA. This is accomplished by regulating events vice being regulated by events. Every...
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... This question is pertaining to the airline versus FAA safety responsibilities. How do these organizations differ in the effort for safety? You must include the reasons for your answers. In fact, the rationale supporting your answers may be more important than the actual answers. The primary driving force behind the creation of the FAA and ICAO was the protection and safety of the public, people on the ground, the aircraft and the flight crew. In the early years of aviation the airspace was completed unregulated, with no aircraft and pilot certification, training, and licensing standards, “No federal safety program existed, which prompted a number of states to pass legislation requiring aircraft licensing and registration. In addition, local governments enacted ordinances regulating flight operations and pilots, creating a patchwork of safety-related requirements and layers of authority (Rodrigues, 2012).” This occurred because the government could not reach agreement on what needed to be regulated until Congress passed the Air Commence Act of 1926. The Commence Act established safety, regulation, licensing, charts, accident investigation and more under the Department of Commerce Aeronautics Department, which, in 1934 changed to the Bureau of Air Commerce. Before the Department of Commerce set the standard, aircraft manufacturing companies were following rules that were unsatisfactory for the safety of aviation. This is a crucial flaw that was fixed by the implementation...
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...Aviation Legislation Term Paper The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ASCI 254 12/09/14 It has always been the dream of mankind wanting to join the birds in the sky, many innovators created various contraptions to achieve flight. On December 17, 1903, two brothers by the name of Wilbur and Orville Wright decided to test their contraption and it was successful. This event changed the course of aviation as the contraption known as Flyer 1 became the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight. During the course of World War I, airplanes proved to be a useful tool for the military. With the introduction of airmail planes were now utilized for commercial purposes. The Air Mail Act of 1925 gave birth to the airlines and passenger service began. But the airplane did not reach its full commercial potential until 1926 when the Air Commerce Act was passed. This legislation was responsible for issuing and enforcing traffic rules, licensing pilot, certifying aircrafts, etc. (History, n.d.) In 1938 the Civil Aeronautics Act was signed and this was the foundation for an authority to oversee the aviation industry. The Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) was tasked with the federal responsibilities that the Bureau or Air Commerce used to handle and also was now given the authority power to regulate airline fares and determine airline routes. But in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt split the Civil Aeronautics Authority into two agencies, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and the...
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...Commercial aviation in Australia has undergone significant change over the past thirty years. Substantial flaws in the security systems of the aviation industry have been revealed by external factors like terrorist attacks. Environmentalists, economists, and society are constantly increasing the pressure they put on the aviation industry in regard to more sustainability. Few entry barriers allow more and more low cost carriers (LCC) to enter the market, increasing competition, and forcing the network carriers to follow the new trend of the so called “carriers-within-carriers” (CWC). As the list of major factors that have recently influenced the industry is long, the three above mentioned will be critically analysed in the following. Australia’s aviation industry is not only of great importance to the whole nation, but it is also one of the oldest aviation industries in the world. Following the end of the Second World War, aviation was seen to be critical to nation building and broader economic considerations. Significant support from governments allowed it to develop quickly. As flying became more common, the need for safety regulations grew stronger. In Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was founded in 1995. It is responsible for safety regulations of civil air operations in Australia and the operation of Australian aircraft overseas. Today CASA is still based on the Civil Aviation Act from 1988. Under the authority of this act, CASA is able to execute regulations...
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...The Impact of Security Permits on Aviation Security at Dubai International Airport Submitted To: Submitted By: Abstract The research paper evaluates the impact of security permits that are adopted by Civil Aviation Authority at Dubai International Airport to strengthen the security of the airport. It identifies the significance of security measures to be adopted at this airport to ensure the safety and security of local and foreign passengers who travel to and from the airport. Considering the requirements of the aviation security at Dubai airport, the responsible authorities should adopt latest technologies and best scanning system and training of security professionals to ensure the security of airport building, equipments and passengers is protected. The paper evaluates how safety and security regulations are adopted to ensure stringent security at the airport to overcome terrorist threats in this part of the Middle East. The paper also determines how effectively the Civil Aviation Authority has developed stringent measures in consultation and coordination with airport operators, security officials and airport staff members. The paper gives best suggestions to implement effective scanning system at the airport and to develop strong coordination world international airports to strengthen Dubai airport security. The paper illustrates how the confidence of passengers have been increased to ensure their life and belongings will be in complete protection due...
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...few well known accidents and incidents within the aviation history of the United States of America. The project would further describe some of the changes to aviation in our country because of these accidents and incidents. I will be utilizing articles published on the World Wide Web in order to gather the information needed to complete this project. The project will first define the difference between an Aviation accident and an aviation incident. List some well-known occurrences of each and the impact they have had on the aviation community. Accidents in Aviation Sub Topic “An aviation accident is defined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.” Wikipidia (2012). Therefore, for an aviation accident to take place according to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 two things must be present at least one person and an aircraft. In the same reference an aviation incident is defined as “an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations.” Wikipedia (2012). A...
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