AIRPORTS AND AIRLINE BANKRUPTCIES
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This 3-page paper focuses on the effect of airline bankrupties on airports. As airports are, in effect, the "landlords" of air carriers, a Chapter 11 filing can have some problems on airports. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTairair.rtf

Alaska Airlines Flight 261
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9 pages in length. The tragic crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was caused by a jackscrew/gimbal nut assembly from the horizontal stabilizer failure. According to such sources as the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA, this paper will provide an indepth look at the cause and possible preventions that could have taken place in this fateful flight. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAalska.wps

Alaska Airlines Flight 261: A Review of the Causes of the January 2000 Crash
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An 11 page overview of the circumstances leading up to the January 2000 crash of this McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft into the Pacific Ocean approximately eleven miles offshore of Port Hueneme. The author of this paper raises a number of questions such as how faulty manufacturing processes may have been at play as well as how inferior were Alaska Air’s maintenance procedures. One question of particular interest is why ground maintenance personnel were troubleshooting the aircraft in flight with passengers on board. The conclusion is reached that the causes of this crash were multifaceted and included not only inferior parts but also inferior maintenance practices and questionable decisions attributable in part to communications with ground crews. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPavAlsk.rtf

American Airlines; A Strategic Proposal
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This 12 page paper examines a case supplied by the student on American Airlines, which looks at the hardship the company is facing in 2002. The paper outlines the current position, the problems and opportunities and then outlines strategies to increase revenue and cut costs that may bring the company back into profit. For each strategy there is a brief consideration of the cost.
Filename: TEameair.rtf

An Overview of Aerospace Engineering
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A 6 page paper which defines the term; discusses a brief chronological history; discusses some basic concepts such as the physics of flying, gravity, lift, and thrust; and explains how it relates to commercial airlines, NASA, and the military. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGaeroeng.rtf

AN OVERVIEW OF AIRLINE SCHEDULING AND HUB-AND-SPOKES
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This 21-page paper focuses on how airlines might schedule their flights based on geography, demand and population. The discussion centers on U.S. air carriers. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: MTairsch.rtf

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