eleven thousand employees of the Professional Air Traffic Controller Organization (PATCO). It stood out as an event of unmatched worth during the labor decline era. The PATCO strike was among the expensive in the United States. Although‚ the PATCO strike was not the largest in history for America‚ it was substantial enough to involve eleven thousand air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Professional Air Traffic Controller Organization was originated in
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During the course of this semester‚ I was able to visit the Alliance Airport located in Fort Worth‚ TX.The airport is owned by the city of Fort Worth and serviced by a private company called Alliance Air Services ("Fort Worth Alliance Airport"‚ n.d.). Alliance Airport serves some corporate aviation however‚ they support mostly cargo and military aviation. Alliance Airport has set up an agreement with Station 35 which is located on the airport premises that they will provide services to the airport
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Some types of jobs trigger more stress than others‚ and would drive most people out of their mind. I think two of the most stressful jobs are air traffic controller and commercial airlines pilot. These jobs can be notoriously stressful because of the communication‚ responsibility and working hours. Communication is a vital part of these jobs. Air traffic controllers are trained to focus on the exact words pilots and other controllers speak. Commercial airlines pilots need to ensure all information
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cockpit and between air traffic controllers and pilots. And‚ there are two major reasons for miscommunication. The first one is cultural and is measured by a power distance index‚ driven by respect to authority and attitude toward hierarchy. The second one is driven by ranking and subordination on the job. It causes co-pilots to use highly mitigated speech and to avoid confronting the main pilot when necessary. Here are 3 examples: Example #1 (during landing): A Korean Air plane flying from
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interested in. That is exactly what has happened in my case this term. From my days in the United States Air Force I’ve been fascinated by aircraft‚ aircraft technology‚ and how the daily operations of the worlds flights are coordinated. Nextgen is the future of aircraft travel technology‚ and this paper will explain its past‚ present‚ and future. What is Nextgen? NextGen stands for Next Generation Air Transportation System. NextGen is a transformative change in the way aircraft flight is managed‚ and
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discuss if the case presented is a charge of discrimination and if it is relevant to this case and why? Lastly‚ if I was presented with a case similar to this what would I do? This case is about an employee named Donald Knolls who was an air traffic control supervisor for International Gateway Airport (IGA). In‚ 2007 Donald begun to experience depression and depression related problems due to severe stress caused by the job. In 2008‚ Donald was granted disability leave to undergo treatment for
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Traffic accident has been a serious issue in Hong Kong. From 1997 to 2006‚ over 14000 traffic accident cases have been reported each year. The number of cases remained at a high level. In 2006‚ 14849 cases happened causing 144 people died and 18729 people injured. Averaging 40 traffic accident cases take place per day. Traffic accident not only endangers human life but also causes traffic congestion. It brings inconvenience to people. Undoubtedly‚ it wastes the time of road users and also cause serious
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plane‚ he must contact the current air traffic controller and find out where he or she will park the plane and be sure that the plane is marked as delayed‚ etc. Even if it’s a normal running day at the airport with no problems‚ the airport director still must work hard to make sure that everything is running as it should and that there are absolutely no problems with coordination throughout the airport‚ which involves parking‚ ground transportation‚ air traffic
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Aviation Professionals Yadvinder Singh ASCI – 202 Anthony Miller March 7‚ 2013 Once someone joins the Airlines industry as a professional‚ be it a pilot‚ a technician‚ or an air traffic controller‚ they are committing to a certain level of responsibility and expectation. In my experience I have come across professionals who I have felt suited their role to near perfection while others in the same position at times fall short of
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