tPhilippines’ Civil Aviation Authority formerly Air Transportation Office‚ abbreviated as CAAP‚ is an agency of thePhilippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe‚ economic and efficient air travel.[2] The agency also investigates aviation accidents.[3] The agency’s main office is in Pasay City ------------------------------------------------- History Legislative Act No. 3909 passed by the Philippine
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AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSIGNMENT 1 1. Briefly explain what Air Commerce Act of 1926 is and how and why it was formed? Air Commerce Act 1926 passed by US Congress after so many federal/ states/ local government enacted their own legislation covering licensing and registration of aircraft – caused confusion and haphazard control. This act was made to unify all the authorities to work into one department. The act that established by federal regulate regarding aircraft‚ navigational
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our lives. In aviation‚ fatigue may cause a pilot to fall asleep during cruise flight or it may impact alertness during take-off or landing. Pilots have a huge responsibility due to the fact they have a lot lives in their hands. This paper will discuss what fatigue is‚ how it affects the pilot decision making process‚ and what the government is doing to help combat fatigue and protect the flying public. What is Fatigue? According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fatigue is
Free Sleep deprivation Sleep Circadian rhythm
Evolution of Safety Management The aviation industry is an organization that contains too many moving parts to control. The industry has developed a stigma of blood priority‚ meaning that corrective action is not taken until the loss of life has occurred. “No human endeavor or human made system can be free from risk and error.” (FAA‚ 2007) Therefore the elimination of accidents is virtually impossible; the evolution of safety management is an ongoing effort of safeguarding the industry and remaining
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Code section 40117‚ authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (further delegated to the Federal Aviation Administration Administrator) to approve the local imposition of an airport passenger facility charge (PFC) of up to $4.50 per enplaned passenger for use on certain airport projects. The federal legislation allows airports to use PFC funds to meet money match requirements of federal grants for aviation related capital improvement. The revenue is collected by air carriers on behalf of a public
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the 254 on board. WHY DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN? The accident was in a category of a Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) while concentrating on the aspects of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)‚ the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)‚ Korean Airlines‚ Government of Guam and Boeing are among the group of people conducting the investigation. The flight crew‚ air traffic control (ATC)‚ the instrumentation design for the Runway‚ training of Korean Airlines and weather
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backbone of the organization. The employees in this department are responsible for multiple tasks. These tasks can range anywhere from hiring and firing employees to developing a training system for all airline pilots to go through. Working in the aviation industry has shown me many ways in which having a human resource department is vital to an organization’s success. The human resource department knows everything there is to know about how to find the right employees for the job and how to train
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airline security was the terrorist attack on September 11‚ 2001. It is important to understand the history of airline security before 9/11 to then see how terrorists exploited the system’s weaknesses. It is then necessary to analyze how the U.S. federal government responded to 9/11 and how airline security procedures have evolved since then. This paper thoroughly outlines how airport and aircraft security protocol has adapted over the years to provide a background and understanding of Americas current
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By Bryan Smith Air accidents have been a common occurrence since the beginning of aviation. In the early years they were viewed as an inevitability and even accepted as a consequence of man’s quest to conquer the skies. Though there have always been attempts to prevent these accidents‚ not every possibility can be predicted‚ let alone planned for or prevented. Thus‚ in many ways‚ the advancement of aviation has mostly been reactionary‚ sometimes necessitating major events to foster changes in design
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basic types of aviation are commercial aviation and general aviation. General aviation deals with operating you aircraft more for internal purposes. Commercial deals more with carrying passengers or cargo for hire. The scheduled airline industry is more of commercial aviation. The first scheduled airline service started in the 1920’s. There have been a lot of eventful history in this industry including periods of rapid growth and prosperity‚ rapid technological change‚ federal regulation
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