industry purchased rivals‚ flew different models of planes and tried to offer costly services‚ Indigo stuck to single model planes with a reputation of being a no frills airline. Indigo has stuck to operating the world’s largest selling single-aisle aircraft‚ the Airbus A320. This has helped the airlines to not just survive the economic slump in the industry but infact to post profits year-on-year end. Capacity utilization of IndiGo airlines fleet The utilization rate of IndiGo is around 16hours
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its title as “The World Lowest Cost Airline‚” and was also one of the world’s most profitable airlines. AirAsia was still able to earn 4% ROA during the recession in 2008. Between 2002 and 2009‚ AirAsia had expanded from 2 aircrafts and 200‚000 passenger journeys to 79 aircrafts and 11.8 million passengers. Problem The focus of our research is to determine if AirAsia should expand its long haul business and to what extent AirAsia and AirAsia X should be integrated operationally. Currently‚ AirAsia
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1. What problems does Air Canada hope that Maintenix will solve? Air Canada hopes Maintenix will solve the problem that the systems Air Canada have‚ are unable to interact and communicate with one another‚ specifically the systems were un able to interact with the finance and inventory systems. 2. How does Maintenix improve operational efficiency and decision-making? Maintenix provides a system platform that is accessible via the Web and easy to deploy to all stations around the world. MXI
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minutes later while climbing through flight level 230 the crew reported a master warning system indication and requested a return to Miami International. In addition to the warning indication‚ they crew reported a message on the electronic centralized aircraft monitoring system indicating a number one engine turbine exhaust gas temperature (EGT) overheat. As an investigator this is the first clue as to what may be happening within the engine. According to Anderson “EGT is also used to monitor engine
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An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes‚ shapes‚ and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation‚ transportation of goods and people‚ military‚ and research. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft‚ but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled. Etymology and usage First attested in
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and the control surfaces actuators. • The aircraft motion sensors which feedback the components of the aircraft’s angular and linear motion of the computer. • The air data sensors which supply height and airspeed information to the computer. • Redundancy incorporated to enable failures in the system to be survived. The pilot thus controls the aircraft through the flight control computer‚ and the computer determines the control surface movement for the aircraft to respond in the best way to the pilot’s
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aviation division as a personal flight. The aircraft crashed while attempting an emergency in to Orlando Sanford International Airport‚ Sanford‚ Florida after experiencing an in-flight fire. The flight had been released for flight despite it having a known unrepaired maintenance discrepancy. Safety issues discussed in this paper relate to the resetting of circuit breakers‚ the inspection and maintenance of electrical systems in general aviation aircraft‚ and the establishment of safety management
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aware of the costs can stay in business.’( smart4aviation.aero 2012) Today jet fuel accounts for 40% or more of an operating cost of an airline up from historical change of 10% - 15%. Fuel saving enthusiasm drives the managerial decisions of which aircraft to order‚ cabin interior design and material choice‚ sometimes even management style. With its ever-changing nature it will always keep its leaders tense and profits unstable. It has immediate impact on well-being of the airline and its profit/loss
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was first established as a consortium in 1967 when the French‚ German‚ and British government created a consortium to build European aircrafts. The originating goal was to challenge the American domination in the aerospace industry. They are headquartered in Toulouse‚ France and employ about 54‚000 employees. Airbus has presently grown to become a leading aircraft manufacturer capturing over half of the commercial airline orders. The Airbus consortium was owned 28% by France‚ 28% by Germany‚ 28%
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The domestic US airline industry has been intensely competitive since it was deregulated in 1978. In a regulated environment‚ most of the cost increases were passed along to consumers under a fixed rate-of-return based pricing scheme. This allowed labor unions to acquire a lot of power and workers at the major incumbent carriers were overpaid. After deregulation‚ the incumbent carriers felt the most pain‚ and the floodgates had opened for newer more nimble carriers with lower cost structures
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