Company Profile and Analysis of Northwest Airlines in Regards to Current Political, Economic, Global and Technological Factors Affecting the Airline Industry
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This is a 9 page paper discussing Northwest Airlines in regards to the airline industry and the environmental economic impact on the industry since September 11, 2001 and the recent war in Iraq. Northwest Airlines is the fourth largest airline in the world with over 1,500 daily departures and its effective alliance with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in Amsterdam adds an incentive for international passengers. The official guidelines and expectations of the company in 1995 included “forward-looking statements” which included the recognition of risks and uncertainties in the airline industry such as war risk coverage and the general economic conditions in the United States. Since the end of the Gulf War in the early 1990s, Northwest and the rest of the airline industry were making a slow recovery and had increased the total aircraft fleet in the industry by 50%. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 however resulted in a loss of over $10 billion and 100,000 positions in the industry. While the government provided financial assistance to airlines in cash and loan guarantees, the same assistance is not guaranteed to the airlines in light of the recent war in Iraq in which Northwest alone has had to decrease its flight schedule by 1,500 departures, its fleet by 20 aircraft and its employees by 4,900 positions. Comparatively however, Northwest has faired well as airlines such as United, U.S. Air and American are either in the process of bankruptcy or are near that financial breaking point. The ongoing growth or recovery of the industry continues to be directly a result of political and global changes in addition to the usual industry factors of competition, customer satisfaction, technological innovations and product scope; all factors which Northwest has taken into account in its maintenance of its high rank in the industry. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Comparison of British Airways and American Airlines
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A 13 page paper comparing financial results and ratio analyses of these two leading airlines. The paper assesses some of the external factors affecting both airlines, concluding that it is American Airlines that currently is most vulnerable. The paper includes SWOT analyses of both airlines, as well as several financial ratios and calculations arriving at those ratios. The paper also identifies the stakeholders in each approach to financial analysis. Includes 1 table. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSairlBritAm.rtf

Component Overview of the High Performance Piper Arrow III (PA-28R-201) Aircraft
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In six pages this overview of the Piper Arrow III’s aircraft components includes variable pitch control, hydraulic landing gear, manifold pressure, deicer boots, pressurization, and turbocharged engines. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Components of the Aviation System
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This 3 page paper uses systems theory in order to provide a description of elements of aviation and how they are interrelated. Tangible and intangible items are described. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Computer Simulation in Aviation: Making Flying Safer
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21 pages. The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of computer simulation models as a tool in the aviation industry. The paper considers the development and formation of simulation programs from their origins at MIT in the 1960's as well as their application to commercial airlines. Topics include how computer simulation is used to reconstruct airline accidents to help find the causes of these accidents and how the industry uses these to make air travel safer. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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CRM, THREAT AND MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS
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This 13-page paper examines crew resource management and implementation of threat and error management into training. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Current Need for Enhanced Airport Security
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An 8 page paper arguing in favor of the need for increased airport security, particularly in light of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The paper lists advantages and disadvantages of increasing security to the level approaching that in Israel. It recommends that cost issues be evaluated in terms of the economic costs resulting from these terrorist attacks, and that the "cost value" of human life be added if direct costs are not sufficient to influence decisions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSairSecur.wps

De Havilland Aircraft Company
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A 7 page paper. Geoffrey de Havilland and his company, the De Havilland Aircraft Company, revolutionized the aircraft and air travel industries. De Havilland introduced the very first commercial jet aircraft in 1952, well ahead of any competitor. Tragically, one year later, one of the Comet jets crashed and months after this, two more crashed. The planes literally broke apart in the air. This essay reports the history of the Comet, the accidents, the Court of Inquiry, the findings of metal fatigue and why the fatigue happened and the aftermath for the De Havilland Aircraft Company. Had those crashes never happened, the aircraft industry would have had a different leader – De Havilland instead of Boeing and Douglas. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGdehav.rtf

Decisions at Virgin Atlantic
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This 3 page paper considers the decisions making processes at Virgin and whether from the evidence, they appear to be logical and rational based in the strategies and decision that have been observed, The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Defense Budget Cuts in 2003 and Future Plans
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the Defense Budget Cuts in 2003 with particular attention to the building of the Raptor. Should a less costly version be built? This is the crux of the issue in this analysis that compares the F-22 to the F-35 designs. Annotated bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Delta Air Lines
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A 7 page essay that investigates Delta Air Lines' readiness to enter the 21st century. In just over three years, Delta has gone from near-bankruptcy to a profitable company once again. The improvements are the direct result of upgrading and expanding information technology systems. How IS impacted their performance is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Delta, American & United / Marketing Strategies In A Competitive Era
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A 10 page paper that provides an overview of the major elements of each of these three airlines and compares their approaches and success. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Delamun.wps

Depreciation at Delta and Singapore Airlines
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A 3 page paper addressing the questions posed in Harvard case 9-198-002. The case compares the airlines’ financial structure relative to their respective aircraft fleets in 1993. Nearly half of Delta’s fleet is leased and the company carries a high debt load, whereas Singapore Airlines owns all its aircraft and carries no long-term debt. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Deregulation of Commercial Airline Fares and Routes
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A 10 page examination of the effects of 1978 Commercial Airline Deregulation. Includes a discussion of economic impacts and public perception. Bibliography includes seven sources.
Filename: Deregair.wps

Deregulation of the Asian Aviation Industry
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This 40 page paper considers the way in which the Asian aviation sector has been deregulated. The aims of the deregulation and the results of the deregulation. The paper contains 4 graphs and one table. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEasiaav.wps

Developing an Airport in Lodz, Poland
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This 14 page paper starts by outlinging the justification for the development of a new international airport at Lodz. The paper looks at why it is a good location and how the project could be proposed, the way it would be developed and the organisational structure of the airport after it is operational. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TElodzair.rtf

Developing and Adapting to Change; The Story of Gulf Air
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This 14 page paper considers the aviation company Gulf Air, and looks at how it adapts to the commercial environment in which it operates. The writer consider the history of the company’s development as well as more recent changes. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEgulfai.rtf