Fleet Planning and Aircraft Selection Process INTRODUCTION In this lesson we will review the Fleet Planning and Aircraft Selection Process. LEARNING OUTCOMES Be able to describe the fleet planning process and discuss the importance of selecting the right aircraft to meet the carrier’s objectives. Fleet Planning One of the most difficult decisions airline managements must make is whether to buy new or used aircraft and what type to purchase. Factors that have an effect on this fleet
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250 planes. There is a huge profit in this business if Airbus succeeds in the industrial launch of A3XX jumbo jets. In addition‚ Airbus has received over half of the total large aircraft orders for the first time in 1999 thanks to the “cross crew qualification” feature. Capturing more than half of the very large aircraft (VLA) market with the A3XX would constitute an enormous financial success and would position Airbus as the commercial aviation industry leader. Despite the gains in the market
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on aviation to connect distant places that would take months to travel to if not for the power of aircraft. Aviation enables us to do things we never imagined possible otherwise. Military aviation stretches back nearly as far as aviation itself. Bilstein (2001) noted that in 1914‚ at the start of WWI‚ Germany had 230 airplanes‚ and Great Britain and France combined only had 240 airplanes. These aircraft were mainly used as reconnaissance and to observe troop and artillery positions. Bilstein (2001)
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Airbus’s New Support Strategy Values Customer Service Airbus is building a new support strategy where customers pay for a significant portion of purchased services with data collected during operations. In a press briefing last December at the aircraft manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse‚ France‚ executives from Airbus’s customer services team explained that rather than becoming a standalone business unit‚ integrated customer support can help make Airbus airplanes more attractive. In addition
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that is 100% owned by the government. At present‚ Emirates operates services to 78 destinations in the Middle East‚ Far East‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ Indian subcontinent‚ Asia-Pacific and North America. Its fleet consists of 78 Boeing and Airbus models aircrafts that are among the newest in the air (Maier‚ 2005). 1. Is the industry attractive? Industry dynamics and competition: 5 forces model Threats of new entrants Economies of scale Larger airlines enjoy increased economies of scale‚ which mitigates
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launch dates)‚ with Luton‚ Liverpool‚ Geneva‚ Amsterdam as base airports and is operating 72 aircrafts (November 2003). November 1995: easyJet starts flights from Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh with to leased Boeing 737-300 with a capacity of 148 seats at a price of £29 one way. Seats are being sold over telephone reservation system only. In 1996 easyJet takes delivery of its first wholly owned aircraft and goes international with first services to Amsterdam from Luton. One year later easyJet launches
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Introduction Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) is a well-known aircraft carrier company that delivers their services to all passengers around the world to ideal destinations. . MAS is the holding company for Malaysia’s national airlines carrier‚ one of the fastest growing airlines in Asia .MAS is founded in 1947 as Malayan Airways‚ but it has change its name as Malaysian Airline System in 1 October 1972 .MAS is the flag carrier which is owned by government of Malaysia. MAS headquarters is situated
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volume‚ both manufacturers expected a significant increase in aircraft sales‚ although their views on the market structure were different. Airbus expected hub-to-hub routes to become the dominant type of transportation in key regions (transatlantic and transpacific)‚ opposing Boeing’s preference for point-topoint routes. Therefore‚ Airbus forecasted high growth rates in very large aircraft (VLA) segment‚ that was expected to reach 1‚235 aircraft by 2019. Although Airbus had considerably increased its market
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Most people do not know how beneficial drones can be in everyday use. With new advancements in technology in todays age size of aircraft has been both increasing in size‚ and decreasing in size. With the decreasing in size it has gotten to a point where pilots of unmanned aircraft do not need to be on the craft. With out pilots or people on bored unmanned aircraft has opened up a whole new world of tasks that they are able to do‚ but new laws are trying to make it harder to get access to these commercial
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Physical Evidence refers to the environment in which the service is delivered and where the service industry and customer interact. The aircraft by itself‚ the seating configuration meant to be comfortable and spacious‚ and the in-flight food provide physical evidence to the airline service. The Boeing Company and The Airbus Industry are the best commercial aircraft makers and almost all airline industries make use of one of these airlines. The seating is such that it is comfortable and there is enough
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