Aviation Organizations - Due April 1st @ 11:59PM

The topic is Aviation Organizations. Please answer the following questions: 


Do not use AOPA or ALPA in your answers.

1. What associations will it be important to belong to when you are employed and engaged on your career path?  Identify at least two organizations. 

2. Research the associations that you identified. Discuss the mission and functions of each association. 3. Also discuss the role of these organizations in the overall industry, including their support for other sectors of the industry.

3. Discuss why is it important for you to belong to these associations.

Exploring Other Paths: Management and Flight - Due Sunday, March 19th

So far, through guest speakers and discussions, we have explored airlines, the cargo industry, airport management, air traffic control and a little but of general aviation. I would like you to explore some of the other sectors of aviation by answering the following questions:

1) Find a corporate aviation department. Give basic details about the company, including both flight and management opportunities for employment. List any current jobs that may be available with that company.

2) For flight students, find a job in the general aviation sector that is not flight instructing. Give details about the company and the job.

3) For management students, describe a job that could be potential employment opportunities for you in the general aviation sector.

4) For flight students, compare and contrast a pilot job in the airlines vs. flying corporate.

5) For management students, find two positions other than GA, airlines, airport management or corporate that you may be qualified for upon graduation.

6) For both flight and management students, has this assignment changed your current plans? Why or why not?

References required. Most likely, they will be links to the companies.

Global Airlines: Is it a Fair Playing Field - Saturday,March 11th @11:59PM

US Airlines are known for attacking foreign long-haul carriers, often attributing their success solely to the government subsidies that these carriers receive. Please answer the following questions:

1) Describe the US-UAE Open Skies Agreement. List and describe two long-haul carriers that are a part of this agreement that also receive government subsidies.

2) Do any long-haul US carriers receive subsidies or have received subsidies in the past? If so, which airlines? Why?

3) Another complaint is that long-haul foreign carriers have made aircraft purchases at "below market interest rates" that are unavailable to US carriers. How is this possible? Please discuss the Export-Import Bank.

4) Are there any current issues with Norwegian International Airlines and the Open Skies Agreement?

5) Finally, critically analyzing the above information, do you feel that the global "playing field" of long-haul carriers is fair?

Enjoy!