DESIGN INNOVATION: HIGH SPEED-LOW DRAG 3 Design Innovations in the Commercial Airline Industry The competition within the commercial airlines industry is extremely hot and turbulent. The two largest world-wide commercial aircraft companies are Boeing and Airbus. In this paper the author intends
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Air Transport - Passenger Sujan Bharati (student # ) University of Ballarat Professor 05/01/2013 Air Transport - Passenger In the early 1900’s‚ Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers had a vision to fly one day and dream of building a full size flying machine. On December 17‚ 1903 they reached their goal and flew for the first time in Kitty Hawk sand dunes of North Carolina. This was not the first time they tested their invention though‚ they had several attempts before-hand. Their obsession
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presented to compare the two commercially successful and super-efficient airplanes‚ the Boeing 707-320B and Boeing 787-9. This document will identify the key innovations in airframe and propulsion technology‚ and also further discuss on why the basic design and appearance of aircraft remain unchanged over 50years. General Characteristics | |Boeing 707-320B |Boeing 787-9 | |Wingspan |44.42 m
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About Boing 777: The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world’s largest twinjet and has a typical seating capacity for 314 to 451 passengers‚ with a range of 5‚235 to 9‚380 nautical miles (9‚695 to 17‚370 km)‚ depending on the version. Commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven"‚[3][4] its distinguishing features include the largest-diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft‚ six wheels on each main landing gear‚ a circular
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Boeing 777 Project: Summary for the Board of Directors Boeing is currently operating with the majority market share of the commercial sector of aircraft manufacturing. Frank Shrontz‚ our CEO‚ has recently stated his goal to increase the company’s return on equity from its current average of 12%. The following summary will delve into the most appealing project for the future of this firm: the 777 aircraft. The purpose of this new product is to maintain our competitive advantage in commercial airline
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Lee Campbell Flight 811 Investigation Anthony Vallido Aviation Safety 409 Abstract United Airlines Flight 811 left Honolulu bound for Auckland‚ New Zealand on February 24‚ 1989. A few minutes in the flight the cargo doors blew out and because of the decompression‚ nine passengers were immediately sucked out of the plane. The debris from the cargo door damaged the planes Number 3 and 4 engines. Captain David Cronin prepared for an emergency landing. The parents of one of the fatalities‚ Lee Campbell
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Another force is power of suppliers. Power of the suppliers is important as it will affect the industry. In airline industry‚ the power of suppliers is quite high since there are only two major suppliers which are Airbus and Boeing hence there are not many choices to airline industry. Nevertheless‚ the global economic crisis has limited the new entrant and also reducing the upgrade of planes in the immediate future. However‚ both suppliers provide almost same standard aircraft and hence the switching
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had to decide whether or not they will make bold and drastic moves at one time? Compare the decision to the one in the PayPal case. 1952: Boeing bets big on the 707 When CEO Bill Allen decided to launch the 707‚ he had no orders in hand. He simply believed customers would buy. It takes courage to wager a company’s future on a vision. Prior to 1952 Boeing was a non entity in the commercial plane industry their success can be attributed to the B52
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Emirates is a company in the field of aviation‚ the first flight routes emirates was on October 25‚ 1985 from Dubai with aircraft leased Boeing 737 and Airbus 300 B4. This company has a goal of quality not quantity. Emirates airline has now become very influential company in the world and is a well-known airline (Emirates‚ 2013). Emirates is a company that owned by the Dubai government. Emirates now have become company on an international scale‚ a lot of investment and sponsor conducted and supported
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OUR FUTURE AT QANTAS A plan for the future of Australian aircraft maintenance engineeringMESSAGE FROM THE ALLIANCE Planning our future at Qantas Nothing captures the imagination of travellers like aviation. The appeal of passenger aircraft is testament to the engineering behind their technology. And keeping this technology in the air are highly skilled maintenance engineers. Over the years our national carrier Qantas has built up a reputation as an aviation industry leader‚ with engineers
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