Assignment due November 2nd, 2011

Regardless if you are a flight or management student, some of you may be interested in the corporate aviation industry. We may not have a guest speaker from this sector of aviation this semester (still trying), but I still want you to gain some information about the corporate world. For this week's blog assignment, please complete the following:

1) Select a corporate aviation department of your choice. It does not have to be a local company, but obviously can be one.
2) Answer the following questions by finding the information via internet, email, phone call or personal visit:
       -Basic company details - what they fly, how many planes, how many employees (flight, operations and management), who they fly etc....and anything else that may seem relevant, such as "do they have a 135 department as well?".
       -Job description/minimum requirements (s) - Write the job description/duties/minimum requirements for hire for one flight position and one management/operations position.
       -Job logistics - Write about the job logistics for both of the jobs you listed above including things such as work schedule, benefits, salary (if they are willing), job progression (such as upgrade time) and anything else that may be interesting.
       -Current/future hiring - Discuss current and future hiring planes for the above positions.

If the aviation department has a website, please include that as a link as well.

No comments are required this week. 

Have a nice weekend and Happy Halloween (if you celebrate it)!
Ms. Wall

Assignment due October 23rd, 2011

The cover of a recent aviation publication reads the following: "The New Space Economy is Getting Real". Without reading the article, determine what you think this sentence is referring to. Also, answer the following questions, backing your answers with facts.

1) What will space travel look like in the next 25 years?
2) What will be the role of NASA in the next 25 years?
3) What will be the role of private companies in space travel?
4) What is the current purpose (compared with the historical purpose) of space travel?
5) Do you believe that this purpose is a benefit or cost to mankind?
6) What are the possible career implications to the current direction of space travel?

Two links are required in this assignment. Be sure to integrate your links in your discussion. Also, do not forget to comment on three other blogs and send those comments to me via email.
Have a good week!
Ms. Wall

Assignment due October 16th, 2011

Emissions Trading Scheme.

To some, the first thought that comes to mind is that ETS will reduce carbon emissions and therefore, decrease ozone depletion. To others, the first thought that comes to mind is COST.  Currently, Europe requires all carriers to comply by 2012. In response, the US has a bill (HR 2594) in the house that would actually prohibited US carriers from participating in the EU ETS.

Please address the following in your post:
-Explain ETS - how it works, how the collected money is allocated
-What is the conflict between the EU and the US on this issue?
-What is the potential impact to the US aviation industry if US carriers are forced to participate?
-Do non-carriers, such as US corporate operators, have to participate?

Finally, what do you think? Should US carriers be required to participate? If so, how? As it is currently laid out or a modified version? If you believe that US carriers should participate in some way, how should the collected money be allocated?

In addition to the article passed out in class, please read this brief description about a company, Universal, who is preparing to meet the demands that ETS may have on US carriers.

Also, please don't forget to email me your comments. Have a good week!