D1.2 Operational Cruiser-Feeder Concept

The project REsearch on a CRuiser Enabled Air Transport Environment (RECREATE) is about the introduction and airworthiness of cruiser-feeder operations for civil aircraft. Cruiser-feeder operations are investigated as a promising pioneering idea for the air transport of the future.
The top level objective of the project is to demonstrate on a preliminary design level that cruiser-feeder operations (as a concept to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emission levels) can be shown to comply with the airworthiness requirements for civil aircraft. The project is funded through the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission. Work Package (WP) 1 has the objective to substantiate that viable and acceptable concepts for cruiser/feeder operations exist. In this deliverable the initial operational concept of the RECREATE cruiser/feeder is presented.

Automated Methods for Virtual Maintainability & Aerospace Maintenance Planning

Abstract. Modern business practices in engineering are increasingly turning to post manufacture service provision in an attempt to generate additional revenue streams and ensure commercial sustainability. Maintainability has always been a consideration during the design process but in the past it has been generally considered to be of tertiary importance behind manufacturability and primary product function in terms of design priorities. The need to draw whole life considerations into concurrent engineering (CE) practice has encouraged companies to address issues such as maintenance, earlier in the design process giving equal importance to all aspects of the product lifecycle. The consideration of design for maintainability (DFM) early in the design process has the potential to significantly reduce maintenance costs, and improve overall running efficiencies as well as safety levels. However a lack of simulation tools still hinders the adaptation of CE to include practical elements of design and therefore further research is required to develop methods by which ‘hands on’ activities such as maintenance can be fully assessed and optimised as concepts develop. Virtual Reality (VR) has the potential to address this issue but the application of these traditionally high cost systems can require complex infrastructure and their use has typically focused on aesthetic aspects of mature designs. This paper examines the application of cost effective VR technology to the rapid assessment of aircraft interior inspection during conceptual design. It focuses on the integration of VR hardware with a typical desktop engineering system and examines the challenges with data transfer, graphics quality and the development of practical user functions within the VR environment. Conclusions drawn to date indicate that the system has the potential to improve maintenance planning through the provision of a usable environment for inspection which is available as soon as preliminary structural models are generated as part of the conceptual design process. Challenges still exist in the efficient transfer of data between the CAD and VR environments as well as the quantification of any benefits that result from the proposed approach. The result of this research will help to improve product maintainability, reduce product development cycle times and lower maintenance costs.

Spatial and temporal variability of the freshwater reservoir effect (FRE) in lacustrine sediments in a cold climate zone, Northwest Territories (Canada)

Climate variability along the 600 km Tibbitt to Contwyoto Winter Road (TCWR) in central Northwest Territories is poorly understood. With the transportation of goods from Yellowknife to the mines projected to increase significantly as new mines open, it is critical that planners and mine developers have reasonable data on the future viability of the road, as alternative transportation costs (e.g. air transport) are prohibitively high.

The research presented here is part of a paleoclimate study based on the analysis of multiple proxy data derived from freeze cores in lakes along the TCWR.

A framework for evaluating the European airline costs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility

In recent years, airlines have been servicing a greater variety, and increasing numbers, of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility (PRMs), particularly associated with ageing, obesity and medical needs. With the quantity of PRMs likely to increase in the future, there will be a growing impact on the airlines' associated actual and opportunity costs, about which there is minimal literature and data. Therefore the aim of this paper is to identify standard functional key factors (FKFs) with which airlines could audit their PRMs costs, and which could be used by other interested bodies, such as governments, when considering relevant aviation policy. These FKFs are related to nine areas, namely PRMs’ transfers; mobility aids; aircraft delays/diversions costs; staff training costs; staff health, safety and welfare; aircraft fixtures and equipment costs; airport costs; transaction costs; and opportunity costs. Further research is needed to obtain the data for these FKFs.

ADR in aviation: European and national perspectives

The air transport sector generates the largest share of cross-border consumer complaints, as a proportion of complaints received by the ECC-Net. Since the foundation of the ECC-Net in 2005, air passenger claims have made up around one fifth of the total caseload most years. A pan-European framework of bodies that handle consumer to business disputes will be implemented through the consumer ADR directive.4 Taking these developments into consideration, the aviation industry is an interesting sector to study. This paper looks at dispute resolution for air passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany, as well as at European level.

Levantamento ambiental de uma indústria conserveira nos Açores

Dissertação de Mestrado em Ambiente, Saúde e Segurança.

Aeródromos do continente: metodologia de análise de descritores para o seu planeamento

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil na Área de especialização de Vias de Comunicação e Transportes

Comércio eletrónico em Angola: impacto e desafio face à internacionalização de uma empresa de transporte aéreo - caso TAAG

Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto para a obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Empreendedorismo e Internacionalização Orientação pela Professora Doutora: Ana Azevedo Manuela Patrício

Join The Moment Transitários, S.A: relatório de estágio no departamento de operações

Apresentado ao Instituto de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Empreendedorismo e Internacionalização, sob orientação da Doutora Maria Clara Pinto Ribeiro

O contrato de transporte aéreo

The international conventions and agreements on civil liability emerged with the purpose of regulating the liability of the air carrier, bearing in mind two essential factors: i) the need to protect passengers interests, and ii) to ensure the continuous development of an incipient activity by limiting the compensation amounts. This research will focus on the analysis of the nature of the contract of air carriage, as well as the air carrier's liability regime regarding damages endured by passengers that may result from the non-performance of the contract.

La politique commune des transports aériens de l'Union européenne : compétence partagée ou occupation du terrain?

L’objet de ce travail vise à déterminer si le transport aérien en Europe relève d’une compétence partagée entre l’Union européenne (UE) et les États membres, ou s’il s’agit plutôt d’une occupation du terrain par l’UE dans cette matière ? Ainsi, nous verrons en quoi consiste le cadre règlementaire communautaire portant sur le transport aérien en Europe. Dans un premier temps, nous porterons notre attention sur des aspects généraux entourant l’aviation en Europe, comme par exemple la mise en place d’un marché unique de l’aviation ainsi que les ententes « ciel ouvert ». Puis, dans un second temps nous procéderons à l’analyse du cadre règlementaire spécifique portant sur des aspects tels que l’environnement, les droits des passagers aériens, la sécurité et la sûreté.

Opérateur-réseau et approche relationnelle : l'industrie du fret aérien au Canada

Thèse numérisée par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Transaéreo LTDA. Una mirada desde toc

El presente estudio, tiene por objetivo diagnosticar, comprender y analizar los problemas administrativos en una empresa, en este caso Transaéreo LTDA a través de la aplicación de herramientas del TOC (Theory of Constraints). Los instrumentos de investigación fueron de tipo cualitativo principalmente entrevistas, documentos y una encuesta. La exploración de los antecedentes contextualiza la empresa dentro del sector transporte aéreo en Colombia. En el mismo sentido, se hace la descripción de la compañía para conocer la Meta, Visión, Misión y Organigrama de Transaéreo LTDA. De igual forma, se realiza la descripción y análisis del sistema, por medio de un mapa de agentes que tiene por objetivo caracterizar las partes involucradas para llevar a cabo el funcionamiento de una empresa de Ground Handling. Además, se describen los procesos tanto de exportación como de importación, que lleva a cabo una empresa de este tipo y más específicamente los llevados a cabo por Transaéreo LTDA. En este sentido, se logran identificar los EIDES (Efectos Indeseables) más recurrentes para realizar las nubes, el análisis de realidad actual, y el árbol de realidad actual con el fin de hacer el diagnóstico de la compañía objeto de estudio. Finalmente, este trabajo sugiere unos indicadores, así como unas recomendaciones orientadas a tomar acciones correctivas viables en Transaéreo LTDA.

Estudio prospectivo del sector de transporte aéreo a 2020 y su impacto en sectores conexos

El análisis del sector se realizó entre 2006 y 2011 con los estados financieros de las tres aerolíneas con mayor representación en el mercado. El trabajo inicia con la elaboración de la historia de la aviación en Colombia, seguido de un análisis del sector, iniciando con un análisis de hacinamiento, a partir de los indicadores ROA y ROE; después se hace el análisis del panorama competitivo; se hace un análisis de las fuerzas del mercado, un análisis de competidores y por último un análisis en conjunto. En la segunda etapa de la investigación, se hace un análisis prospectivo del sector de transporte aéreo, calificando las variables más influyentes y su impacto en otros sectores de la economía nacional, después de lo anterior, se hace un análisis del sector por parte de los actores se construyen las hipótesis y una evaluación final de los posibles escenarios.