Corporate and Airlines

1) Describe the basic differences between the careers open to you at a corporate company vs. the careers available at the airlines. For flight students, this may be a little more straight-forward as you have heard speakers from both places. For management students, this may be a little more challenging  - for example, do corporate companies employ crew schedulers or dispatchers? What other positions may be open to you?

Some of the differences between corporate aviation and the airlines for dispatchers would be that airlines do have FAA licensed dispatchers, while corporate may just have a flight follower or no form of dispatch at all.  Management positions are always open in the airlines. They could include jobs such as managing flight attendants, ramp personnel, gate agents, and mechanics. 


2) The argument has been made that corporate aviation departments can actually save a company money. What is this argument based upon? Do you agree?

I think corporate aviation departments can save companies money by being able to fly executives and partners around in a minutes time notice.  It can also bring people to smaller places which a typical airline couldn't fly, which can save a company more travel expense.



3) Identify one corporate aviation department. Discuss details: Company, Location, Fleet size and make-up and hiring requirements for your given position (flight or management). Again, this may require some research beyond websites.

Amazon Prime Air Team.  Located in Seattle WA.  I noticed this on Indeed. "Amazon Prime Air is looking for flight operations and certification personnel for flight testing our UAS technologies. You can expect to collaborate on test plans, plan the test evolution, and execute the flights while working closely with our flight engineering and flight test teams in Seattle."  They are looking for an engineering degree but also want a pilot certificate and experience with flight test planning, coordination, and execution. 

Resources:

Flight Operations Engineer - Prime Air

https://us-amazon.icims.com/jobs/286471/flight-operations-engineer---prime-air/job?mode=Job+Posting&iis=Indeed&iisn=Indeed+%28Paid+Sponsored+Posting%29

Explaining Why Your Company Relies on Business Aviation: Questions and Answers

http://www.nbaa.org/admin/policies/why/

Why Companies Utilize Business Aviation
http://www.noplanenogain.org/Advocacy_Tools.htm?m=47&s=407

NextGen Funding

 1) In 1-2 paragraphs, describe what NextGen is and when it will be implemented.

Nextgen is a satellite based form of aircraft GPS that will be implemented in Air Traffic Control beginning in 2018.  The sky's keep getting much more crowded year after year.  With NextGen a pilot will be able to see the exact location and altitude of traffic in the sky's.  It will allow for less separation in the sky's freeing up more direct routes and creating safer "highway" in the Sky's.
 2) Also discuss the impact of NextGen on both GA and commercial aviation (positives and negatives).

Positives of NextGen deployment will be managing the congested airspace more accurately and safely.  It will also give pilots an eye on where traffic is.  It will also save money by creating a more direct route.
Negatives are that all aircraft will be required to have an ADS B out which will cost money.  Also an ADS B reports everything to ATC in real time with identification, so if you do make a mistake you will be more likely to be caught.
 3) NextGen will cost a lot of money. This money will be obtained through fees/taxes. How do you think these fees/taxes should be applied and why?

I think that a good way to collect taxes and fees used to deploy NextGen would be through a tax on airline tickets and cargo/shipping tax.  A tax of just a few dollars per airline ticket wouldn't really affect passengers on a $300-$1200 ticket.  The tax wouldn't be noticed much.
 4) How will NextGen affect your career?

NextGen will make a career in dispatching a little easier. I think it would give the flight crew and the dispatcher more leeway to navigate around weather more efficiently due to separation minimums.

Sources

http://www.trig-avionics.com/adsb.html

http://www.faa.gov/Nextgen/slides/?slide=1

Blog 2 Professionalism

1) What is the specific job and company in the aviation industry that you would like to end up at? You must be specific on both to receive full-credit for this question. Remember - you have the freedom to change down the road...

The specific job I would like to end up in is dispatching for Delta since I do work for the company or United in Chicago


2) Provide a basic description of the job and company that you listed in 1).

Dispatching would be creating flight routes, watching for weather and turbulence, setting up alternates for airports, tankering fuel based on cost, sharing the go-nogo decision for the flight, solving problems that may arise on the flight, and watching the entire flight.


3) Are there any safety/liability concerns with the job you listed in 1)? If so, what are they and how do you plan on mitigating these concerns? (*Hint: there are always concerns in this industry.)

There are a lot of safety concerns and liabilities.  A dispatcher and flight crew are equally responsible for the safety of the flight .  Problems may arise suddenly and having knowledge of aviation and knowing where to find information on things I don't know are critical.  I will stay informed within the industry and learn as much as I can.


4) I proposed that one theme in the events that led up to the Colgan accident was the lack of professionalism.  Answer the following three questions related to professionalism:

    * 1) Define professionalism in your own words.
Professionalism to me is acting in a way which is respectable.  Performing a job or task the way you would want others to follow.  Handling situations in a calm and collective manner.
    * 2) List two ways in which lack of professionalism was demonstrated in this documentary. Remember: Both pilots and management can lack professionalism.

The captain of one Colgan flight fudged numbers to fly, he told the first officer to do it but refused.  So he took it upon himself to change is weights so the flight was legal on paper.  Nothing professional about this.
The First officer turned the captain in and the captain lost his license.  Colgan tried to defend him and get his license and job back.  Colgan showed a huge lack of professionalism by doing this.


    * 3) List two specific ways you plan on maintain and expand your level of professionalism once you are employed in the job that you listed in 1). These ways must be independent of the requirements of the job.

To maintain professionalism as a dispatcher I will keep up to date on aviation by using FAASaftey.gov to keep up on any changes.  I also plan on getting a pilots license, cause experience flying and knowing more about systems will help with handling flight situations.

about me

Hi everyone,

I am a senior at EMU in the Aviation Management program.  I am taking 4 classes this semester and should have 4 more classes to go to graduate.   I always had a fascination with aviation ever since I could remember.  So I found the program at EMU and knew i had to enroll. I am taking the dispatch courses because I plan on using the certificate to pursue a career in aircraft dispatch.  I know a few people that are dispatchers for Kalitta Air and Delta Air Lines.  They seem to enjoy their career and like the ever changing atmosphere of the job.  Topics I follow in aviation are mainly airlines.  I am a subscriber to Air Transportation World and work for an airline.