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North American Aviation System

North American Aviation System. Part 2 Standard 3 Objective 1. How many airports are there?. There are 17,000 airports in the United States 700 airports actually have facilities to handle passenger planes. Airports. Airports have two names: - Name of Airport - 3-Letter Airport Code.

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North American Aviation System

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  1. North American Aviation System Part 2 Standard 3 Objective 1

  2. How many airports are there? • There are 17,000 airports in the United States • 700 airports actually have facilities to handle passenger planes

  3. Airports Airports have two names: - Name of Airport - 3-Letter Airport Code

  4. Busy Airports • The United States accounts for more than 1/3 of the world’s aircraft activity. • Of the world’s 25 busiest airports, 16 are in the United States. • Busiest Airports: • Hartsfield (ATL) ― O’Hare (ORD) • Los Angeles Int’l (LAX) ― Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) • Denver Int’l (DEN ― John F. Kennedy Int’l (JFK) • Miami Int’l (MIA) ― San Francisco Int’l (SFO) • La Guardia (LGA) World’s Busiest Airports http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17756565/

  5. Terminals • The buildings used by passengers in their procession from ground to air

  6. Airport Facts • What airport is within a 90-minute flight of more than 50% of the U.S. and Canadian populations? • Pittsburgh (PIT) • What is North America’s largest-in-area airport? • Denver (DEN) • What airport is designed to handle as many as 3,200 arriving passengers an hour? • New York – Kennedy (JFK)

  7. Airport Information • Airways are numbered just like highways on the ground. • The FAA are airway patrollers to keep things running smoothly in the air and in the airports. • The control tower is the nerve center of the airport. • The top of the tower is the cab.

  8. Airport Revenue • Traffic Operations • Airport Concessions • Parking Lots

  9. Airline Executive Clubs • Advantages of being a member of an Airline Executive Club: • Check-in services • Stow luggage • Local calls • Bathrooms • TVs • Newspapers • Drinks • Snacks • Meeting rooms

  10. Airline Executive Clubs • American Airlines – Admirals Club • Delta Airlines – Crown Club • United Airlines – Red Carpet Club

  11. “What do you mean it is Overbooked?” • How do no-shows affect an airline? • Empty seats • Lost income • Airlines overbook to keep all planes full at the time of flight • Voluntary Denied Boarding Compensation • People give up their seats in return for a seat on the next available flight and some financial compensation

  12. Airplane Information • Pitch is the distance from the front of one seat to the front of the seat behind. • Bulkhead seats are seats immediately behind the wall that separates coach from first class. • All U.S. flights are non-smoking.

  13. Aviation Jobs

  14. Airport Manager • The duties of an airport manager: • Enforcing aviation rules and regulations • Planning and supervising maintenance and safety programs • Negotiating leases • Administering the budget • Promoting the airport’s use • Training and supervising employees • Maintaining good community relations

  15. Skycap • Skycaps do curbside check-in • They also process your luggage • Can people use a Skycap when flying international? • No, they must pass through customs

  16. Airplane Ground Services • Cleaning the cabin • Putting food and beverages from the flight kitchen on to the plane • Pumping drinking water aboard • Unloading and reloading baggage, cargo, and mail • Making a mechanical check • Fueling the plane • Boarding the passengers

  17. Pilots and Crew • Pilots have a daily flight limitation of 10 hours for a two-person crew. Flight crews may not exceed a maximum of 40 flight hours during any seven consecutive days. Each must have a 24-hour rest period during any seven consecutive day period.

  18. Flight Attendants • Preflight – Weather conditions and potential passenger problems at briefings. Checking supplies and equipment on board, greeting passengers, assisting passengers, seat belts, and safety briefings. • In-flight – Distribute pillows and blankets, serve drinks and meals, assist passengers, secure cabin, and handle medical emergencies

  19. Flight Attendants • Post-flight – Writing reports, reporting money, lost and found articles, medical emergencies, equipment needing attention • Flight attendants fly from 75 to 85 hours a month, plus they have about 50 hours a month duty time between flights.

  20. Air Traffic Controller • Job duties of an air traffic controller • To keep airplanes flying safe in the sky • To keep airplanes away from each other • A stressful job • High paying

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