Thursday, 27 February 2014

Discuss how engineering is incorporated into an airline

Chapter 8
1.       According to the referenced material within the text, provide a definition of what engineering is and what engineers do in general terms.
2.       Discuss how engineering is incorporated into an airline.
3.       Compare and contrast the role of mechanics with the role of engineers.  Be sure to discuss how they must work together and how each discipline functions separately.
4.        Discuss general engineering department functions and what they consist of.  Be sure to include:
a.       Development of the maintenance program
b.      Development of technical policies and procedures manual
c.       Evaluate changes in the maintenance program
d.      Evaluate changes in aircraft or system configurations
e.      Evaluation of new aircraft added to the fleet
f.        Evaluation of used aircraft to be added to the fleet
g.       Evaluation of new ground support equipment
h.      Development of new facilities for M&E
i.         Issuance of engineering orders
j.        Provide assistance in troubleshooting
5.       Briefly discuss the engineering order preparation process

Chapter 9
1.       Discuss the Production Planning and Control Department’s functions. Touch on the following areas:
a.       Forecasting
b.      Production planning
2.       Differentiate between multiple checks and phased checks.
3.       Briefly discuss what constitutes production control.
4.       List some items that a planner needs to know to adjust future plans.

Chapter 10
1.       What are the three main functions of technical publications?
2.       What is the purpose and function of airline libraries?
3.       Explain the difference between “uncontrolled” and “controlled” documents.
4.       Why and how are documents (technical publications) distributed?
Chapter 11
1.       Are airlines responsible for the proper training of all their personnel?
2.       Discuss the concept of a training organization.
3.       Explain the difference between formal training and organizational training.  In your opinion, which is more important or are they equally important and why?
4.       Discuss the importance of refresher training.

5.       Discuss the importance of supplemental training.

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