Case Analysis Seven

Case Analysis

Robust Airline Schedule Planning

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Florida Institute of Technology

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Introduction

There exist very general levels of risks and liability management that apply to local domestic airline services. There is a higher degree of care that has been set on air carriers. The practice of managing air carriers is very important as it enhances security and management of risks that may arise during a flight. What is more important is that there exist legal interactions between international passengers and air carrier that are governed by the Montreal convention and unique body of law (Davidson, W. N., Chandy, P. R., & Cross, M. 1987). This liability for passenger, differ depending on the nature of the ticket. The decision of an airline to provide particular flights relies on the predictions of the market demand, characteristics of the available operating aircraft, present workforce, competing airlines behavior, and regulations.

Problem

The main challenge with airline carrier is that the process of scheduling airlines is very complicated and not all people understand how it operates. The process of scheduling is the initial point where all other airline operations and planning take place. There are several factors and challenges that face airlines and they can do nothing about them. On top of its complexity is the human factors, political factors, cultural factors and other natural disasters (Jacobs, P., & Kiker, B. F. 1985). Also considering the number of regulations linked to aircrafts, airports, and crews all joined together also negatively impact on how flight scheduling is managed and run. Airlines are vulnerable to hijacking, accidents, which can both affect the lives of the flight crew and the passengers and at the same time affect the goods being transported.

Significance of the Problem

When airlines are faced with problems, there are numerous regulations and measures that can be put into place to ensure that such risks and problems are completely controlled and their occurrence does not lead to huge damage and losses. For example, in case of an accident, there are liability laws that help to make sure that both the flight-crew and the passengers are compensated for the losses incurred. Also it is important to understand that these airline liabilities are not practical to all carriers. This is an issue that has been solved in a court of law and has been determined and concluded. Also most passengers are against some extra “known risks” related to air transport. The situation is important as it helps individuals to understand the way an airline operates when covering its liabilities.

Development of Alternative Actions

Alternative Action 1

It is important if railway and airline can establish an intermodal alliance. This is important for passengers as the can have an opportunity to continue with their journey (Iatrou and Oretti. 2007).

Advantages. When passengers travel to airports using reliable means of public transport, it can help minimize challenges that are linked to road traffic and congestion around airports. Thus it is important to develop an intermodal means of transport to enhance easy, fast and reliable travel of individuals from and to airports.

Cons. There is lack of connection between the modes of transport because the rail and air industries use infrastructures that are very different and have different facilities and regulations (Iatrou & Oretti, 2007, p. 89). Also concerning the short and long-term benefits, it is not profitable using high speed rails to connect to airports.

Alternative Action 2

Another alternative cause of action is to extend the time for flight schedules in order to enhance and improve performance. This will provide an opportunity for airline operations to be fully accomplished and ensure that all passengers are satisfied with the services provided (McCartney, 2012).

Advantages. It will reduce congestion at terminal gates since only a few aircrafts will be waiting for connecting passengers.

Disadvantages. What is very evident about this action is that any flight that happens to set its flight very late, it means the rest of its flights will also take place at night, and this can lead to more delays. Any aircraft which has its off the gate flight very late may end up finding a big waiting line and that there is no room for landing and waiting for connecting passengers (McCartney, 2012).

Recommendation

I would recommend that the airlines should practice the sequential airline strategy of pairing flight crew and determining the route of the aircraft and these decisions should be carried out together in order to reduce the cost of operating the flight and of the flight crew (Hamilton & Nilsson, 2010b). This will greatly lead to first turnaround time tat will improve the utilization of aircraft. The drawback from this action may include passengers and the crew will have limited time for them to connect between their next flights.

Airlines can also accept to higher limits (Franks, M. R. (2007). This will enhance them to ensure that they fully cover the interest of their passengers by ensuring that they put into practice the best possible measures that can help reduce the risks incurred when travelling.

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References

Davidson, W. N., Chandy, P. R., & Cross, M. (1987). Large losses, risk management and stock returns in the airline industry. The journal of Risk and Insurance, 54(1), 162-172.

Franklin, M. (2006). Is a Successful New Convention on Airline Liability for Surface Damage Achieveable. Air & Space L., 31, 87.

Franks, M. R. (2007). Airline Liability for Loss, Damage, or Delay of Passenger Baggage. Fordham J. Corp. & Fin. L., 12, 735.

Gopalakrishnan, B., & Johnson, E. L. (2005). Airline crew scheduling: State-of-the-art. Annals of Operations Research, 140(1), 305-305. doi: 10.1007/s10479-005-3975-3

Hamilton, J. S., & Nilsson, S. (2020a). Practical aviation & aerospace law (7th ed.). Newcastle, WA: Aviation Supplies & Academics.

Iatrou, K., & Oretti, M. (2007). Once rivals, now partners; how? In Airline choices for the future: From alliances to mergers (pp. 59-90). Burlington, VT: Ashgate.

Jacobs, P., & Kiker, B. F. (1985). Accident Compensation for Airline Passengers: An Economic Analysis of Liability Rules Under the Warsaw Convention. J. Air L. & Com., 51, 589.

McCartney, S. (2012, June 14). The middle seat: Reality check: Why airlines are shrinking flight times. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Hunt Library website: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/docview/1020180498?accountid=27203

Wensveen, J. G. (2016). Principles of airline scheduling. In Air transportation: A management perspective (8th ed., pp. 387-416). Burlington, VT: Ashgate.

Expectations of the Case Analysis Assignment

The introduction should set the stage, establish the environment, set out the nature of the problem. You should consider that you are establishing the context within which your problem exists. You must have in-text citation to substantiate your introduction.

The case analysis assignment requires you to identify and isolate just one problem. This problem should be well developed, where did it come from, why is it able to exist? What conditions and/or factors caused it or contributed to it? Your problem statement is the common thread that you weave throughout your analysis, everything must be connected to your problem. You must have in-text citation to substantiate your problem statement.

The significance of the problem is the result of the problem not being solved. You need to indicate what will happen if your problem is not addressed or fixed. This is your opportunity to tell management they need to do dedicate appropriate resources to fix the problem. You need in-text citation to substantiate the significance of your problem.

Alternative actions are corrective actions based upon the textbook and/or magazine/journal article and/or other sources you are using. You need two alternative actions, each much have reason or rationale, and two advantages and two disadvantages. Here again in-text citation must be used to substantiate your alternative courses of action.

The recommendation must be separate and distinctly different than either alternative action. You should consider what you would do to correct the problem if you had unlimited resources. The recommendation must have reason or rationale, one advantage and one disadvantage. And, in-text citation must be used to substantiate your recommendation.

A reference list (in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) must be compiled based solely upon the sources you used to substantiate your analyses.

Table 1

Matrix Format for Alternative Actions

Alternative Actions Rationale Advantages Disadvantages

1. Meet existing Existing a. Reduces cost. a. Additional

requirements as requirements meet b. No layoffs. oversight.

Specified in Jacobs and or exceed FAA b. Government

Chase (2011). safety standards. waste.

2. Change existing Safety can always be a. Reflects a a. Takes a lot

requirement. improved upon. positive approach time to make

to safety. changes. b. Projects a b. Results are

“safety first” readily

philosophy. available.

Note. This example is intended to demonstrate how a table can be used. This example includes an in-text and proper APA table formatting.