Air Transportation Regulations and Airport Management, Exams of Public Law

Download Air Transportation Regulations and Airport Management and more Exams Public Law in PDF only on Docsity! AAAE CM Module 1 Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - Will be discussed later Future challenges facing the industry - 1. UAVs 2. Commercial Space 3. Cybersecurity Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - Airlines Big dog of a GA Airport? - FBO What is an FBO? - Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel What is a SASO? - Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel How many airports in the US? - 19,000 ish How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - Just over 5,000 How many GA airports are there? - Roughly 2,500 What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - 2,500 - Commercial Service Airport 10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport 3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport? - To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - Joint-Use - military owns the joint and leases space for commercial travel Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share runways and taxiways What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135? - Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest) Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards What is a public charter? - Similar to renting a limo but with a plane What do pilots check before flying? - Airport Facility Directory Weather Notices to Airman Weight and Balance Performance Check Above what altitude must an aircraft file an IFR flight plan? - 18,000 ft Rule for keeping aircraft separated in VFR conditions? - See and Avoid What chart does a pilot use for VFR? - Sectional Chart What charts does a pilot use for IFR? - IFR Low altitude/IFR High Altitude 3 types of aircraft approaches? - 1. Visual - no aids 2. Non-precision - lateral navigation aid 3. Precision - lateral and vertical aid Difference between Airport Sponsor and Airport Director? - Airport Sponsor establishes policy while an Airport Director implements those policies Who does the FAA consider responsible for the airport? - Airport Director Why is Airport Management challenging? - Inexperienced managers or political appointees with no aviation background Two prominent forms of airport ownership? - Municipality and Airport Authority Key regulations: Part 77 Part 107 Part 150 Explain Grant Assurance 24, Fee and Rental Structure, as if you were explaining it to your Airport Board - Due to this Grant Assurance the airport must set rates and charges in order to be self-sustaining for itself What are airports prohibited from factoring in to the rate base? - Improvements or Noise Mitigation Programs paid for with federal funds What does "self-sustainability" mean? - Only those that use aviation should pay for the use of it What is the difference between establishing rates for aeronautical versus non-aeronautical rates? What are the exceptions? - Aeronautical Areas - at least a level to cover the cost Non-aeronautical Areas - Fair Market Value (FMV) Exceptions: Community Purposes Not-for-Profits Transit Private transit Military How do residual agreements work? - Airlines cover the additional expenses of the airport What can be included in base rent? - Cost of airfield facilities Services Debt-service Cash reserves Environmental costs When are federal procurement policies and process required to be used? - When using federal funds What are federal procurement policies designed to do? - Promote fair and open competition What are various types of contracts and their central elements? - Construction manager-at- risk proposals: contractor retained to provide advise Design-build: one entity provides both design and contrcution Task-order: permits stocks of specific items (salt and sand) Professional Services contract: program management, planning studies, architectural, preliminary engineering, surveying Single-source: only available from one source What are the dollar requirement and minimum public posting requirements for construction contracts using federal funding? - Exceeding $100,000 must be publicly advertised for at least 30 days 4 areas to assess when upgrading a computer system - Compatibility & Integration Security & Safety Scalability Usability Identify the types of cybersecurity attacks and explain how they work - Hacking - breaking into an individuals computer Email - powerful because everyone uses it Denial of Service - intended to disable a machine or system Malware - gain access to or cause damage Phishing - designed to steal information such as cc# or ss# Spear phishing - highly targeted Social engineering - art of human manipulation What are 3 types of insurance under the CGL? - Hangar Keepers Premises Liability Product Liability Identify methods to reduce risk on the airport - Part 139 compliance Training Risk analysis Daily inspection Screen employees Accurate infomation "Blanket" insurance policy Environmental policies 4 types of leases - 1. Straight Lease - constant rate 2. Graduated Lease - rate changes at predetermined intervals 3. Revaluation Lease - Periodic evaluation of property to adjust rates 4. Percentage Lease - Rents equivalent to a percentage of sales What are the critical elements of a leasehold agreement? - Recitals - statements reflecting facts, events, terminology, that grants the lease to the lessee Term Improvements (what the lessee will build) repairs and maintenance indemnity insurance subletting expiration What are factors to consider in concession leasing and rate setting? - Location Infrastructure needed Traveler flow Demand for space What are 3 approaches to leasing concession space? - 1. Profit margins 2. Prices 3. Competing concessions +/- of concessions before security - + Increased exposure + Cost efficiencies - Passengers want to get thru screening ASAP