MOHAMED SATHAK ENGINEERING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING MODEL EXAMINATION Semester : VIII Sub Code: AE 1012 Sub

Name: Air transportation & A/c Maint. Mgmt Max Marks : 100 Time : 3hrs

PART A (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 1. What is NTSB? What are its three main functions?. 2. Name the types of Airport. Which one is stable? Why? 3. What is Elasticity of demand (ED)? What are the determinants of Elasticity in airline economics? 4. How does the Law of diminishing return work with the Airline cost? 5. What are the Maintenance Efficiency Goals in Airline Scheduling? 6. Name the ground services available to an Airline aircraft at an Airport. 7. Define Component Reliability and System Reliability 8. Define On-Condition Maintenance? What are the three types of maintenance? 9. What is Maintenance sharing? What are the problems faced in maintenance sharing? 10.What is ARINC 624? PART B (16 x 5= 80marks) 11.a) i) What are the objectives of ICAO?How does it function? ii) What is staff Department and Live department in an Airline organization? Explain the functions any one of Live department. Or b) i) What is IATA? Explain its functions. ii) Explain the uses of aircraft in general aviation? 12 a) i) Explain the Evaluation Processes while buying an aircraft for an airline Industry. ii) Name the types of Passenger fare in Airline Industry and explain the pricing tactics in detail. Or

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(i) Explain the Direct and Indirect operating costs of Airline Industry. (ii) How does an aircrew trained? Explain the evaluation methods for an aircrew.

13.a) i) Explain the Internal and External factors that affect Airline Scheduling. ii) Name the types of Airline scheduling. Explain Hub &Spoke scheduling with its advantages and disadvantages. OR (b) i) Explain in detail the operational factors that affect Airline scheduling. ii) Explain the relationship between Traffic Flow and Airline Scheduling. 14.(a) (i) Explain the Reliability measures for an Aircraft system. (ii) What is MSG-3?Explain its approach towards Aircraft systems and power plant. OR (b) i) What is Condition monitored maintenance? Explain. ii) What is meant by EROPS& ETOPS? iii) What are the problems of Ageing aircrafts? Why is not possible to do away with Ageing aircrafts? 15.(a) Write short notes on the following: (i) Maintenance Sharing by Airlines (ii) Aircraft Weight Control (iii) Future of Aircraft Maintenance OR (b) (i) Name and Explain various techniques used for monitoring the health of an aircraft engine. (ii) What is HUMS? Explain.