Pilot Library : aviation management

Air Carrier Operation

by Mark Holt & Phillip J. Poynor

Publisher:

ASA

ISBN-10:

1560276460

ISBN-13:

9781560276463

Published Date:

2006

Other Identifiers:

ASA-AIR-CARRIER

Pages:

320

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Examines Federal Aviation Regulations governing air carrier operations. Helps readers gather the background information they need to identify relevant regulations and apply them to their operation.

Whether a Part 121 airline or a Part 135 charter operator, a company lives or dies by its compliance with the applicable Federal Aviation Regulations or FARs (14 CFR). Air Carrier Operations introduces students of aviation to the significant FARs affecting airline operations. Students and professionals gain an appreciation of the variety of regulatory issues involved in air carrier operations and gather the background information they need to identify relevant regulations and apply them

A sophomore/junior level college text, ideal for Air Carrier Flight Operations or Airline Operations courses, this book examines the many regulations governing an air carrier and focuses primarily on Part 121 air carriers, though coverage includes Part 119 and relevant portions of Parts 135, 91 and 61 of the FAR. The text emphasizes Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight operations; therefore, students and pilots should have an instrument rating before undertaking study of this book.

This book also provides excellent preparation for airline interviews and initial training.

What is an Air Carrier
Operations Specifications: Development & Application
Airline Organization: Required Management Positions
Operating Manuals: Requirement For and Development of
FAR 121: Subpart M: Airman and Crewmember Requirements
FAR 121: Training Programs and Crewmember Qualifications
Air Carrier Flight and Duty Time Limitations
Airplanes Used in Part 121 Operations
Airworthiness Requirements
Instrument and Equipment Requirements
Dispatching and Flight Release Rules
FAR 121: Flight Operations
FAR 121: Records, Reports and Record Keeping Requirements
Maintenance
Appendices
End of Chapter Exam Answers
Bibliography