Deck 3: Airlines

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the three main categories of aviation operations?

A) Private aviation
B) General aviation
C) Military aviation
D) Airlines
E) A & C

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which type of airline are freight-only and focus on delivering goods?

A) Low-cost carriers
B) Cargo airlines
C) Traditional airlines
D) Regional airlines
E) B & C

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Integrators are:

A) operators specially designed to support unit load
B) Organizations that offer door-door delivery with an established timeframe
C) Operators of smaller aircrafts on short-haul routes
D) Organizations that connects pilots with airlines
E) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What caused the major economic losses and more than 80% of the world passenger airline fleets to be grounded in 2020?

A) Covid-19 Pandemic
B) Global warming
C) Great depression
D) Stock market crash
E) None of the above

Question 5

Which type of airline is known for minimizing costs to offer lowest possible fares to passengers?

A) Airfreight carriers
B) Cargo Airlines
C) Inexpensive airlines
D) Regional airlines
E) Low-cost carriers

Question 6

In most of the world today, fares charged, and pricing strategies are set by…

A) Government
B) Industry bodies
C) ICAO
D) Airline management
E) None of the above

Question 7

Within the airline business, which sector generates 85% of revenues.

A) Freight operations
B) Passengers
C) Servicing
D) Shoppers
E) B & C

Question 8

Within the airline business, which sector is responsible for cargo, mail, and excess baggage?

A) Ground Handling
B) Passengers
C) Freight operations
D) Servicing
E) Sales and promotion

Question 9

What are the main factors that airline profitability is dependent on?

A) Cost, load factor, and yield
B) Yield, load factor, flight distance
C) Load, flight distance, cost
D) Cost, load factor, flight distance, yield
E) Cost, revenue

Question 10

Which is a calculation of the percentage of seats filled by fare-paying passengers on a leg of a flight?

A) Passenger load factor
B) Available seat kilometers
C) Revenue passenger kilometers
D) Average unit revenue
E) Unit costs

Question 11

What calculation would be used to get the cost per available kilometer?

A) Operating cost + ASK
B) Operating cost / RPK
C) RPK / ASK
D) Operating cost / ASK
E) Ticket revenue / RPK

Question 12

What does the following equation calculate: Ticket revenue / RPK

A) Average unit revenue
B) Revenue passenger kilometers
C) Yield
D) Unit cost
E) Passenger load factor

Question 13

____________ balances keeping prices low enough to encourage everyone to purchase a ticket with discouraging those who can pay more for choosing a less-expensive option.

A) Administration costs
B) Flight operation costs
C) Revenue management
D) Average unit revenue
E) Load factor

Question 14

Once prices are established, airfares are broadcast to all participating airline _____________, which feed data to travel websites and agencies.

A) Global distribution systems
B) Computer reservation systems
C) Revenue managements
D) A & B
E) A & C

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a general category of operational costs for airlines?

A) Ground operation cost
B) System operation costs
C) Administration costs
D) Flight operation costs
E) None of the above

Question 16

____________ comprise costs for the variety of activities that support the success of the airline (sales, promotion, and administration).

A) Ground operation cost
B) System operation costs
C) Administration costs
D) Flight operation costs
E) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following are factor(s) in an aircraft purchasing decision?

A) Operational cost
B) System operation costs
C) Purchase cost
D) Flight operation costs
E) A & C

Question 18

Direct operating costs (DOC) are____________

A) Paid to the manufacturer covering development and manufacturing
B) The costs of flying the aircraft on a specific route
C) Additional costs that are directly related to the aircraft design
D) Costs associated with a specific trip flown
E) A & C

Question 19

Which of the following is not a common airline network design:

A) Point to point
B) Hub and spoke
C) T-connector
D) Gateway networks
E) B & C

Question 20

A Tail assignment is when ____________

A) Mechanics are tasked with making a repair to the tail end of an aircraft
B) A specific aircraft is allocated to a route
C) A crew is assigned to a flight
D) A crew member is assigned to an extra task as well as their main duty
E) None of the above

Question 21

Codesharing and alliances ____________

A) allow for secure communication between airlines
B) establish cooperative partnerships with other carriers
C) are necessary because no airline has a route network that covers the entire globe
D) B & C
E) None of the above

Question 22

Which of the following are Alliance benefits?

A) Broader loyalty programs
B) Cost synergies from shared ground facilities at airports
C) reciprocal sales agreements
D) increased purchasing power
E) All of the above

Question 23

____________is the category of cargo that is very large or heavy, such as a helicopter or a racecar.

A) Perishable cargo
B) General cargo
C) Express cargo
D) Secure cargo
E) specialized cargo

Question 24

____________ is the category of cargo that require urgent delivery such as legal paperwork or mechanical spare parts.

A) Specialized cargo
B) Secure cargo
C) Urgent Cargo
D) Perishable cargo
E) Express cargo

Question 25

One (or more) causal factor(s) that led to the Lion Air Flight 610 accident was …

A) Incorrectly installed AOA sensor
B) Human error
C) shortage of fuel
D) Miss communication between pilot and ATC
E) A & C

Question 26

One (or more) causal factor(s) that led to the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accident was:

A) Improper plane modifications
B) MCAS malfunction and pilots unable to maintain flight path
C) Incorrectly installed AOA sensor
D) No information about MCAS in pilot training manuals
E) B & C

Question 27

As a result of similarities between the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accident, what was the aftermath

A) Boeing grounded their plane and began work on a software fix for MCAS
B) Boeing halted production on the Max manufacturing line in January 2002
C) Boeing disregarded the incident and allowed fleets to continue flying
D) Boeing removed MCAS systems from aircraft
E) A & B