CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY

Civil Aviation Industry: Literature Review



Civil Aviation Industry: Literature Review

Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and work together to establish common standards and recommended practices for civil aviation through that agency.

Civil aviation includes two major categories:

Scheduled air transport, including all passenger and cargo flights operating on regularly-scheduled routes; and

General aviation (GA), including all other civil flights, private or commercial

Although scheduled air transport is the larger operation in terms of passenger numbers, GA is larger in the number of flights (and flight hours, in the U.S.) In the U.S., GA carries 166 million passengers each year, more than any individual airline, though less than all the airlines combined.

Some countries also make a regulatory distinction based on whether aircraft are flown for hire:

Commercial aviation includes most or all flying done for hire, particularly scheduled service on airlines; and

Private aviation includes pilots flying for their own purposes (recreation, business meetings, etc.) without receiving any kind of remuneration.

All scheduled air transport is commercial, but general aviation can be either commercial or private. Normally, the pilot, aircraft, and operator must all be authorized to perform commercial operations through separate commercial licensing, registration, and operation certificates.

There have been many points within our history, in which events have changed the way we do certain day-to-day activities. The American Revolution identified Americans and their patriotism, The Civil War showed how Americans chose to live

with one another and how they define freedom, and WWI showed how Americans show support towards their allies. September 11th effected all of these things. However the top ten airports are:

1. Changi Airport, Singapore (SIN)

Changi is the Meryl Streep of airports, winning all of the critics' awards for best performance. In fact, this airport is so beloved that the locals stop by to hang out even when they don't have plane tickets! Those who are lucky enough to have a lengthy layover can take a complementary bus tour of downtown Singapore. Wearier travellers can relax at the airport's on-site pool, snooze in the custom-designed lounges, or even book a hotel room by the hour. (For a nap! Let's not give 'layover' a new meaning…)

2. Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (DXB)

Diamonds, Dolce and Dior - this is no desert mirage. Tall tales of infinite oil money come to life at Dubai International Airport's shopping esplanade, which brims with oh-so-much-more than the usual stash of cigarettes and liquor. Dubai is duty-free heaven, with almost 2 sq km of space to swipe your plastic. Enjoy the airport's spoils while they last; the Al Maktoum International Airport, 50km south, will eclipse Dubai International in 2013, and become the largest hub in the world, measuring a whopping 140 sq km in size. That's a lot of room for retail!

3. Princess Juliana International Airport, St Maarten (SXM)

Passengers with time to kill before their departure should make their way to Maho, a ...