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Week5 International Airports Management

Discussion: Airport Ownership and Management

After completing your readings for this week, research airport ownership and management and the economic and regulatory benefits and drawbacks of each form of governance. Write a minimum of 200 words. Use at least one outside reference source cited in current APA format. Respond to the following prompt:

Present your thoughts on international airport ownership and management. Assess the impact of current privatization, governmental regulations, user charges, and financing capital projects. Provide at least two specific examples. Post a question about your findings that you would like your classmates to answer.

Case Study: Airport Business Continuity Management System

Prepare a 2-3 page case study that explains the current and various methods of airport emergency plans for infectious diseases. Research additional sources and comment on what you have found regarding the challenges presented. The assignment and references should be written according to the APA format.

Use the following questions as a guide:

• What is Annex 14?
• What emergencies does it address in addition to those of public health?
• Is it necessary for there to be a separate public health emergency airport plan (separate from the aerodrome emergency plan)?
• Which global entity requires an aerodrome or airport to have an emergency plan?
• Which entity oversees its contents?
• Which entity issues an aerodrome certificate for those aerodromes that are in compliance with the ICAO standards and recommended practice?
• What is the advantage of having an aerodrome public health emergency plan?
• Who has the responsibility for activities at an airport in response to a public health event?
• In developing an aerodrome emergency plan, which entities need to be involved?
• With the arrival of an affected aircraft, where should it be parked?
• Is there a need to have a Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for the arrival of an affected aircraft?
• Conclude with your assessment of potential solutions to the challenges.

Resources:

• ACI Business Continuity Best Practice Paper (ACI) 
• Airline Checklist: Emergency Response Plan (IATA) 
• Airport Preparedness Guide for Outbreaks and Communicable Disease (ACI) 
• Annex 14: Aerodromes (ICAO) – Section 1.5 Safety Management
• Guidelines for States Concerning the Management of Communicable Disease Posing a Serious Public Health Risk (ICAO) 
• Entry and Exit Screening of Airline Travelers During the A(H1N1) 2009 Pandemic: a Retrospective Evaluation (WHO) 
• Guide to Hygiene Sanitation in Aviation (WHO) 
• Effects of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Civil Aviation: Economic Impact Analysis (ICAO) 
• Handbook for the Management of Public Health Events in Air Transport (WHO) 
• Operational Considerations for Managing COVID 19 Cases or Outbreak in Aviation (WHO)

Discussion: Airport Charges

Airports make money with aeronautical (airside) user charges. These are charges for services and facilities related directly to the processing of aircrafts, their passengers, and cargo operations. Some of these fees include landing fees, aircraft parking and hangar charges, passenger service charges, and cargo service charges. Discuss the various reasons that aeronautical user charges are important to an airport operator. Would you say that it appears the airlines and passengers are being “taxed” too much for these charges? If you were the planner, consider how you would help to avoid these escalating costs, thereby keeping these charges lower for airlines, passengers, and especially for the air cargo industry.

Airport Design Jobs

An Internet search for Airport Design and Planning jobs returns millions of results. Explore some of the following websites and see what opportunities await you. Throughout this course, your modules have referred to airport planners and designers. Someday, you may be one of these designers. This assignment has two parts.

Part 1 – Airport Planning and Design Jobs

You will prepare a minimum of a 2-page paper (not including the reference page) on a business that conducts airport design, planning, or civil engineering for air cargo operations. Use the following job search engines:

• Indeed 
• Glassdoor
• CareerBuilder

Prepare a document which includes the following:

• A short history of the company.
• An evaluation of the different areas of the airside and landside portions of the airport in which the company is generally involved.
• A summary of one airport project the company has underway or has recently completed.
• Your opinion of this company, adding personal comments on whether you would be interested in this line of work after graduating from university.
• Cite all sources in the current APA format.

Part 2 – Air Cargo Analysis

List the seven facility requirements for air cargo at an airport. Select any three facility requirements and identify how the size and configuration requirements for the Louisville Kentucky UPS Worldport differ from local airport air cargo operations. Watch attached videos before starting Part 2.

This video is a short glimpse into what it is like inside of one of UPS’s largest sorting facilities. Located in Louisville, KY, this massive 5.2 million square foot complex is a logistical wonder: UPS’s Billion-Dollar Hub: Inside Worldport

This series of videos from National Geographic further explores UPS’s Worldport, its machines, shipping methods, and technology behind its success.

National Geographic Ultimate Factories UPS Worldport 1 of 3 (Vimeo, 15:05)

National Geographic Ultimate Factories UPS Worldport 2 of 3 (Vimeo, 15:03)

National Geographic Ultimate Factories UPS Worldport 3 of 3 (Vimeo, 14:44)