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Subrahmanian, Mu, and N. Abhilasha. "Employee Motivation in Airports Authority of India." ANVESHAK-International Journal of Management 3, no. 1 (January 4, 2014): 140. http://dx.doi.org/10.15410/aijm/2014/v3i1/50562.
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Turner, Don. "Corporate planning within the British airports authority." Long Range Planning 19, no. 3 (June 1986): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0024-6301(86)90195-0.
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Adeniran, James A., and Binuyo A. Adekunle. "Is Service Quality a Correlate of Customer Satisfaction? Evidence from Nigerian Airports." International Journal of Marketing Studies 8, no. 6 (November 28, 2016): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijms.v8n6p128.
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<p>This study assesses the relationship between dimensions of service quality and customer satisfaction from the perspectives of passengers that travel through Nigerian airports. Survey methodology was adopted for the study. Cross-sectional data were collected at four International airports with the aid of structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to 600 passengers across Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port-Harcourt airports with 71% response rate. Regression analyses reveal that although the relationship between each of the dimensions of service quality and customer satisfaction is significant at 5%, the multiple correlation coefficient ranges from weak to moderate thus suggesting that the dimensions of service quality requires further enhancement for customers satisfaction to be improved upon by the Airport Authority in Nigeria. The study advocate decisive action by the Airport Authority in Nigeria to initiate policies geared at enhancing dimensions of service quality for improved customer satisfaction at various Nigerian Airports.</p>
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Nwaogbe, Obioma R., Akorede Ibrahim Ayinla, Victor Omoke, Joel A. Ojekunle, and Hauwa Wokili-Yakubu. "Analysis of Airport Operational Performance in Selected Airports of Northern Nigeria." LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 111–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/logi-2021-0011.
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Abstract This study focuses on the overall airport operational performance of selected airports in Northern Nigeria using the stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. STATA version 7 software was used for the data analysis. Data collected from the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from all the selected airports from 2001 to 2018 included both domestic and international passengers in the given area. The study focused on measuring the operational performance of all selected airports; its results show that none of the airports under review showed 100% level of productivity benchmark. The study recommended that the airports in the given area can improve their technical performance by reducing the unit costs as well as some other inputs to increase efficiency.
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Shao, Xian Zhi, Yan Qing An, Xin Su, and Jie Yuan. "The Optimization of ACN-PCN Evaluation Method for Airport Pavement under Operation." Advanced Materials Research 857 (December 2013): 141–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.857.141.
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The Aircraft Classification Number-Pavement Classification Number method is the main approach for evaluating the structure of the airport pavement. However, the weakness of exiting methods lies in the difficulty of obtaining the exact PCN of the airport from the Airports Authority. This paper investigated the attenuation behaviors of the pavement structure under the envrionment of aircraft operation, and then the improved evaluation method for airport pavement was presented. The improved method could provide the technical support for accurately judging the bearing capacity of the exiting pavement structure and supply the decision-making reference to the Airports Authority.
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So, Daeseop, and Sungsik Park. "An Empirical Comparative Analysis of Airport Security Screeners' Perception of Employment Systems and Cooperation within an Airport Authority for Effective Disaster Response." Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation 20, no. 2 (April 30, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.9798/kosham.2020.20.2.1.
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This study analyzed and compared airport security screeners' perception of the employment system and cooperation within a company working at both Incheon and Gimpo international airports. Based on empirical research, suggestions for changes to policy were made to improve the disaster response of an airport authority. It was proven that, if the current transition policy of aviation security screeners' employment systems were implemented as planned, the efficiency of security screening would improve and the number of aviation security breaches would significantly decrease. Additionally, it was found that surveyed employees from both airports perceived that the employment transition to establish a government-owned company must be expedited to improve aviation security for effective disaster response of an airport authority.
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Tamber, AJ, and OM Oladejo. "Passengers' Traffic Forecast of the Nigeria Airports using the Holt-Winters Additive Model." NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES 3, no. 2 (July 23, 2020): 210–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.46912/napas.161.
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This research work was carried out in response to the need as a result of increase in Nigeria population and the demand for air transport facilities, this research was carried out using the data of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, which has a total number of 23 airports out of which four are international airports, seven are domestic airports and twelve are other domestic airports with the total number of 75,879,653 passengers between Jan. 2003 and Dec. 2011. The passengers' traffic of FAAN's data of 2003 to 2011 was collected and forecasted using the NCSS computer package to generate the Holt-Winters additive model with coefficient of determination, R2 of 90.99% and the models were used to forecast for the years 2012 to 2019 using the models.
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Tarry, Scott E., and Michelle Fuller. "If You Convince Them, They Will Come: Airports and Competition in an Uncertain Global Air Travel Market." Public Works Management & Policy 1, no. 3 (January 1997): 258–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087724x9700100305.
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Airports no longer have the luxury of operating as public utilities, secure from the competition or the demands of the global economy. Domestic deregulation of the airline industry, the inability of the federal government to achieve fully its open skies goals, the globalization and consolidation strategies of the nation's major carriers, and the globalization of the world economy in general, place airport managers and policy makers in a precarious position. This article examines the effect of these changes on the strategies and tactics of America's airports to succeed in what has become a fiercely competitive market for international air service. With the devolution of decision making authority to states and localities, airports find themselves pitted against one another in a battle for economic and political resources. Our examination suggests that airports hoping to succeed in securing or maintaining direct international access or gateway status must adopt aggressive and innovative strategies.
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Molenaar, Erik Jaap. "Airports at Sea: International Legal Implications." International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 14, no. 3 (1999): 371–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157180899x00192.
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AbstractThe article considers the legal implications of a proposal by the Netherlands Government to build a new airport on an artificial island in the sea. The article concludes that the construction and use of an artificial island remains in principle within a coastal state's authority, with due regard to the rights and duties of other states and the LOS Convention and other rules of international law. Account must be taken of conflicting uses of the sea, for example, navigation, fishing, offshore activities, submarine cables and pipelines, and overflight. Freedom of overflight will be dealt with by the ICAO. With regard to other aspects of air law, such as liability and aviation security, there are no clear indicators of the appropriate course to take. The uniqueness of an airport at sea requires the Netherlands to tread new ground, requiring it to devise new ways for removing possible obstacles.
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Kumar, Anil, Manoj Kumar Dash, and Rajendra Sahu. "Performance Efficiency Measurement of Airports." International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences 9, no. 2 (April 2018): 19–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsds.2018040102.
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This article describes how to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the aviation sector and also to source extra funding, the Government of India has paved the way for private investors through to a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model since the 1980s. This liberalization step in the Indian aviation market has minimized the institutional barriers which have hindered the freedom and flexibility of air transport operations among private investors. Now, competition within the aviation sector has become fiercer; the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Indian airports are not only providing varied services, but also attracting consumers with new infrastructure and full modern facilities. The importance of this article is because after privatization, no studies have been conducted to examine the efficiency of Indian airports by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). An output-oriented DEA model is employed to determine the efficiency score of airports by taking a sample of 15 airports, including airports run by PPP, for comparison. Output-oriented DEA calculates the efficiency by maximizing the outputs for a given level of inputs. Therefore, this article contributes to the existing literature on Indian airports. Based on available data, three variables - length of runways, terminal size and number of check-in counters, are used as inputs and two variables - passenger movement and aircraft movement, are used as outputs.
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Welch, Timothy F., Sabyasachee Mishra, and Fangru Wang. "Interrelationship between Airport Enplanements and Accessibility." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2501, no. 1 (January 2015): 46–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2501-07.
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Increasingly, because urbanized areas have access to multiple airports, airlines must compete for passengers. One such location is the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area with three international airports within a 30-mi radius, each governed by a different planning authority. A traveler's choice to fly from a particular airport depends on a number of factors, chiefly convenient accessibility to the airport. Transportation planning agencies in the area often plan for network improvements to provide the best accessibility to a single major airport, although such improvements may also provide accessibility benefits to airports outside their jurisdiction. This paper presents an approach to estimate airport accessibility by highway and transit for both peak and off-peak hours. Furthermore, accessibility to these airports for a base year and a 20-year planning horizon are measured. The accessibility measure presented in the paper incorporates congestion travel times as obtained from a travel demand model. The results show that accessibility varies greatly for competing airports and, with that variation, there appears to be a correlation with total airport enplanements. The analysis also reveals the importance of taking a multimodal and multiple time-of-day approach to accessibility analysis.
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Diugwu, Ikechukwu A., Obioma R. Nwaogbe, Victor Omoke, Solomon T. Johnson, and Ashem E. Egila. "Assessment of operational performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria: the airports perspective." Independent Journal of Management & Production 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v10i1.828.
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The study assessed the performance of public sector funded infrastructure in Nigeria, with a special focus on airports. It utilized secondary data obtained from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) covering the period 2004 to 2016. A simple regression analyses of the data were carried out using total number of employees as the predictor variable and the total aircraft movement, total passenger movement, and total cargo movement as the dependent variables. The results of the analyses show that the p values calculated were < 0.05 alpha value, implying existence of a statistical relationship among the dependent variables (aircraft movement, passenger throughput, and cargo throughput) and independent variable (number of employees). Furthermore, the time series graphs show fluctuations in growth of the outputs (passenger throughput, aircraft movement and cargo throughput) for the Nigerian air transport system at various periods. This study has shown that there is a need for the government and stakeholders to take immediate actions in tackling factors responsible for the decline and fluctuations in the air transport industry.
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Muniak, Dennis C. "FEDERAL DIVESTITURE, REGIONAL GROWTH, AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY CREATION: THE EMERGENCE OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY." Policy Studies Journal 18, no. 4 (June 1990): 943–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.1990.tb00863.x.
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Higgins, James, and Michael Maclean. "Technical Note — The Use of a Very Large Constructed Sub-Surface Flow Wetland to Treat Glycol-Contaminated Stormwater from Aircraft De-Icing Operations." Water Quality Research Journal 37, no. 4 (November 1, 2002): 785–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wqrj.2002.053.
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Abstract All of the pollutants found in stormwater runoff at airports, including surface and aircraft de-icing/anti-icing glycols, can be treated and removed to low levels in well-designed sub-surface flow (SSF) constructed wetland systems. There are two common forms of constructed wetlands used for pollution control: those where water flows over the surface among wetland plants (free water surface or marsh type wetlands); and SSF types where the wastewater flows below the normally dry surface of a gravel substrate in which the wetland plants grow. SSF wetlands have no open water to attract waterfowl and are particularly suitable for use at airports. Of the glycol used at Edmonton International Airport (EIA), 80 to 90% eventually entered surface runoff. Edmonton International Airport's operator, the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (Edmonton Airports) evaluated a number of glycol management options, including constructed wetlands. As a result, a very large SSF wetland system was installed to handle glycol-contaminated stormwater. This paper reviews results of a feasibility study carried out to define design parameters and scale up kinetics for this wetland system, the detailed design that resulted, the SSF wetland's construction, and the start-up of the Edmonton facilities in August of 2000. It also compares the Edmonton wetland system with a similar facility at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.
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Daliman, Marsiyah, and Ridwan Arifin. "COOPERATION INITIATIVES BETWEEN THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ON AIRPORTS IN INDONESIA." Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi: Media Pengembangan Ilmu dan Praktek Administrasi 17, no. 1 (June 26, 2020): 63–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.31113/jia.v17i1.549.
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This study is to examine the nature of collaboration between the Department of Home Affairs Australia (DHA) and the Directorate General of Immigration Indonesia (DGI) to protect their borders and intercept unauthorized arrivals, and to identify current challenges of postings of Airline Liaison Officers (ALOs) at airports in Indonesia. This study employs the qualitative research method methodology using the document analysis and observation at Jakarta and Bali airports by collecting sources of data from public organizational reports, official documents, books, online publications, or journal articles. The data is analyzed by using the five indicators by O’Leary & Vij: power, communication, perceived legitimacy, trust, and information exchange. The study shows the collaboration between DHA and DGI in posting of ALOs at airports in Indonesia has been running for more than a decade as the extraterritorial immigration control despite legal challenges, sovereignty, non-refoulment principles, human rights violations, and authority overlap. This paper recommends both countries to ratify new arrangements about posting of ALOs subject to the national sovereignty, data sharing, use of technology, Indonesian legislations, and involvement in operation protocols. Further study about extraterritorial immigration control by postings of ALOs in Indonesia can be discussed from the perspectives of national sovereignty, border integrity, and intelligence service.Keywords: DHA, extraterritorial immigration control, ALOs, unauthorised arrivals, perceived legitimacy
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Yang, Chuyang, John H. Mott, Brandon Hardin, Steven Zehr, and Darcy M. Bullock. "Technology Assessment to Improve Operations Counts at Non-Towered Airports." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 3 (March 2019): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119835804.
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Accurate airport operations counts are important for determining appropriate funding allocations for airport development and improvement. Fewer than 270 of the 2,950 non-primary airports in the United States, however, have air traffic control (ATC) personnel who are available to count airport operations. Existing counting methods such as automatic acoustic counters (AAC) are not viable long-term solutions because of the expense and inconvenience of deploying the devices on a large scale. This paper validates a cost-effective counting technology based on a technique that uses signal strength obtained from aircraft transponders to register the occurrence of aircraft operations at non-towered airports. Over 50 million transponder records were collected from two different versions of the system, which were installed at Purdue University Airport (KLAF), Terre Haute Regional Airport (KHUF), and Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ), all in Indiana. The operations counts calculated from these records were compared with those obtained from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)’s Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) database, which contains official operations data reported by airports with ATC towers. The Version I device utilized a Raspberry Pi platform and produced error rates ranging from −10.2% to +7.6%. The Version II device consisted of the pre-production commercialized system and resulted in error rates ranging from −4.9% to −1.4%. The test results suggest that this pre-production implementation of the transponder signal-counting technology is an accurate and cost-effective way to count non-towered airport operations. Improvement and testing of this technology is being undertaken, and field deployments are ongoing at additional airports.
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Thomas, Adam. "‘Outcasts from the world’: same-sex sexuality, authority, and belonging in post-emancipation Jamaica." Slavery & Abolition 40, no. 3 (March 26, 2019): 423–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144039x.2019.1594117.
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Cordner, Stephen, Michael S. Pollanen, Maria Cristina Mendonca, and Maria Dolores Morcillo-Mendez. "The West Kingston/Tivoli Gardens Incursion in Kingston, Jamaica." Academic Forensic Pathology 7, no. 3 (September 2017): 390–414. http://dx.doi.org/10.23907/2017.034.
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On May 24, 2010, 800 soldiers and 370 police officers stormed into Tivoli Gardens, an impoverished district in the capital of Jamaica. Their aim was to restore state authority in this part of Kingston and to arrest Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who was wanted for extradition to the United States on drug and arms trafficking charges. The incursion was the culmination of nine months of national political turmoil. The first aim was achieved, but the second was not, and only at great cost. Around 70 civilians and three members of the security forces were killed. The authors constituted a small group of international forensic pathologists who, at the request of the Public Defender and over a four-week period from mid-June, observed the autopsies of the civilians. This paper describes some of the outcomes of this work, set within the evaluation of the incursion by the Commission of Enquiry. The Enquiry concluded there was evidence of at least 15 extrajudicial killings and was highly critical of many other aspects of the operation and its aftermath.
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Pamplona, D. A., and C. J. P. Alves. "Mitigating Air Delay: An analysis of the Collaborative Trajectory Options Program." Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research 9, no. 3 (June 8, 2019): 4154–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.48084/etasr.2728.
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Congestion is a problem at major airports in the world. Airports, especially high-traffic ones, tend to be the bottleneck in the air traffic control system. The problem that arises for the airspace planner is how to mitigate air congestion and its consequent delay, which causes increased cost for airlines and discomfort for passengers. Most congestion problems are fixed on the day of operations in a tactically manner using operational enhancements measures. Collaborative Trajectory Options Program (CTOP) aims to improve air traffic management (ATM) considering National Airspace System (NAS) users business goals, particularities faced by each flight and airspace restrictions, making this process more flexible and financially stable for those involved. In CTOP, airlines share their route preferences with the air control authority, combining delay and reroute. When CTOP is created, each airline might decide its strategy without knowledge of other airline’s flights. Current solutions for this problem are based on greedy methods and game theory. There is potential space to improve. This paper examines CTOP and identifies important strategic changes to ATM adopting this philosophy, particularly in Brazil.
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Turner, Justin. "“It all started with Eddie”: Thanatopolitics, police power, and the murder of Edward Byrne." Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal 15, no. 2 (March 23, 2018): 239–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741659018763898.
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On February 26, 1988, rookie New York City police officer Edward Byrne was shot dead while guarding a material witness in a drug trafficking case in South Jamaica, Queens. This article considers how state narratives and visual rhetoric emerging from Byrne’s murder emboldened the police power and a revanchist campaign aimed at “taking back the streets” secreted under the war on drugs. As such, this case powerfully illustrates a disparate politics of death and the ways that the state enlists thanatopolitical power in order to reaffirm and reproduce its sovereign authority. Such a reproduction or reanimation of power registers as the state’s ability to unleash violence unequivocally and unequally upon poor and marginalized communities, as later demonstrated by the legal and proper police murder of Sean Bell, a resident of South Jamaica, Queens killed by NYPD agents in 2006.
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C.J, Igbokwe-Ibeto,. "The Effect of Job Analysis on Service Delivery in Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) 2005-2014." International Journal of Human Resource Studies 9, no. 2 (May 5, 2019): 195. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v9i2.14745.
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The issue of public service delivery has been a high priority subject for organizational researchers and practitioners alike in Nigeria. However, linking human resource management practices such as job analysis that has received considerable attention in developed western countries as a useful human resource planning tool towards improving service delivery in the country is relatively new and requires scholarly attention particularly in the context of Nigerian public sector organizations. Within the framework of New Public Management (NPM) theory, the study examined the effect of job analysis on service delivery in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) 2005-2014. The study was guided by two research questions and hypotheses. The study adopted the survey research design. The study relied on primary and secondary data, and multiple stage sampling technique was used to select the sample population. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Simple Regression Analyses statistical techniques were used with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to test the research hypotheses. Findings of the study show that job analysis has a significant effect on employee commitment in Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the 5percent levels. There is also a significant relationship between job analysis and quality of service delivery at the conventional 5percent levels. Given the pivotal role that job analysis plays in the 21st century, FAAN should adopt the conduct of job analysis as a basic human resource management tool for proper personnel utilization and improve quality of service delivery. FAAN should through job analysis, identify and develop proper employee commitment scheme, such as training and retraining, and performance review standards that could enhance service delivery. It should also make expertise available to conduct job analysis. This would assist to ensure that all critical aspects such as skills, knowledge and competencies are taken into consideration thereby eliminate the concept of garbage in garbage out.
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Vasigh, Bijan, and Clara Vydyanath Howard. "Evaluating airport and seaport privatization: a synthesis of the effects of the forms of ownership on performance." Journal of Transport Literature 6, no. 1 (March 2012): 08–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s2238-10312012000100002.
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Assessing the effects of ownership structure on efficiency has received considerable attention in the aviation management literature. Commercialization has been widely employed both in developing and developed countries as a means of increasing operational efficiency. Since airports and seaports are operationally similar, this paper examines the literature and methods used to assess the effects of privatization in both types of infrastructure. We observe that the impact of privatization on performance depends not only on the degree of privatization but on the competition in the market. Following a 4-level specification commonly employed in the seaport literature that captures degrees of privatization, we estimate a stochastic frontier model for airport efficiency as a function of ownership. We conclude that airport authorities in the United States are equally as efficient as fully privatized airports elsewhere, due to a high degree of competition and fiscal independence from the other governmental entities. Additionally, while privatization may be an effective mechanism of introducing corporatization into infrastructures that are characterized by poor competition and direct government control, the airport authority appears to achieve the benefits of privatization in operation without actual transfer of ownership.
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Gardina Pestana, Carla. "State Formation from the Vantage of Early English Jamaica: The Neglect of Edward Doyley." Journal of British Studies 56, no. 3 (July 2017): 483–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2017.60.
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AbstractEdward Doyley led English Jamaica for most of its first decade. Sent as part of a military force intent on conquering the island, he rose to a position of command in the army as a result of his survival and seniority. Eventually he took charge of the navy and civilian affairs as well. Wielding theoretically vast powers he lacked official authorization from any central authority for much of his tenure. His correspondence requesting support for the island reveals the needs of a newly conquered colony, enumerating the requirements that an expanding imperial center must fill as England moved more decisively toward engagement in the wider world. Scholarly debates over state building that emphasize military and naval expansion as a driving force, and debates about state formation focusing on negotiations between central and local authorities, speak to the experience of early Jamaica. Doyley's circumstances place him in a position between the two ideal situations described in that literature.
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Emanuel, Machel Anthony, Andre Yone Haughton, and K’adamawe K’nife. "Policy analysis and implications of establishing the Caribbean Cannabis Economy (CCE): lessons from Jamaica." Drugs and Alcohol Today 18, no. 2 (June 4, 2018): 99–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dat-09-2017-0052.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of legislative amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act in 2015 and the establishment of a Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) in Jamaica as the first Caribbean country to decriminalize cannabis and attempt to establish a medical cannabis industry. The research also attempts to understand the perception of key industry players and interest groups to the existing regulatory framework in Jamaica. Design/methodology/approach The research reviews local and global trends, the developments in cannabis legislation and conducts questionnaires as well as semi-structured interviews to get feedback from key industry stakeholders and interest groups. Findings The findings suggest that there is a lack of confidence in the CLA in Jamaica, who are faced with the task of balancing the emerging medical cannabis industry and formalizing the existing illegal cannabis trade. There appears to be inconsistencies and lack of coordination between the associated ministries, departments and agencies. The CLA in Jamaica has established two separate cannabis models that appear to be incoherent in their approach to policy. On the one hand they are regulating cultivation, processing and supply, and on the other hand, the law remains unclear about the purchase or consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Practical implications Countries must learn from Jamaica’s experience if they wish to effectively establish a medical cannabis industry and legitimize existing illegal cannabis economic activities. These countries must ensure they tailor fit the approach of their CLAs to minimize any negative perception from industry players. Laws established to facilitate linkages from the cultivation to processing to packaging to transportation to retail must also include clear laws surrounding the purchase and consumption of cannabis. Jamaica has a far way to go and must continue to learn from other countries and states, for example, Holland, Spain and Uruguay, while at the same time learning from itself. Originality/value This paper is novel as it addresses the transition of the legislative process in Jamaica. It also serves as lesson for other countries that seek to engage in the development of their cannabis industries.
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Siahaan, Juanda. "Kaj1an Kebutuhan Inspektur Penerbangan Unit Kerja Kantor Otoritas Bandara Wilayah Ii Polonia-Medan." Warta Penelitian Perhubungan 24, no. 5 (May 14, 2019): 436. http://dx.doi.org/10.25104/warlit.v24i5.1024.
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The condition of Indonesia's aviation industry is currently experiencing significant grawth, but there is an imbalance between the growing number of passengers, the number of aircraft and the number of flight inspectors assigned check aircraft airworthiness. Based on the results of data processing at Airport Authority Office Region II is located in Medan Polonia-consist of the Prauince of Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau and Riau Islands. Today, for region II that the number of flight inspectors available are 44 people, while a necessary requirement is estimated as many as 85 people. TNhile the flight inspectors needs of each group of inspectors in the field of air transport aviation, airports, air navigation, aircraft airworthiness and operations and flight safety, aviation inspectors, flight inspectors needs compared to the standard does not meet the minimum requirements specified ratio is still one flight inspector versus 4 -5 planes, which means that future flight inspectors need more so would be good to support airline service performance. The method is done using qualitativedescriptive analysis method to aviation inspectors. To obtain the results of such studies necessary steps to meet the inspector attempts air transport, airports, aviation security, air navigation and aircraft airworthiness and operations assuming the Office of Airports Authority have at least 1 person inspector level 3 for each type of expertise and 4 flight inspector level 2 and have as many as 3 people inspector level 1 for each work area.Keywords: The Needs of Flight Inspectors, Airport Authority, Level Standard Kondisi industri penerbangan di Indonesia saat ini mengalami pertumbuhan yang sangat signifikan namun terjadi ketidakseimbangan antara pertumbuhan jumlah penumpang dan jumlah pesawat serta jumlah inspektur penerbangan yang bertugas memeriksa kelaikan pesawat. Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data pada Kantor Otoritas Bandar Udara Wilayah II yang bertempat di Polonia-Medan terdiri dari Propinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatera Utara, Riau dan Kepulauan Riau. Untuk wilayah II bahwa jumlah inspektur penerbangan saat ini yang tersedia baru sebanyak 44 orang, sedangkan kebutuhan yang diperlukan diperkirakan sebanyak 85 orang. Sedangkan kebutuhan inspektur penerbangan dari masing-masing kelompok inspektur penerbangan di bidang angkutan udara, bandar udara, navigasi penerbangan, kelaikudaraan dan pengoperasian pesawat udara serta keamanan penerbangan, jumlah inspektur penerbangan belum sesuai dibandingkan dengan standar kebutuhan rmmmal yang ditetapkan rasionya masih 1 inspektur penerbangan berbanding 4-5 pesawat, yang artinya kedepan semakin banyak inspektur penerbangan dibutuhkan sehingga akan lebih baik dalam mendukung kinerja pelayanan penerbangan. Metode yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif terhadap inspektur penerbangan. Untuk memperoleh hasil kajian tersebut diperlukan langkah-langkah upaya untuk memenuhi inspektur angkutan udara, bandar udara, keamanan penerbangan, navigasi penerbangan dan kelaikudaraan dan pengoperasian pesawat udara dengan asumsi Kantor Otoritas Bandar Udara sekurang-kurangnya memiliki 1 orang inspektur level 3 untuk tiap jenis bidang keahliannya dan 4 orang inspektur penerbangan level 2 serta memiliki sebanyak 3 orang inspektur level 1 untuk tiap wilayah kerja. Kata kunci: Kebutuhan Inspektur penerbangan, Otoritas Bandara, Standar Level
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Sarkar, R., and SS Mohapatra. "Accident of a civil passenger aircraft at a military airfield: The Casevac experience." Indian Journal of Aerospace Medicine 63 (October 3, 2020): 96–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/ijasm_7_2019.
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Introduction: There are many civil airports in India wherein the airfield and flying operations are controlled by the military whereas, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) controls the civil terminal. Accident of a civil aircraft on such a base poses unique challenges. This paper discusses the medical contingency plan of a Naval Air Station to deal with civil aircraft crashes based on a civil aircraft incident. Case Details: In the early morning of late Dec in 2016, a Mumbai bound civil flight (Boeing 737) took off from an Indian Navy controlled airfield. While initiating the take-off roll from RW, it veered off the runway towards right and came to halt along the perimeter road 230 m north of the runway edge, on hard rocky ground. There were 154 passengers and 7 crew members who were evacuated from the aircraft, through emergency chutes. Few passengers escaped through the over wing hatches. Twenty passengers sustained injuries, mostly involving the lower limbs. This was primarily due to jumping on hard rocky ground and falling and tripping on rocks while moving away from the aircraft. An analysis was done to understand the limitations on the existing medical contingency plan. Discussion: The ICAO Airport Services Manual Part 7 on Airport Emergency Planning (Doc 9137-AN/898 Part 7) is the guiding reference for all airports on Airport Disaster and Planning. The Medical Services portion delineates clearly the role of the Medical Aid Providers. In the instant case, the medical department had successfully handled the casualty evacuation and their medical management. SOP and the existing medical contingencies were effectively used. A post-accident analysis in the instant case revealed that 17 out of 25 checklist points were satisfied. The lessons learned from the incident have been discussed in the paper.
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Sives, Amanda. "A calculated assault on the authority of the state? Crime, politics and extradition in 21st century Jamaica." Crime, Law and Social Change 58, no. 4 (September 19, 2012): 415–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10611-012-9391-0.
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Barczak, Agnieszka. "Air Cargo Transportation in Poland - Trend Analysis and Forecast." Transport Economics and Logistics 83 (September 17, 2019): 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.26881/etil.2019.83.06.
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Air freight transportation is the fastest developing branch of shipping services in Poland and Europe likewise. As the economy develops, demand for air freight is on the rise. Because of infrastructure insufficiencies, Polish airports rely on air cargo road feeder services (RFS). The aim of this paper is to analyze air freight transportation in Poland and to forecast air cargo traffic for the Chopin Airport in Warsaw for the years 2018 and 2019 using trend models. The data published by the Polish Civil Aviation Authority for the 2013–2017 period were applied. The analysis shows that thetransport accessibility of the Warsaw Airport significantly affects its overall passenger and cargo traffic. As the forecast suggests, the volume of cargo shipped by air through the Warsaw Airport will assume an upward trend.
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Setiawan, Indra, Suharto Abdul Majid, and Yuliantini Yuliantini. "AIRPORT FACTOR IN FLIGHT DELAYS IN INDONESIA." JURNAL MANAJEMEN TRANSPORTASI DAN LOGISTIK 2, no. 3 (July 19, 2017): 365. http://dx.doi.org/10.25292/j.mtl.v2i3.115.
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Airport is a vital subsystem in the air transport system which has an important and strategic role in smoothening air traffic, so that an airport must be designed to be always ready in all situations and conditions to serve airline flights securely, orderly, smoothly, and quickly. The frequent delay faced by Indonesian domestic scheduled airlines is not fully caused by internal factor of the companies. Instead, it can be caused by the airport factor. The problems faced by airports in Indonesia which have impacts on the performance of flight punctuality among other things are capacity, slot time, quality of flight navigation devices, accessibility, professionalism of airport and ATC human resources, infrastructure, facilities, equipment, and the human resources handling security and safety of flights in airport. This article recommends that an in-depth study should be carried out to map the interrelations between the airport factor in the flight delay related to facilities integration and the airport authority in the flight activities in Indonesia.
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Law Clinic, Strathmore. "Structural Interdicts for Socio-economic Rights: What the Kenyan Jurisprudence Has Missed." Strathmore Law Review 4, no. 1 (June 1, 2019): 135–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.52907/slr.v4i1.113.
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The enforcement of socio-economic rights is unique as it necessitates positive action in policy-making and bears budgetary implications. Consequently, to prevent such enforcement from exceeding the scope established by the doctrine of ‘separation of powers’, because policy-making and budgetary allocation are under the executive and legislature respectively, the Kenyan Court of Appeal was hesitant to apply structural interdicts in the case of Kenya Airports Authority v Mitu-Bell Welfare Society & 2 others. This decision has outlawed structural interdicts from the Kenyan jurisprudential landscape and has failed to give a viable alternative judicial approach that should guide subsequent courts in enforcing socio-economic rights. This study looks into the origin and models of structural interdicts so as to analyse and critique this Court of Appeal’s decision by showing how the Court could have applied structural interdicts in the enforcement of socio-economic rights without impinging on the doctrine of separation of powers. This will be achieved through the use of literature review.
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A. Abood, Haidar, and Sabah M. Retha. "Building a model to reduce the cost of hajj in the Iraqi Authority for Hajj and Umrah." Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences 26, no. 123 (November 30, 2020): 158–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.33095/jeas.v26i123.1993.
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The research is summarized in the construction of a mathematical model using the most common methods in the science of Operations Research, which are the models of transportation and linear programming to find the best solution to the problem of the high cost of hajj in Iraq, and this is done by reaching the optimum number of pilgrims traveling through both land ports and the number Ideal for passengers traveling through airports by Iraqi Airways, instead of relying on the personal experience of the decision-maker in Hajj and Umrah Authority by identifying the best port for pilgrim's travel, which can tolerate right or wrong, has been based on scientific methods of Operations Research, the researcher built two mathematical models, the first model was formulated in the form of a Transport problem and its goal is to determine the optimal number of traveling pilgrims through air or land ports and each province with the identification of the best port for travel (the least expensive), while the second model specifies the optimal duration of stay pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, taking into account the limitations of the problem, So it was the result reduce the total cost of hajj by (15,107,574.8) U.S. dollars or 11 percent. The results also included the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the development of transporting pilgrims, which the decision-makers of the Authority can use to transport pilgrims from Iraq to Saudi Arabia in the coming years.
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Okonek, S., H. J. Reinecke, and I. Löwenthal. "Emergency Care in Chemical Accidents." Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine 1, no. 2 (1985): 183–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00065523.
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Airplanes and airports are in potential danger during transport of highly toxic chemicals, and accidents can occur if the wrapping material is damaged. The chemicals are listed and classified by the International Civil Aviation Authority ICAO) (7). They are subdivided into nine classes, each marked by a special symbol. The classification is derived from the most important properties of the chemicals in relation to the air transport (Table 1). Special positions are listed in class 6. This does not mean, however, that the chemicals of all other classes are non-toxic. On the contrary, highly toxic substances also exist in each other class. For example, class 2 “compressed gas” includes dangerous toxic substances such as hydrochloric acid, fluorine, carbon monoxide or sulphur dioxide. Class 3 (“flammable liquids”) includes benzene, methanol, acrylonitrile and ethyl methyl ketone, for example. In class 6 (“poisons”), special poisons are listed such as tetraethyl lead, dimethyl mercury, organophosphates and aniline. Class 8 (“corrosives”) consists of poisons like bromide, dimethyl sulphate, phorphorous trichloride and hydrofloric acid.
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Vasciannie, Stephen. "Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention and Third States: Some General Observations." Cambridge Law Journal 48, no. 1 (March 1989): 85–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008197300108359.
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On 30 April 1982, after almost a decade of careful negotiations at the Third U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea, the Law of the Sea Convention was adopted by the positive votes of 130 States. In one of its main sections, Part XI, the Convention sets out a detailed regime for the exploration and exploitation of the deep seabed and its resources and firmly places deep seabed mining under the regulatory control of the International Seabed Authority, to be established in Jamaica. However, as is well known, the United States and certain other Western countries have adopted a negative posture towards various aspects of Part XI and, for this reason, they are unlikely to ratify the 1982 Convention in the near future. Against this background, the question whether the provisions in Part XI may be binding evenvis-à-visnon-parties to the LOSC has assumed considerable importance in contemporary international law.
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Kross, J., and T. J. Davis. "Magistrates, the Minister's Rate, and the Question of Authority: The Case of Daniel Bull, the Jamaica Dissenters, and the Tax Collector, 1718-1719." Journal of Church and State 32, no. 4 (September 1, 1990): 813–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcs/32.4.813.
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Mardoko, Arman. "Analisa Kesesuaian Dan Kesenjangan Antara yang Diinginkan dengan yang Diterima oleh Penumpang Terhadap Pelayanan di Bandar Udara Juanda Surabaya." WARTA ARDHIA 39, no. 2 (June 28, 2013): 168–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.25104/wa.v39i2.116.168-181.
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Juanda International Airport Surabaya as a gateway to East Java Province has increasing number of passenger every year. With the increasing number of passenger and flight number, resulted in many claims and complaints from passengers with the services provided by the airport authority. The aim of his research is to determine the level of conformity and the gap between desired and accepted by passengers to airports services that have been performed by the airport authority. The analytical method used is GAP analysis. The analysis showed, attributes that need improvement of the management are airport facilities and equipment for carring passengers luggage, the ease of getting information about the arrangements/ flight departure schedule, number of baggage claim officers (Porter or PT . Angkasa Pura).Bandar udara Internasional Juanda Surabaya sebagai pintu gerbang provinsi Jawa Timur setiap hari semakin ramai dengan kegiatan penerbangan. Dengan semakin bertambah ramai dan sibuk kegiatan penerbangan di bandar udara Juanda Surabaya mengakibatkan banyaknya tuntutan dan keluhan dari para penumpang terhadap pelayanan yang diberikan oleh pihak pengelola bandar udara, terutama yang diinginkan dan yang diterima. Untuk itu dilakukan penelitian mengenai persepsi penumpang terhadap pelayanan yang diinginkan dan yang diterima di Bandar udara Internasional Juanda Surabaya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana tingkat kesesuaian dan kesenjangan antara yang diinginkan dan diterima oleh penumpang terhadap pelayanan di bandar udara yang telah dilakukan oleh pengelola bandar udara. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis GAP. Hasil analisis menunjukkan, atribut - atribut yang perlu mendapatkan prioritas perbaikan paling utama dari pengelola bandar udara adalah fasilitas dan peralatan yang membantu penumpang dalam membawa barang bawaannya, kemudahan mendapatkan informasi mengenai pengaturan/kepastian jadwal keberangkatan pesawat, kemudahan dan cepatnya proses pengambilan barang di Baggage Claim dan Petugas bandar udara yang cepat saat dibutuhkan (Portir atau PT. Angkasa Pura).
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Edwards, Alice. "THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND THE DETENTION OF REFUGEES." International and Comparative Law Quarterly 57, no. 4 (October 2008): 789–825. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020589308000596.
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AbstractThe Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture entered into force on 22 June 2006. It establishes a Sub-Committee for the Prevention of Torture that has authority to visit places of detention and to assess the conditions of that detention as a way to reduce the incidence of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Additionally, States parties are required to set up complementary national preventive mechanisms. This article explores both how these mechanisms established under the Optional Protocol could operate in the context of the detention of refugees and/or asylum-seekers, which is an increasingly common occurrence in many parts of the world, as well as whether they add value to existing international mechanisms that are already available in this field. It examines the purported applicability of the Optional Protocol to four refugee/asylum situations, namely detention at airports and other border zones; immigration (or administrative) detention, including semi-open (or semi-closed) asylum centres; closed refugee camps; and extraterritorial processing or holding centres. Reviewing definitional, jurisdictional, and practical issues that may impact on the success or otherwise of these new preventive mechanisms, this article concludes by making a number of recommendations to aid their work in the refugee/asylum context.
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Akanni, C. O., A. M. Hassan, and T. C. Osuji. "Empirical analysis of extreme weather conditions and aviation safety in Nigeria." Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 9, no. 6 (November 30, 2016): 680–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejesm.v9i6.2.
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The frequency of delay, diversion and outright cancellation occasioned by poor weather has affected the Nigerian aviation industry and serious safety implication.This study therefore examines the influence of weather conditions on aviation safety in Nigeria. Secondary data basically from Nigeria Meteorological Agency such as information on thunderstorm, fog occurrence and rainfall from 2004 to 2013 and data obtained from Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria on air accident induced by extreme weather within the same period were analysed using Multiple Regression Analysis. Results show that low visibility as a result of fog occurrence causes four (4) air traffic accidents more than other weather conditions and that Lagos experienced two (2) air accidents more than other airports during the period under study. So also the value of R2 shows a value of 77.8% which implies that there is variation in the dependent variable (Airport Operation) which can be predicted by independent variables (Weather conditions). The F-statistic value of 62.892 is also found to be statistically significant at 5% (p<0.05) which shows that weather condition has significant influence on aviation safety. Baseline studies on flight operation, government intervention in aviation industry, maintenance culture were recommended.Keywords: Fog, Thunderstorm, Rainfall, Safety, Accident
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Damodaran, Akhil, Tarun Dhingra, and Prasoom Dwivedi. "Regulatory dilemma: a changing dynamics of the Cochin international airport." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 11, no. 3 (August 16, 2021): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-01-2020-0010.
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Learning outcomes The case study helps students to understand how public-private partnership (PPP) airports runs their business, how regulatory policies impact their business. The case also explains why the Cochin International Airport business model is so unique compared to any airport in India. Case overview/synopsis In 2016, Airport Economic Regulatory Authority released a new tariff regime for Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).CIAL has undergone challenges because of the tariff changes (changes every five years), which were implemented in 2017. This has impacted their business model. The CFO of CIAL was under pressure to share the impacts with the shareholders and to provide a way forward for the business. Cochin International was known to be one of the cheapest aeronautical tariff charging airports. The case discusses the issues of a public utility when it is under a regulatory price regime. The case explains different regulatory mechanisms (single till: the whole commercial revenue is cross-subsidized). The case discusses issues regarding Cochin International Airport, which is a public utility under PPP mode. Since 2016, regulator has changed the price regulatory regime from light touch (no price regulation only monitoring) to hybrid till regulation (a percentage of commercial revenue is cross-subsidized). The case explains what made Cochin International Airport so unique. It explores the challenges because of the regulatory regime, how it affects Cochin airport’s strategy for business. How should the management of CIAL to act on the above issue? What will be the impact? Will they need to change their business models? Complexity academic level The case is basically focused on MBA level students who are in their final year. There are various MBA courses in which this can be taught, which can be infrastructure management, infrastructure regulation, domain courses such as airport management. The student should have basic knowledge of economics, public utility and business strategy. The case helps them understand the impact of regulation, the role of the regulator and its impact on business strategy. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS: 10 Public Sector Management.
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Williams, Ruth N., and Shamin Renwick. "The effectiveness of the National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago in its role as a national library." Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 28, no. 1 (April 2018): 13–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0955749018815011.
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The National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (NALIS) aims to provide both the functions of a national library as well as a national library service. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of NALIS in its role as a national library. Utilising a qualitative approach, the study used mixed methods: semi-structured interviews with NALIS’ senior management; review of the International Organization for Standardization performance indicators; and comparative analysis of the strategic plans of the National Library of Jamaica and NALIS. Findings revealed that, despite NALIS performing the functions of a national library, key aspects of its services remain unfulfilled. Participants could not agree on the description of NALIS as outlined in the NALIS Act but 60% concluded that, in their personal opinion, NALIS could best be described as a public library which provides a national library service. Point score analysis determined that the most important function was ‘Central Collection of the Nation’s Literature’. The strategic planning of NALIS was found to be in alignment with the age of the organisation, as it is currently in an early phase of operation when policy formulation is critical. Given the turbulent economic environment and the many constraints that NALIS faced, it proved to be effective in the performance of national library functions and continues to strive for excellence in service delivery. It was noted that effective quality management was not adequately performed. Thus, in order to improve the level of service delivery, better quality management measures must be implemented.
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Nyaruwata, Shepherd, and Douglas Runyowa. "Transport Choices and Tourism Destination Competitiveness: The Case of Zimbabwe." Business and Economic Research 7, no. 2 (October 16, 2017): 332. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v7i2.12000.
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The tourism industry in Zimbabwe has experienced fluctuating trends in its growth since the dawn of the new millennium. The Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry undertook a visitor exit survey in 2015/2016 period. The purpose of the study was to gather visitors’ views on Zimbabwe as a tourist destination in order to guide policy formulation on the sector. One of the objectives of the survey was to assess the visitor perceptions of Zimbabwe as a competitive tourist destination. Questionnaires were administered to departing visitors at the country’s three international airports and seven border posts during the period July 2015 until June 2016. The results of the survey indicated that 77% of visitors use road transport to enter into the country. The survey also showed that 18% of visitors to the country travelled by air. It is recommended that that the government accelerates the implementation of the open skies policy so as to attract more direct international airlines to fly into the country. It is also recommended that the government undertakes massive improvement of the road infrastructure in the country so as to encourage the geographical distribution of tourists within the country. It is finally recommended that the private sector and the national tourist organization, Zimbabwe Tourist Authority (ZTA) engage international tour operators and persuade them to develop and promote fly-drive tour packages to the country.
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Wilson, Todd, Arthur Chang, Andre Berro, Aaron Still, Clive Brown, Andrew Demma, Jeffrey Nemhauser, et al. "US Screening of International Travelers for Radioactive Contamination After the Japanese Nuclear Plant Disaster in March 2011." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 6, no. 3 (October 2012): 291–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2012.46.
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ABSTRACTOn March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi complex in Japan, resulting in radionuclide release. In response, US officials augmented existing radiological screening at its ports of entry (POEs) to detect and decontaminate travelers contaminated with radioactive materials. During March 12 to 16, radiation screening protocols detected 3 travelers from Japan with external radioactive material contamination at 2 air POEs. Beginning March 23, federal officials collaborated with state and local public health and radiation control authorities to enhance screening and decontamination protocols at POEs. Approximately 543 000 (99%) travelers arriving directly from Japan at 25 US airports were screened for radiation contamination from March 17 to April 30, and no traveler was detected with contamination sufficient to require a large-scale public health response. The response highlighted synergistic collaboration across government levels and leveraged screening methods already in place at POEs, leading to rapid protocol implementation. Policy development, planning, training, and exercising response protocols and the establishment of federal authority to compel decontamination of travelers are needed for future radiological responses. Comparison of resource-intensive screening costs with the public health yield should guide policy decisions, given the historically low frequency of contaminated travelers arriving during radiological disasters.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6:291–296)
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Lugard, Sunday Bontur. "Risks and Challenges in Public-Private Partnership Projects in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Concession of Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 Terminal (Lagos) to Bi-Courtney Nigeria Ltd." KAS African Law Study Library - Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques 6, no. 4 (2019): 563–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/2363-6262-2019-4-563.
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Public-private partnership (PPP) has gained global recognition as the key vehicle for the provision of necessary public projects due to the continual inability of governments to fund infrastructural needs of their people - Nigeria is not different as the governments at national and sub-national levels have adopted this model of infrastructural development as a means of addressing this challenge. The Federal government of Nigeria has also keyed into the opportunity of exploiting the financial muscle and management capabilities/expertise of the private sector to the PPP as a platform for the funding and execution of public projects, especially commercial infrastructure like roads, ports, airports, rail system, and public services in the area of healthcare. It was on this premise that the federal government, through the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), entered into concession agreement over the building and operations of MM2 airport with Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd, which agreement has been the subject of disputes that have not been fully addressed yet. The goal of this research is to espouse the continuous use of PPP as a medium for the provision of critical infrastructure to the Nigerian populace, while not being oblivious of the need to ameliorate the business environment in the country through the rejigging of the legal and regulatory framework in order to guarantee transparent transactions through public disclosures, timely disputes resolutions framework, among others.
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Dennis, Nigel, and David Pitfield. "A Tale of Two Cities: The Impact of Airline Mergers and Consolidation at London and New York." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 23 (August 15, 2018): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118758336.
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This paper considers the changes to airline networks, service patterns, and competition that have taken place as a result of recent airline mergers on both sides of the North Atlantic as well as through transatlantic alliances. Capacity, frequency and the competitive position are studied at London and New York with the use of schedule data within different markets in which measures of market concentration are evaluated. International Civil Aviation Organization data is employed to examine load factors on international routes, and UK Civil Aviation Authority data to consider the distribution of traffic between airports in London. It is shown that the effectiveness of the hubs has increased, with enhanced efficiency for surviving airlines, through fewer competitors, an enlarged network and greater control of capacity. Potential concerns are identified however, regarding passenger choice, pricing, and service options that suggest the industry is moving toward an oligopoly. Smaller cities are also seen to be the losers from consolidation with slot divestments favoring increased service in the dense markets, with many regional links being axed altogether. The paper supplements the literature on airline consolidation, with a particular focus on the two biggest markets in the world—London and New York—which demonstrate some similar but also some different issues. Both airline network impacts and choice, and service for local consumers are considered.
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Wąsowska, Katarzyna, and Jan Žukovskis. "AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN POLAND." Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach. Seria: Administracja i Zarządzanie 50, no. 50 (April 9, 2020): 65–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.34739/zn.2019.50.08.
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Air transport is currently one of the major branches of transport both in the national – and global – economies. It is one of the fastest, most expensive, but at the same time also most effective types of transportation. It plays a fundamental role in the global economy, particularly in the transcontinental carriage of goods and passengers. Its availability and quality constitute a powerful driving force for a country’s development. Air freight transport, both in Poland and worldwide, is seen mostly from the angle of long-distance passenger flights. Given that, one often tends to forget the role of this transport branch in the case of freight transport. Air cargo transport is a booming branch with great development potential. The development of air freight is the key for gaining a competitive advantage by Polish enterprises. This, however, is related to considerable experience and knowledge on the part of both the carrier and the owner of goods with regards to the technical capacities of a given aircraft, maintenance costs, and rule awareness. The objective of the paper is to present the volumes of air cargo shipments in Poland and to identify the hazards and obstacles to its development. The study authors endeavour to analyse air freight transport in Poland. To this end, details will be presented regarding air cargo transport at Polish airports based on the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) and Central Statistical Office (GUS) data and air market reports.
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Orhan, Ilkay. "Passenger aircraft emissions analysis at Ordu-Giresun International Airport, Turkey in 2017." Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 93, no. 4 (June 8, 2021): 682–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeat-09-2020-0209.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to present the pollutant gas produced by hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the quantity of fuel burned from commercial aircraft at Ordu-Giresun International Airport, Turkey during the landing and take-off (LTO) cycles in 2017. Design/methodology/approach The flight data recorded by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority and the aircraft engine emission data from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Engine Exhaust Emission Databank were used for calculation. The aircraft and engine types used by the airlines for flight at Ordu-Giresun International Airport were determined. To evaluate the effect of taxi time on emission amounts, analysis and evaluations were made by taking different taxi times into consideration. Findings As a result of the emission analysis, the amount of fuel consumed by the aircraft were calculated as 6,551.52 t/y, and the emission amounts for CO, HC and NOx were estimated as 66.81, 4.20 and 79.97 t/y, respectively. Practical implications This study is aimed to reveal the effect and contribution of taxi time on the emitted emission at the airport during the LTO phase of the aircraft. Originality/value This study helps aviation authorities explain the importance of developing procedures that ensure the delivery of aircraft to flights in minimum time by raising awareness of the impact of taxi time on emitted emissions, and contributes to the determination of an aircraft emission inventory at Ordu-Giresun International Airport.
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Keegan, Katherine, Scott D. Murrell, Guy Zummo, and Gonzalo Rada. "Assessment and Rehabilitation of Foreign Object Damage Potential on Airfield Shoulder and Blast Pavements." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1915, no. 1 (January 2005): 105–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105191500113.
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Foreign object damage (FOD) is a term used by the aviation industry to describe damage caused by any object that can be ingested by an aircraft engine or flight control mechanism. FOD is estimated to cost the global aerospace industry up to $4 billion annually. Deteriorated pavements are one source of FOD and fall into two categories: runway, taxiway, and apron pavements that aircraft traverse and shoulders and other infield pavements that are not traversed but are subjected to jet blast. Widely recognized procedures for the assessment of pavements traveled on by aircraft are well documented. However, procedures for the assessment of FOD potential for shoulder and blast pavements at commercial airports are not widely recognized. In an effort to manage shoulder and blast pavements proactively and eliminate pavement-related FOD incidents, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey undertook to assess the current condition of these pavements, rehabilitate and repair areas with unacceptable FOD potential, and initiate periodic inspections on these pavements to facilitate the implementation of an effective pavement maintenance and rehabilitation program. To achieve this goal, a dual project- and network-level inspection approach was implemented. The project-level objective was to identify immediate repairs needed to address unacceptable FOD potential. The network-level objective was to assess the current condition and initiate a proactive inspection regime to assist in maintaining these pavements. The approaches to assessment and rehabilitation are detailed and steps to implement a pavement management system for these pavements are discussed.
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Richter, K. M., J. R. Margetts, A. J. Saul, I. Guymer, and P. Worrall. "Baseline hydraulic performance of the Heathrow constructed wetlands subsurface flow system." Water Science and Technology 47, no. 7-8 (April 1, 2003): 177–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0687.
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A constructed wetland treatment system has been commissioned by BAA (formerly the British Airports Authority) in order to attenuate airfield runoff contaminated with de-icant and other potentially polluting materials from Heathrow Airport. Airfield runoff containing de-icants has the potential to impose significant oxygen demands on water bodies. The site consists of a number of integrated treatment systems, including a 1ha rafted reed bed canal system and a 2 ha sub-surface flow gravel reed bed. This research project is concerned with the performance of the subsurface flow reed beds, though attention will be paid in this paper to the operation of the whole system. Prior to the planting of the subsurface flow reed beds, flow-tracing experiments were carried out on the three different types of subsurface flow beds, so that the baseline performance of the system could be quantified. In association, data regarding the soil organic matter content was also collected prior to the planting of the beds. As expected, soil organic matter content is observed to be negligible within the bed, though a small amount of build up was observed in localised areas on the surface of the beds. This was attributed to the growth of algae in depressions where standing water persisted during the construction phase. Few studies exist which provide detailed measurements into the cause and effect of variations in hydraulic conductivity within an operational reed bed system. The data presented here form the baseline results for an ongoing study into the investigation of the change in hydraulic conductivity of an operational reed bed system.
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Bennert, Thomas, Christopher Ericson, Darius Pezeshki, Rostyslav Shamborovskyy, and Casimir Bognacki. "Moving Toward Asphalt Binder and Mixture Protocols to Minimize Fatigue Cracking on Asphalt Airfields." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2633, no. 1 (January 2017): 117–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2633-14.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) owns and operates two of the most heavily used airports in the United States. Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark) in New Jersey and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York handle approximately 1 million arrivals and departures each year. Although their runways witness an extreme amount of loading, the primary distress observed on them is top-down fatigue cracking with little to no rutting. Recently, the PANYNJ observed premature top-down fatigue cracking at two runways at Newark. After an evaluation of several runways at JFK and Newark, it was discovered that asphalt mixtures of similar design were resulting in varying levels of fatigue cracking performance. For a better understanding of the fatigue cracking performance of asphalt mixtures placed on airport runways in the New York and New Jersey area, a forensic study was conducted on field cores recovered from five runways maintained by PANYNJ. Asphalt binder was recovered and tested from the field cores at different depths from the pavement surface. The test results of the study showed that the Δ Tcr parameter, measured with the critical low-temperature results from a bending beam rheometer, could be used within a purchase specification to help mitigate the potential receipt of asphalt binders prone to accelerated aging and cracking. Meanwhile, the overlay tester and the semicircular bending flexibility index were found to be capable of potential implementation as quality control tests to ensure that asphalt mixtures produced for asphalt airfields in the New York and New Jersey area were not susceptible to top-down fatigue cracking.
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Prue, Christine E., Peyton N. Williams, Heather A. Joseph, Mihaela Johnson, Abbey E. Wojno, Brittany A. Zulkiewicz, John Macom, Jennifer P. Alexander, Sarah E. Ray, and Brian G. Southwell. "Factors That Mattered in Helping Travelers From Countries With Ebola Outbreaks Participate in Post-Arrival Monitoring During the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic." INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing 56 (January 2019): 004695801989479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0046958019894795.
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During the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the CARE+ program to help travelers arriving to the United States from countries with Ebola outbreaks to meet US government requirements of post-arrival monitoring. We assessed 2 outcomes: (1) factors associated with travelers’ intention to monitor themselves and report to local or state public health authority (PHA) and (2) factors associated with self-reported adherence to post-arrival monitoring and reporting requirements. We conducted 1195 intercept in-person interviews with travelers arriving from countries with Ebola outbreaks at 2 airports between April and June 2015. In addition, 654 (54.7%) of these travelers participated in a telephone interview 3 to 5 days after intercept, and 319 (26.7%) participated in a second telephone interview 2 days before the end of their post-arrival monitoring. We used regression modeling to examine variance in the 2 outcomes due to 4 types of factors: (1) programmatic, (2) perceptual, (3) demographic, and (4) travel-related factors. Factors associated with the intention to adhere to requirements included clarity of the purpose of screening ( B = 0.051, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.011-0.092), perceived approval of others ( B = 0.103, 95% CI, 0.058-0.148), perceived seriousness of Ebola ( B = 0.054, 95% CI, 0.031-0.077), confidence in one’s ability to perform behaviors ( B = 0.250, 95% CI, 0.193-0.306), ease of following instructions ( B = 0.053, 95% CI, 0.010-0.097), and trust in CARE Ambassador ( B = 0.056, 95% CI, 0.009-0.103). Respondents’ perception of the seriousness of Ebola was the single factor associated with adherence to requirements (odds ratio [OR] = 0.81, 95% CI, 0.673-0.980, for non-adherent vs adherent participants and OR = 0.86, 95% CI, 0.745-0.997, for lost to follow-up vs adherent participants). Results from this assessment can guide public health officials in future outbreaks by identifying factors that may affect adherence to public health programs designed to prevent the spread of epidemics.
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Foster, Marshalee N., and Stephen L. N. H. Rhoden. "The integration of automation and artificial intelligence into the logistics sector." Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 12, no. 1 (January 27, 2020): 56–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2019-0070.
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Purpose Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are technologies that make a global impact by optimizing manual and time-intensive processes using data analytics and robotics, thus making the task more efficient, effective and less time-consuming. This is represented in the cyber-physical context, in which humans and technologies are allowed to coexist and learn from each other. Design/methodology/approach The logistics and supply chain sector consists of numerous partners and stakeholders, and despite the limited inclusion of automation and AI within the sector, there are still many manual and repetitive tasks. Findings Stakeholders in the logistics and supply chain sector are creating awareness and slowly implementing AI and automation within their operations. The majority of shipping and logistics is done through the maritime sector, and this is expected to increase in line with the world’s population. Research limitations/implications Research was limited to Jamaica and a few other countries in the Caribbean. Broadening the scope to include other regional shipping and logistics industry stakeholders would be helpful. Practical implications The removal of sometimes mundane and even more complex manual processes in the logistics supply chain will give rise to more efficiencies and possibly increased revenue. Social implications Creating awareness in the Caribbean of international trends is a challenge. Empowering people to use automation and AI for the mitigation and adaptation of climate change and other disasters is yet to be fully realized. However, those who took part in the study did show a significant inclination toward the use of automation and AI in their every-day lives. Originality/value The purpose of this paper is to examine statistical data on the understanding of automation and AI within education, the port authority and major operators in the shipping and logistics sector throughout the Caribbean.