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Is an NWP-Based Nowcasting System Suitable for Aviation Operations?

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
The growth of air transport demand expected over the next decades, along with the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfalls and severe storms due to climate change, will pose a tough challenge for air traffic ...
Vincenzo Mazzarella   +13 more
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Aviation [PDF]

open access: yesDisaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 2008
Aviation accounts for about 3% of the current global energy consumption of 15 terawatts (TW). The global annual growth of energy use in the aviation sector is likely to be around 2.15% and will exceed that in other transportation sectors, although land transport will continue to consume the largest amounts of fuel.
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Educational Opportunities in Aviation Education

open access: yesJournal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 1995
Editor's Note: This speech was given at the fifth annual General Aviation Forecast Conference on March 17, 199.5, in Phoenix, Ariz. This speech presents a synopsis of the ability of the University Aviation Association (UAA) to provide aviation education ...
James E Crehan
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Aviation Dentistry

open access: yesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2014
With the rapid expansion of the airline industry in all sectors, dentists should pay special attention to crews and frequent flyers, due to change of pressure in-flight, that cause different types of oro-facial pain. Aviation dentistry deals with evaluation, principles of prevention, treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions which are related to ...
Lakshmi, D Sri Sakthi
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SMS education in accredited undergraduate collegiate aviation programs

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2015
Safety is a critical part of aviation. Current practices demonstrate that agencies such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are encouraging Safety Management Systems (SMS) for many ...
Jonathan Velazquez, Nicole Bier
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The market development of avaition biofuel: drivers and constraints [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Aviation biofuel is technically viable and nearing the commercial stage. In the last ten years, biofuels have moved from relative obscurity to a point where certain types of fuel have become fully certified for commercial use in up to 50% blends with ...
Budd, Lucy, Gegg, Per, Ison, Stephen
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In-flight Medical Emergencies

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
Introduction: Research and data regarding in-flight medical emergencies during commercial air travel are lacking. Although volunteer medical professionals are often called upon to assist, there are no guidelines or best practices to guide their actions ...
Amit Chandra, Shauna Conry
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General Aviation Pilots Over 70 Years Old [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Currently it is not unusual for general aviation pilots in the United States to continue to fly beyond the age of 70, even into their 80s and 90s.
Asmayawati, Saryani   +6 more
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Flying green from a carbon neutral airport : the case of Brussels [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The aviation sector is one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases worldwide. In addition, airports have important local environmental impacts, mainly in the form of noise pollution and deterioration in air quality. Although noise nuisance in
Boussauw, Kobe, Vanoutrive, Thomas
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The Analysis of Spatial Pattern and Hotspots of Aviation Accident and Ranking the Potential Risk Airports Based on GIS Platform

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Transportation, 2018
Aviation accident analysis is an important task to ensure aviation safety. The existing researches mainly focus on the analysis of aviation accident time characteristics and accident causes and less analysis of the spatial characteristics of aviation ...
Yafei Li, Chen Liang
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