SIGNIFICANCE OF AIR TRANSPORTATION

1. RODGIQUE ET AL. (2013) wrote that the reason transportation exists is to remove the distance created by
space. This distance is often determined by man and physical attributes that include time and topography. He
further explain that the “goal of transportation is to transform the geographical attribute of freight
2. Air transportation is the most convenient in terms of time
3. Convenience of speed
4. Travel by air will allow tourists more time to spend at the destination.

Types of Aircraf
From the commercial and passenger point-of-view, airplanes are differentiated by their types.
1. Jet (J)
2. Propjet (T)
3. Propeller (P)
4. Helicopter (H)
5. Amphibian/seaplane (A)

Routes and Air Services

Airlines use network planning model to predict their profitability. It was further explained that network
planning models are used by airlines to find out how many passengers can be expected to fly to which
destinations, what city they should operate and other schedule-related decisions.

2 main categories of a network model

1. Point-to-point network - it is when an airline operates simple routes. Airline focus on operating flights between
the origin city to the destination.
- it is typically non-stop flight.
- Airline who operates point-to-point service limit their responsibility of bringing passenger to the arrival
city of the flight.

2. Hub and Spoke - the bicycle wheel is an example of an spoke where the center of the wheel is the hub.
- airline use the larger and busier airports as their hub. The smaller or regional cities feed their passengers
to the hub.
- spokes are also known as feeder flights.

Regulatory bodies
Global Industry Association and Organizations
1. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- is a very important organization in air transportation as well as in the tourism industry. IATA is a
group organized by 57 international airlines in 1945
- established with the mission to represent, lead and serve the airline industry
- was involved in the development and improvement of the global airline industry.
- IATA standardization is seen not only in the IATA codes, one of the manifestations of this
standardization and efficiency is code. The IATA three-letter city and airport code are still in used today.
- aside from airport codes, IATA also has airline codes. For airlines, there are two kinds of code.
There is the numeric code that is used for airline accountable forms, such as airline ticket and airway bills.
Another code is the two-character code assigned to each international airline.

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2. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
Is a United Nations specialized agency, established by UN states in 1994.
Objectives;
A. Safety
B. Air navigation capacity and efficiency
C. Security and facilitation
D. Economic development of air transport
E. Environmental protection

Airline Industry
Airlines are the main movers in the aviation industry. Traveling by air may be the
most expensive mode of transportation, but it is also the fastest and most convenient,
which compensates for the higher fares paid for by passengers.
To be part of the airline industry is fun since one can travel the world for free.
Being a cabin crew is glamorous and fulfilling.
To be called airline industry, the organizations must be having similar activities,
products or services. It has been defined as a collection of enterprises in a particular
area or field of industry. With the number of airlines around the world or even in the
Philippines, there is definitely an airline industry. Though airline companies are
competitors, they have an atmosphere of friendly competition

Definition of Airline
An airline is a company or an organization that provides air transportation.
Typically, it is a part of a system that operates at airports using airplanes as its vehicle.
Airline provide a means to move people or goods from one point to another.

Types of Air Carriers or Airlines

Air carriers can be classified according to their area of operations.
1. Domestic Airlines - operates within the same country. The idea is that the operations
are only within the same country where the airlines are registered. They offer less
expensive fare,
2. Regional Airline - can be used for those air carriers that operates within the
geographical region. These airlines are usually limited in their destination because of
the type of plane they use.
3. International airlines - travel to destinations with more than 7 hours of flying time.
Airlines that fly long-haul routes fall in this type. a long-haul flight is generally any direct
or non-stop flight that has a journey time of between 6–12 hours.
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Classifications of Commercial Airline
1. Legacy or Heritage or full service airlines - these are airlines with international
scheduled service. The name legacy is indicative of the fact that they are the oldest
airline companies operating.
2. Low cost- Airline also known as low cost carriers (LCC)
- some called them budget airlines.
- are airlines that often offer low fares.
- the term “low cost” applies to both the passengers and from the
airline management.
3. Air taxi or air charter - are air transportation companies that do not provide scheduled
services.
- the name taxi gives the notion of hiring an aircraft for private
function.
4. Boutique Airlines - are not low-cost carriers.
- these are small planes, their fleet is mostly small jets because
they serve small airports that are the gateway to high-end destinations or resorts.

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