Assignment due April 4, 2012

There are two sectors of the aerospace industry that have undefined futures (more undefined than others, I should say) - the space sector and the UAV sector. Your assignment for this week is to select one of these and answer the following questions:

1) What is the current status of this sector of the industry?
2) What are the issues in these sectors that must be evaluated while moving towards the future?
3) What is the 5-10 year outlook for this sector?
4) What is/will the government's involvement be in this sector?
5) What are possible career opportunities in this sector (be specific, which may require you to find actual job descriptions)?

Remember that you only need to answer these questions for either the space OR UAV industry; not both.
As always, enjoy.

Assignment due March 25, 2012

There has been a lot of talk over the past few weeks about the "Export-Import Bank" and its involvement in aircraft financing.

1) What is the Export-Import Bank?
2) What is its relation to the aviation industry?
3) Why has it been in the news lately?
4) What is the ATA stance on this? What about Boeing?

Have fun! I'll be doing the research right along with you as this is a very current topic.

Assignment due March 19, 2012

I feel that last week's topic of the FAA Reauthorization Bill recapped a lot of the current aviation topics that we have been discussing. Let's focus a little more on careers this week. One career sector that may not be represented through a guest speaker this semester is the corporate aviation sector.  For this weeks assignment, you have two options:

Option One:

-Select a specific corporate aviation company.
-Contact that company and find out the following:
               -General details about the company (who do they fly for, what planes, how many planes, how  
                many employees, company history etc.). You may be able to find this kind of information from
                their website.
               -What career opportunities does that company offer for your degree (management or flight)
               -List those job descriptions, required qualifications, salary and any other interesting information
                about those jobs.

Option Two:
China's corporate sector is poised to grow exponentially in the next few years.

                -Why?
                -Give details including an historical overview of the Chinese corporate industry.
                -How does this growth tie into (if it does) possible job opportunities for you - directly or        
                indirectly?

As always,
Have fun!
Ms. Wall

Assignment due Saturday, March 17, 2012

I apologize for my failure to post this last week. Those of you who have completed the assignment, ignore the following:

Your assignment is to select three issues presented in the FAA Reauthorization Bill. These issues do not have to be from the article presented in class, although they can be. Discuss why you feel that the issues you selected are the most important in addition to giving thorough background about the topic.

Due this Saturday at midnight.