[Ref. The Global Airline Industry Edited By Peter Belobaba, Amedeo Odoni and Cynthia Barnhart © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, L td. ISBN: 978-0-470-74077-4] Yield = total passenger revenues / RPK Yield is a measure of the average fare paid by all passengers per kilometer (or mile) flown. For example, if an airline records 140,000 […]

[Ref. The Global Airline Industry Edited By Peter Belobaba, Amedeo Odoni and Cynthia Barnhart © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, L td. ISBN: 978-0-470-74077-4] Revenue Passenger Kilometer (RPK) is the most common measure of airline traffic. It’s defined as one paying passenger transported 1 kilometer: RPK = Num. of paid passenger x KM traveled RPK […]

[Ref. The Global Airline Industry Edited By Peter Belobaba, Amedeo Odoni and Cynthia Barnhart © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, L td. ISBN: 978-0-470-74077-4] “Total demand” = Traffic + Rejected demand (a.k.a Spill) For passenger airlines: “Traffic” refers to enplaned passengers. “Airline traffic” is the amount of airline output that is actually consumed or sold. […]

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] Factors need to be considered when conducting Airport Master Planning : Why an airport need a mater plan? It is because building and maintain the operations of an airport involving huge costs, therefore an Airport Master Planning are separate into two period of time frame – Medium term (20-30 yrs) and Long […]

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] Runway design capacity saturation Flight safety regulations Airspace limitations Geographical constraints from surrounding mountains

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] Actually, there 5 major benefits that urges using FGP (Fixed Group Power) and PCA (Pre-Conditioned Air) replacing APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) and GPU (Ground Power Unit): FGP and PCA are more efficient (than APU and GPU) Save on ground equipment inventory & maintenance – since the FGP and PCA are attached to […]

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] ICAO recommendation on bird control includes: identify the populations of bird that causing problem determine behavior patterns of those birds studies on the ecology of the airport environment determine what attracts those birds to the airport area ICAO recommendation on bird control is actually a typical problem solving approach which includes identifying […]

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] RFF – Rescue and Fire Fighting The RFF category rating is dependent upon 5 main factors : Number and type of fire engine Type of extinguishing agents carried Amount carried Discharge rates Throw distances Note: HKIA has a RFF Category 10 rating.

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] There are 3 common certifications for an aerodrome: Instrument Landing System rating Aerodrome Reference Code RFF (Rescue & Fire Fighting)

[Ref AVIA4022 handout] Reason 1 : Requirements in ICAO Annex 14 States shall certify aerodromes to ensure safety, regularity and efficiency for international operations. Reason 2 : Requirements in Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995 The Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995 requires aircraft flying for the purpose of public transport of passengers to take off or land at […]