AVS 4280

Fall 2007

 

Quiz 1

 

 

Please, mark correct answers and return the document to class.

 

            Student __________________                                   Date __________

 

 

1. ________ carriers were hardest hit by the shrinking demand following 11 September 2001, and their passenger traffic was expected to recover to year 2000 levels only by year _______ .

 

            a. North American / 2004

            b. European / 2006

            c. African / 2008

 

 

2. In the longer term, global scheduled passenger traffic growth can be expected to proceed at an average annual rate of around ___ per cent.

 

            a. 2     

            b. 4     

            c. 9

 

 

3. After World War II ___________________________________ .

 

            a. fuel was expensive, although preferred low-cost loans could be easily obtained

            b. fuel was cheap, but preferred low-cost loans could not be obtained

            c. fuel was cheap and preferred low-cost loans could be obtained

 

 

4. The domestic airline system ___________________________________.

 

            a. provides convenience for the nation's travelers                

            b. provides feeding passengers to the flag carrier at the gateway for international flights    c. satisfies two goals: demand and convenience of the nation's travelers and feeding             passengers to the flag carrier at the gateway for international flights

 

 

5.  In international aviation destinations are _____ bargained away for reasons other than equality among flag carriers of all interested countries.

   

            a. sometimes

            b. often

            c. never

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Governments twist competitive factors to the advantage of their flag carriers by ______ .

 

      a. sudden restriction on the number of passengers allowed  

            b. restricting arrival or departure times to off-peak hours

            c. not including the size of aircraft into landing rights

            d. all of the above mentioned actions

 

 

7. The national interest _________ profit goals and Competitive Variables ____ be distorted to correct diseconomies when it is within a government's control and interest.

 

            a. does not interfere with /will not

            b. overrides / will

           

 

8.  As a method of bringing foreign currency into the country, the national flag airline is ____ effective.

 

            a. not

            b. slightly

            c. very

 

 

9. ____________ is the most highly emphasized Competitive Variable in international air transportation.

           

            a. Equipment

            b. Frequency

            c. Market access

            d. Service

 

 

10. Not only does flight equipment represent most of the carrier's investment but it also ______ .  

 

            a. dictates operating procedures

            b. determines the airline's image and target market

            c. moderates passenger acceptance

            d. highlights profit-and-loss potentials

            e. all of the above

 

 

11. What does the “‘All-Red’ Line” mean?

 

            a. A proposal of Great Britain to create an Commonwealth airline.

            b. A border between ICAO and IATA countries.

            c. A limit in ticket prices.

 

 

12. The Bermuda Agreement was achieved between _____________________ .

 

            a. Spain and Poland   

            b. USA and Great Britain        

            c. Russia and Canada

 

 

 

13. After World War II the US had _____ power advantage in signing agreements on international aviation.  

 

            a. no

            b. a slight

            c. a big

 

 

14. The modern International Air Transport Association was founded in _________ .

 

            a. the Hague in 1919              

            b. Montreal, Canada in 1949

            c. Havana, Cuba, in 1945

 

 

15.  The international scheduled air transport industry is now more than _____ times larger than it was in 1945.

  

            a. 5

            b. 100

            c. 200

 

 

16.  Today IATA has _____ Members from ___ nations.

      a. 150/ 70  

            b. over 270 / more than 140

            c. 350 / 200

 

 

17. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an agency of _________ .

 

            a. USA

            b. Canada

c. the United Nations  

 

 

18.  The ICAO develops _____________________.

 

            a. new types of internationally operated aircraft

            b. economic regulations of international aviation

            c. the principles and techniques of international air navigation

 

 

19. Right to Land for Technical Purposes is granted by the ____________ .

            a. Freedom 1

            b. Freedom 2

            c. Freedom 3

            d. Freedom 4

e. Freedom 5

 

 

20. The ICAO uses ________ airport codes.

            a. 2-letter

            b. 3-letter

            c. 4-letter