The aviation industry has several distinct segments. Briefly describe the segments and the labor
laws and practices identified with each.
a) Aviation Manufacturing
b) The Air Transport Sector
1) Major and National Airlines
2) Regional and Commuter Airlines
c) General Aviation
d) Government Aviation
Solution
a) Aviation Manufacturing
In this segment, the industry focuses on manufacturing airplanes of all kinds. We have within
this aviation manufacturing two segments: commercial and warfare manufacturing. The laws and
regulations are different for those two segments of the manufacturing. the purposes of them are
different, commercial aviation manufacturing is intended to make airplanes for commercial
purposes, it is, to transport passengers and load, while the warfare aviation is only intended for
national defense purposes.
b) The Air Transport Sector
This is the commercial aviation sector. In this segment we find companies that are intended to
service people who needs to fly from one place to another, as well as render a service in load
transportation, it is, mailing services. The regulations in this sector intend to influence and
determine proceedures of entrance to the air transportation market, as well as regulations about
facilites, technical regulations about roads, planes, personel profile, check in proceedures and
other national security affairs that may appear on the way. The regulations for entrance to the
market of new companies has been relaxed lately in 1984
(http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/AirlineDeregulation.html).
Major and National Airlines
Majors provide air transportation services nation wide and world wide. Some of them are:
Alaska, American, American Eagle, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United and US
Airways. They are subject to CAB requierements.
National airlines provide air transportation services for a region within the US only, though
sometimes they service for international flights of passenger transportation and load haul as well.
They are subject to DOT fitness requirements, as well as the FAA Part 121 operating
requirements (http://www.avjobs.com/history/structure-of-the-airline-industry.asp)
Regional and Commuter Airlines
Regional companies are restricted to a single region of the country. The regional divide in three
segments: Large, medium and small. This segmentation is according to the size of the planes and
the ammount of money in transactions these companies may move in a year. The small regional
companies are called commuters. See more at http://www.avjobs.com/history/structure-of-the-
airline-industry.asp
Rules, Regulations, and Enforcement (taken from AAAE, 2005)
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 13 addresses the investigative and enforcement
procedures of the FAA. The FAA has been granted authority by Congress to assess civil
penalties not to exceed $50,000 for certain violations of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as
amended. In the event of a violation of an FAR, the FAA is require.
The aviation industry has several distinct segments. Briefly describ.pdf
1. The aviation industry has several distinct segments. Briefly describe the segments and the labor
laws and practices identified with each.
a) Aviation Manufacturing
b) The Air Transport Sector
1) Major and National Airlines
2) Regional and Commuter Airlines
c) General Aviation
d) Government Aviation
Solution
a) Aviation Manufacturing
In this segment, the industry focuses on manufacturing airplanes of all kinds. We have within
this aviation manufacturing two segments: commercial and warfare manufacturing. The laws and
regulations are different for those two segments of the manufacturing. the purposes of them are
different, commercial aviation manufacturing is intended to make airplanes for commercial
purposes, it is, to transport passengers and load, while the warfare aviation is only intended for
national defense purposes.
b) The Air Transport Sector
This is the commercial aviation sector. In this segment we find companies that are intended to
service people who needs to fly from one place to another, as well as render a service in load
transportation, it is, mailing services. The regulations in this sector intend to influence and
determine proceedures of entrance to the air transportation market, as well as regulations about
facilites, technical regulations about roads, planes, personel profile, check in proceedures and
other national security affairs that may appear on the way. The regulations for entrance to the
market of new companies has been relaxed lately in 1984
(http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/AirlineDeregulation.html).
Major and National Airlines
Majors provide air transportation services nation wide and world wide. Some of them are:
Alaska, American, American Eagle, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United and US
Airways. They are subject to CAB requierements.
National airlines provide air transportation services for a region within the US only, though
sometimes they service for international flights of passenger transportation and load haul as well.
They are subject to DOT fitness requirements, as well as the FAA Part 121 operating
2. requirements (http://www.avjobs.com/history/structure-of-the-airline-industry.asp)
Regional and Commuter Airlines
Regional companies are restricted to a single region of the country. The regional divide in three
segments: Large, medium and small. This segmentation is according to the size of the planes and
the ammount of money in transactions these companies may move in a year. The small regional
companies are called commuters. See more at http://www.avjobs.com/history/structure-of-the-
airline-industry.asp
Rules, Regulations, and Enforcement (taken from AAAE, 2005)
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 13 addresses the investigative and enforcement
procedures of the FAA. The FAA has been granted authority by Congress to assess civil
penalties not to exceed $50,000 for certain violations of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as
amended. In the event of a violation of an FAR, the FAA is required to follow an assessment
process prior to final issuance of a civil penalty. The process normally begins with an issuance of
a Letter of Investigation (LOI), though such a letter is not required. A civil penalty can only be
assessed after a notice is provided of the violation and the airport or individual charged has an
opportunity for a hearing (see extract at
https://www.aaae.org/training_professional_development/professional_development/accredited_
airport_executive_program/program_study_materials/ACC%20Module1.pdf).
General aviation
This kind of aviation covers all civil flights but the scheduled ones. It is the aviation of the
people who own their own airplanes, as a means o transportation. it is just like owning your own
family car. A great number of middle class people in the USA owns a plane for travel flexibility,
setting themselves free from schedules with the air transportation companies. The FAA regulates
this sector. See more at
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/faa-h-8083-19a.pdf
Government aviation
It covers all the regulatory entities on the aviation sector the government has. For the USA case,
we have the FAA and the CAB mainly.
See more at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/faa-h-
8083-19a.pdf
