AIR T R A N S P O RT A T IO N

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
AIR TRANSPORT
• AIR TRANSPORT MAKES IT EASY FOR TRAVELERS TO ENJOY VARIOUS TOURISM
DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

• ACCORDING TO AIR TRANSPORT ACTION GROUP (ATAG), THE SECTOR IS CLASSIFIED

INTO TWO:
• CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR – COMPOSED OF AIRPORTS, AIRLINES, AIR NAVIGATION, SERVICE
PROVIDERS (PASSENGERS OR AIRFREIGHT)
• CIVIL AEROSPACE – COMPRISES THE MANUFACTURE AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS,
FRAMES AND ENGINES AS WELL AS AVIATION-SPECIFIC GROUND EQUIPMENT
TWO CONVENTIONS ON AIR TRANSPORT
1. CHICAGO CONVENTION IN 1944 – INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
(ICAO) WAS ESTABLISHED
• ICAO WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE GOVERNING BODY TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDS, PRACTICES AND
PROCEDURES FOR ALL MEMBER COUNTRIES
• ICAO IS A SPECIALIZED AGENCY OF THE UN THAT PROMOTES SAFE AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
• ICAO CODES – CONSIST OF FOUR LETTERS THAT INDICATE THE DEPARTURE CITY OR DESTINATION OF
AN AIRCRAFT
• FREEDOMS OF THE AIR – AVIATION RIGHTS THAT GRANT ENTRY OF AN AIRLINE FROM ONE COUNTRY
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY
TWO CONVENTIONS ON AIR TRANSPORT
2. WARSAW CONVENTION – ESTABLISHES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR
CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, LUGGAGE, AND GOODS.
SIGNED IN 1929 AND HAD THE FOLLOWING OUTPUT:
• DEFINE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER IN CASE OF LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY, OR
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
• PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMS AND RESTITUTION
• PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMAT AND CONTENT OF AIR TRANSPORT
DOCUMENTS, PASSENGER TICKETS, LUGGAGE TICKETS, AND AIR CONSIGNMENT.
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ON AIR TRANSPORT

2. CIVIL AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES ORGANISATION (CANSO) – GLOBAL VOICE OF THE COMPANIES THAT
PROVIDE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND REPRESENTS THE INTEREST OF AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE
PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE.
BASIC PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE
• COCKPIT – SPACE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE FUSELAGE (BODY) OF AN AIRPLANE. THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT ARE LOCATED.

• RADAR (RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING) AND NAVIGATION ANTENNAE DOME – DEVICE USED
EXTENSIVELY ON AIRPLANES. WHEN ANY KIND OF SOLID OBSTRUCTION COMES IN THE PATH OF THE
TRANSMITTED PULSE, IT STRIKES THE OBJECT AND GETS REFLECTED BACK TO THE RADAR

• FRONT AND REAR LANDING GEAR – KNOWN AS UNDERCARRIAGE, THIS EQUIPMENT IS TYPICALLY WITH
WHEELS AND IS USED IN TAXI, TAKEOFF AND LANDING OF THE PLANE

• CARGO BAY – AIRPLANE STORAGE

BASIC PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE
• EMERGENCY EXIT – USED FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF AN AIRCRAFT
• JET ENGINE- MOVES THE AIRPLANE FORWARD WITH A GREAT FORCE THAT IS PRODUCED
BY A TREMENDOUS THRUST AND CAUSES THE PLANE TO FLY VERY FAST. ALSO CALLED
GAS TURBINES

• CABIN WINDOWS – PROVIDE VIEW ON THE OUTSIDE

• WING – GENERATES LIFT FOR THE AIRCRAFT
• LIFT SPEED SPOILER – CHANGE LIFT, DRAG AND ROLL OFF THE AIRCRAFT
BASIC PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE
• FLAP - INCREASES LIFT AND DRAG OF AN AIRCRAFT
• FUSELAGE – MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER AND COCKPIT
• VERTICAL STABILIZER – CONTROLS THE YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT
• RUDDER – CHANGE THE YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT
• ELEVATOR – CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT
• HORIZONTAL STABILIZER – CONTROL PITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT
• AFT – BACK/TAIL LOCATION OR REGION WITHIN AN AIRCRAFT CABIN
• GALLEY – COMPARTMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT WHERE FOOD IS COOKED AND PREPARED
AGENCIES IN CHARGE OF CIVIL AVIATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (CAAP) – CREATED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9497
• ESTABLISH AND PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF ALL AIRCRAFT
OWNED AND OPERATED IN THE PHILIPPINES

• CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD – GOV’T AGENCY MANDATED TO REGULATE THE ECONOMIC ASPECT OF AIR
TRANSPORT (DOTC)

• MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MIAA)

• MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MCIAA)
• PHILIPPINE AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PADC
Civil aeronautics board – gov’t agency mandated to regulate
the economic aspect of air transport (dotc)
PHILIPPINE LAWS IN AIR TRANSPORT

• UNDER A JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1 SERIES 2012,
A NEW BILL CALLED “AIR PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS” WAS CREATED

• IT IS A BILL TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM AIRLINES USE OF OVERBOOKING AND MISLEADING
PROMO FARES.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
• AIRLINE- IS A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES AIR TRANSPORTATION TO PASSENGERS,
CARGOES OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH TO PREDETERMINED ROUTES. ALSO
KNOWN AS AIR CARRIERS

• DOMESTIC AIRLINE – FLIES TO DESTINATIONS THAT ARE ONLY WITHIN THE

TERRITORY OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE AIRLINE IS REGISTERED.

• INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE - CAN FLY TO DESTINATIONS BEYOND THE COUNTRY OF

ITS REGISTRATION

• FLAG CARRIER – AIRLINES THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO

FLY TO OTHER COUNTRIES CARRYING THE IDENTITY OF THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
(PAL, MALAYSIA AIRLINES, AMERICAN AIRLINES)
DEFINITION OF TERMS

• AIRPORTS – TERMINALS WHERE THE AIRLINE PICK UP AND/OR DROP OFF THEIR
PASSENGERS
• AIRSTRIPS – CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE SMALL PLANES
• DOMESTIC AIRPORTS – WHERE DOMESTIC CARRIERS LOAD AND UNLOAD THEIR
PASSENGERS.
• INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS – TERMINALS WHICH ARE COMPLIANT TO THE FACILITIES,
EQUIPMENT, AND AMENITIES SET BY THE AVIATION AUTHORITY. THEY HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE BIG PLANES (INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS)
 CLASSIFICATION OF AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS - ALL OF THE AIRPORTS UNDER THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE AIRPORTS THAT ARE
CAPABLE OF HANDLING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS OR HAVE SERVED INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS
BEFORE.
CLASSIFICATION OF AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• PRINCIPAL CLASS 1 - UNDER THE PRINCIPAL DOMESTIC AIRPORTS CLASS 1 CATEGORY, YOU’LL FIND
AIRPORTS THAT SERVE AIRCRAFTS WITH A CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 100 SEATS.
CLASSIFICATION OF AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

• CLASS 2 CATEGORY AIRPORTS SERVE PROPELLER AIRPLANES WITH A CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 19 SEATS.
CLASSIFICATION OF AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
COMMUNITY AIRPORTS IN THE • BANTAYAN AIRPORT • PALANAN AIRPORT
PHILIPPINES ARE USED MOSTLY
• CAUAYAN AIRPORT • SAN FERNANDO (PORO POINT)
FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT
PURPOSES LIKE SERVING PRIVATE • ITBAYAT AIRPORT
JETS, MEDICAL FLIGHTS, FLIGHT • LABO (OZAMIZ) AIRPORT • MINDORO (VIGAN) AIRPORT
TRAINING, AND AGRICULTURAL
AVIATION. A FEW OF THE
COMMUNITY AIRPORTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES INCLUDE:

• BALER AIRPORT
• BISLIG AIRPORT
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2. EMIRATES 2. CATHAY PACIFIC 2. SAS SCANDINAVIAN
3. QATAR AIRWAYS 3. LUFTHANSA 3. AIR FRANCE
4. AIR NEW ZEALAND 4. TURKISH AIRLINES 4. AER LINGUS
5. AEGEAN AIRLINES 5. EVA AIR 5. BRITISH AIRWAYS
6. ETIHAD AIRWAYS 6. SWISS 6. ICELANDAIR
7. KOREAN AIR 7. QANTAS