Airports, Airspace, and Air Traffic Control

Airports, Airspace, And Air Traffic Control

A Manager's Perspective from an Aeronautical Point-of-View on Airports, Airspace, and Air Traffic control

Team resource management defines the efficient and effective use of resources that are available including people, information, and equipment. It always targets security enhancement and efficient management of air traffic control (Hikmat, 2013). The principles that guide the management of the team in air traffic control include the following aspects.

Developing human factors

Linking the human factors with constantly occurring events

Using the best practices to manage the crew

These principles are effective to counter human error having an optimum use of all the available resources, thereby improving services and operations of an air traffic controller (Wiene, Kanki, & Helmreich, 1993). Human factors in air traffic control have an enormous contribution in the management of air traffic. The constantly increasing delays in air traffic and accidents all arise from instructional human error. Management works to improve the security and service delivery of this section. The human factor plunges its responsibility on how the cabin crew is managed and how each man carries out his or her given task (Hikmat, 2013). It culminates to technology use and communications within the cabin crew and that of the pilot and destination airport.

Nontechnical aspects play a vital role in the air traffic control crew although they are the greatest contributors of air accidents. To reduce human errors, the cabin crews need effective training on decision-making and base the decision on the leader of the crew and not the entire crew (Hikmat, 2013).

Management of customer relationship so that they receive excellent service requires a firm control of all human factors, a clear perspective of security, and proper understanding of all the operations taking place with the airport, the airspace and the control room. This will help in dealing with all the air operations and reduce the cost of operations (Garland, Wise, & Hopkin, 1998). Consequently, human errors that are prominent in air operations are kept under control as per the requirements of the international standards in aviation.

Security of the airport, dealing with the incoming taxis, planes and the outgoing traffic is essential for efficient operations of the airport. In aviation, the air traffic control has the information about all the crafts in the airspace and their trajectories. It also contains all the information of the ground operations affecting the landing space (Hikmat, 2013). Management roles in air traffic are to analyze the most effective leadership style for the air traffic control. Provide the goals that will help in the application of the observed leadership style. Use the correct pattern of leadership to ensure the security of all involved and minimize the risks providing excellent service to customers. The leadership or management should understand its own leadership style to minimize human error. The leadership is also a key to prevention of accidents in the air by reducing human error and making credible decisions (Boeing, 2013).

Team resource Management in airports and air traffic control has its advantages because it has efficient error and threat management because each resource has optimal utilization (Wiene, Kanki, & Helmreich, 1993). Teamwork in the airport, both in the ground and air operations becomes better, improved, and stable because everyone is committed to doing their work and communicating with the teammates. It is observed that tasks are done more efficiently, and a greater sense of duty as the whole team works together. The staffs are more satisfied with their jobs and are used more effectively (Boeing, 2013).

Team Resource Management in airports and air traffic control demands a vision on management. There is a need to grow the air traffic and reduce the delays. This is aimed at increasing profits and cut on losses. The aim is to have an efficient system that will enable the clients/customers, the air traffic control; the security guards remain effective in managing the air transport system. This will enable communication, effective navigation and timing, and surveillance (Boeing, 2013). This is possible through robust air traffic systems that contain all the information necessary for effective airport operations (Garland, Wise, & Hopkin, 1998).

Success in this arena of the robust system is based on three key trajectory principles of effective operations that are flow planning, traffic planning, and separation management (Boeing, 2013). Flow planning includes the implementation of an international flow model. In this case, the use of satellites and ground stations fosters the provision of data on hazardous weather to pilots and traffic control stations in airports. The data and reports will facilitate effective response from airport managements and air traffic control stations so that traffic is routed in more friendly weather airspace. The en-routing of traffic due to severe weather will reduce accidents, incidences, and eventually reducing damages frequently caused by hazardous weather (Garland, Wise, & Hopkin, 1998).

Airport Weather conditions are also significant in the management and the redesigning of airspaces. This is vital for a trajectory based air traffic control because it maintains the use of runway in reduced visibility. This fosters security and reduces risks to all involved in the operations of the airport. The airspace should be kept in acceptable visual standards so that traffic control gets easier time rerouting pilots if need be. This airport, for great enhancement, should be reconfigured efficiently for this operation. Team Resource management demands effective use of technology for ease of operations and excellent customer services (Wiene, Kanki, & Helmreich, 1993).

Trajectory-based operations in traffic planning involve redesigning of the available structures to en route congestion. Decision-making in leadership is essential when establishing procedures that change the face of operations in an airport. Some of the procedures include matching airspace design to market demands. This procedure is fundamental because it will optimize the use of resources, which is one of the goals of management (McDougall & Roberts, 2009). The other factor is collaboration with other airports in managing congestion. This factor is vital but has its challenges in having effective collaboration with competitors. Others include reduction of voice communication and increasing on automation, reducing vertical, ocean, and offshore separation. In addition, among the list of congestion reduction is accommodation of user-preferred routes and, though difficult and tough, provide access to restricted airspace. This scenario is in cases of emergency because access such airspace fully restricted and planes may be shot down leading to loss of life and property (Hikmat, 2013). This forms the basis of the integrated flow of operations and services and traffic planning systems.