Business Aviation in Russia: Specific Features and Prospects of Development

The presented study determines the role of business aviation in the modern economy and examines the specific features of its development in Russia.Aim. The study aims to analyze the development of business aviation in Russia and its correlation with economic development in general.Tasks. The authors determine the benefits of business aviation as a business tool, examine the specific features of the Russian business aviation market and problems of its development, and identify factors that affect the development of business aviation in Russia.Methods. This study uses the methods of comparative and retrospective analysis, cross-country comparison, systems approach, and expert analytics.Results. Business aviation is a new segment of civil aviation for Russia. Therefore, it is advisable to rely on foreign practices in the management of its development. In many countries, business aviation is a separate industry that specializes in providing transport services to a wide range of corporate clients and/or individuals. The development of this industry is associated with the economic growth rate and the development level of the national economy, and also depends on the national institutional specifics. This study describes the specific features of development of business aviation in Russia and problems arising in the organization and management of this type of business.Conclusions. The authors develop a system of factors affecting the development of business aviation in Russia, describe the major problems of this industry, and propose solutions. The results of this study can be used in the development (adjustment) of business aviation development strategies in Russia both at the industrial and corporate level, and in the implementation of the national policy in this field.

Weryfikacja i walidacja nowego algorytmu planowania tras w przestrzeni FRA

Europa stoi przed kryzysem przepustowości przestrzeni powietrznej, ponieważ prognozuje się, że liczba lotów wzrośnie nawet o 50% w ciągu najbliższych 10-20 lat. Niska efektywność spowodowana rozdrobnieniem europejskiej przestrzeni powietrznej wywołuje co roku wysokie dodatkowe koszty, które ponoszone są głównie przez przewoźników i pasażerów. Obwiązujące zasady planowania lotów sprawiają, że plany lotu rzadko są zgodne z ich operacyjną realizacją. Efektem tego jest niska przewidywalność ruchu lotniczego wpływająca na duże obciążenie kontrolerów ruchu lotniczego w trakcie rozwiązywania sytuacji konfliktowych oraz na duże opóźnienia w ruchu lotniczym. Brak możliwości skutecznej optymalizacji trasy na etapie planowania lotu sprawia, że europejskie trasy lotu są wydłużone w stosunku do rozwiązań optymalnych, co w konsekwencji oznacza większe zużycie paliwa, wzrost emisji zanieczyszczeń oraz wyższe koszty dla użytkowników. Praca dotyczy sprawdzenia poprawności działania nowego algorytmu planowania tras w przestrzeni FRA, opisanego w [7], pozwalającego na uwzględnienie złożoności przestrzeni powietrznej oraz ograniczeń w niej występujących. Opracowany algorytm może być wykorzystywany w zautomatyzowanych systemach planowania lotu, dostępnych dla niekomercyjnych użytkowników (General Aviation) lub mniejszych firm lotniczych (Business Aviation, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems). Weryfikacja otrzymanych wyników przeprowadzona została przez porównanie otrzymanych tras z trasami zaplanowanymi ręcznie przez pilotów zawodowych o dużym doświadczeniu lotniczym. Walidacja, wykazująca wykonalność zaplanowanych tras, przeprowadzona została z wykorzystanie symulatora lotu klasy FNPT II w trakcie symulowanych lotów w czasie rzeczywistym.

An analysis of the demand for business aircraft among the corporate sector in South Africa

Background: Business aircraft fulfil a major need in providing access and mobility solutions not generally offered by scheduled commercial aircraft. These aircraft often make use of secondary airports in outlying areas thus encouraging economic development. Business aviation is, in general, growing throughout the world and also in some African countries, but appears to be subdued in South Africa. The purpose of this research project was to determine the demand characteristics for business aviation aircraft in South Africa.Objectives: The primary research objective was to determine the demand for business aircraft in South Africa, as well as the nature and characteristics of the users and non-users of business aircraft among the top 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).Method: A pragmatic research philosophy guided an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design. Findings from face-to-face interviews with aviation experts were utilised to develop the research questionnaire distributed to the top 100 JSE-listed companies.Results: The potential future growth for the business aircraft market is most likely to come from existing users, with marginal growth from new entrants in the market. Perceived costs are major deterrents to the utilisation of business aircraft.Conclusion: The research provides market intelligence necessary to guide business aviation companies to efficiently service or expand the market for business aircraft in South Africa, contributing to the existing knowledge in air transport.

BUSINESS FLIGHTS GROUND HANDLING IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The development of business aviation in Russia is directly related to the availability of special airport infrastructure that affects the flight safety and ground handling quality for business flights. The stable demand for business flights contributed to the construction new Business Aviation Centers commissioning mostly in the airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg airports. The main constraints of airport ground handling infrastructure and business flights ground handling development are the requirements of Russian Federation legal acts and the lack of investor interest.

Social Network Theory and Management of the Sub-supply Network in Complex Sectors

Studies on complex product development have seen different improvement approaches to achieve shorter product development lead times and higher return on investment. Complex product development still lack on the ‘better, faster and cheaper’ paradigm for efficient communication and information exchange flow process. This paper aims at understanding how the critical interdependent techniques are managed in the sub-supply network of a complex sector such as Business Aviation Industry. Thus, the aim is to envisage the best practice approach for technical communication networks among these systems-design teams and also how the bottlenecks existing could be effectively and efficiently addressed to enhance collaborative industrial supply-chain management network competitive advantage.This paper employing social network theory propose information flow process toward enhancing an industrial sustainable competitive advantage. From a methodological point of view, the research is based on a single case study, a questionnaire was used to collect data for the level of communication network from Business Aviation supply chain network.The outcome of the research highlights how communication in the sub-supply network significantly influences the attention the teams pay to the organization of the critical interdependent techniques. Moreover this research identifies an effective and efficient communication is sees as the driver for effective organization management, which need enhancement for industrial competitive advantage. Finally, the research carried-out undoubtedly gives a considerable contribution in understanding critical and complex issues in the relationships in sub-supplying in Business Aviation Industry.The outcome could be further developed by extending the interviews to the businesses involved in the sub-supply chain.