Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G Lecture 2: Lecture 2.docx
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Airlines are best known, but have less pilots and aircraft then. Canada has the 2nd largest civil aircraft fleet in the world: 29064 fixed-wing and 2505 rotary-wing, 80% aircraft operate in ga. Anything other then the military or commercial scheduled air service. Copa (canadian owners and pilots association: started in 1952, lobby the gov"t to protect rights to canadian airspace, raise awareness of issues that impact the flying community, promote air safety and lower the cost of flying. Number of pilots has grown steadily: 1952: 7000, 2008: 64,542. In canada the are 388 active flight schools. Becoming a pilot requires a knowledge and skill training combined with hours of experience. Multi-crew pilot license (not in canada: a response to the predicted pilot shortage, permits a person to act as co-pilot on a multi-engine transport aircraft, only takes 15 months, heavy use of simulation and scenario-based training.