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Reg.
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MAHENDRA ENGINEERING
COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
B.E/B.Tech. Degree
Examinations – Apr./May – 2023
IV Semester
19AS15707- Air Transportations and
Aircraft Maintenance

Duration: 3.00 Maximum

Hrs Marks: 100
PART-A (10 X 1 =10 Marks)

I. Choose the best Answer CO BTL

1. Which one of the following is the role of IATA? 1 K2
b) To provide collaboration
a) To study the problem in the
between airliners and
airline industry
agencies
c) To avoid economic wastes due
d) Both a and b
unreasonable competitions
2. Which is the parent organization of ICAO? 1 K1
a) DGCA b) UN
c) UNESCO d) EASA
3. Which of the following is a measure of the financial health of an airline? 2 K2
a) b)
a) Load factor b) Market share

d) Revenue per available seat c) d)

c) Fleet size
mile
4. ________is a measure of airport profitability. 2 K1
a) b)
a) Revenue per passenger b) Passenger throughput

c) d)
c) Number of gates d) Number of aircrafts

5. Scheduled airlines are defined by offering_____ 3 K1

a) Rentals of planes for specific b) Air links according to a a) b)
purposes published schedule
c) Only point-to-point services d) Ad-hoc charter services c) d)

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6. A ‘slot’ is defined as _____ 3 K1
b) A point in time where an
a) A space of check-in counters at airline has the right for one a) b)
an airport take-off or one landing at
an airport
d) The air bridge that
c) A door on the aircraft’s hull to c) d)
connects the aircraft to the
load and unload cargo
terminal building
7. The aircraft maintenance consists of the following______ 4 K2
a) b)
a) Replacement of components b) Repair of components

c) d)
c) Servicing of components d) All the above

8. _________ is the process of monitoring a particular condition in machinery

(such as vibration, temperature, etc) to identify changes that could 4 K2
indicate a developing fault.
a) Condition monitoring a) b)
b) Breakdown maintenance
maintenance
c) d)
c) Predictive maintenance d) Preventive maintenance

9. Vibration analysis is a technique adopted under____ 5 K1

a) b)
a) Breakdown maintenance b) Proactive maintenance

c) d)
c) Predictive maintenance d) Preventive maintenance

10. Which one of the following is not true with respect to line maintenance? 5 K1
a) b)
e) Quick turnaround time f) Aircraft is refueled

g) Critical instruments are c) d)

h) Performed at MRO sites
checked for defects
PART- B (10 x 2 =20 Marks) CO BTL
11. State the role of ICAO in aviation. 1 K1
12.
Name the factor affecting general aviation. 1 K2
13. Define airline operating cost. 2 K1
14. Differentiate between valuation and depreciation. 2 K2
15. Differentiate between hub and spoke scheduling, 3 K2
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16. Enumerate the purpose of crew scheduling. 3 K1
17. Define condition monitoring. 4 K1
18. Differentiate between EROPS and ETOPS. 4 K2
19. What is budgetary control? 5 K1
20. List the advantages of on board maintenance systems. 5 K1

PART- C (5 x 14 =70 Marks) CO BTL

21. (a) Describe the following:

(i) organization planning. (7) 1 K2
(ii) Functions of Management. (7)
(OR)
(b) Illustrate the various levels of airline management and (14)
1 K2
explain functions at each level.
22. (a) Explain the influence of geographical, economic & political (14)
2
factors on routes and route selection.
(OR)
(b) Analyze the following:
(i) Route Analysis. (7) 2 K4
(ii) Fleet commonality. (7)
23. (a) With the presentation of diagrams, explain the operation (14)
hub and spoke scheduling and its advantages and 3 K4
disadvantages.
(OR)
(b) Explain aircraft scheduling inline with aircraft Maintenance. (14) 3 K2
24. (a) Explain the following:
(i) Ageing aircraft maintenance. (7) 4 K2
(ii) Aircraft reliability. (7)
(OR)
(b) Illustrate the various factors. involved in the preparation of (14)
4 K2
maintenance schedule and its determinations.
25. (a) Describe Turbine engine vibration monitoring in aircraft (14) 5

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 with neat sketch.
(OR)
(b) Explain the following:
(i) Life usage monitoring. (7) 5 K2
(ii) Current capabilities of NDT. (7)

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level (BTL)

Remembe Appl
BTL Understa Analyz Evaluat Create
r y
nd (K2) e (K4) e (K5) (K6)
(K1) (K3)
Percentage of
10.5 72.9 16.4
Questions

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