CQUniversity AINV12004: Aspects of Aviation Domain Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the aviation domain, focusing on the Australian context. It identifies the industries served by aviation, including transportation of passengers and cargo, and outlines the relevant laws and regulations set by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The report details the operational aspects, systems, and complexities of aviation, encompassing electrical monitoring, maintenance, and various support systems. It also highlights the role of science and technologies, such as metallurgy and mechanical engineering, as well as forensic techniques used in accident investigations. Stakeholders, including government bodies, industry associations, and customers, are identified, along with the expertise required in the field. The report emphasizes the importance of public interest and safety within the aviation domain, supported by a mind map visually summarizing the key aspects. References include various sources like Australianindustrystandards.org.au, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and others.

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Aspects that define Aviation domain
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This report mainly focuses on aspects that define Aviation domain. In Australia, aviation
industry is rapidly growing day by day. As the economy of Australia is increasing people are
coming from various places to find jobs there. As per reports, number of people that come to
Australia from different places is sixteen million. 90% people in Australia avails the aviation
service as Australia in an island ("Aviation industry in Australia" 2018). The following
paragraphs deals with the aspects that define the aviation industry in Australia.
Industries served: The industry that the aviation industry serves is mainly transportation
(Australianindustrystandards.org.au 2018). Passengers and cargo are transported to different
places with the help of aviation.
Laws that define operations, safety and investigation of aviation: The Civil Aviation Safety
Authority sets the rules and regulations that the aviation industry in Australia follow. The laws
set by them for operation of are Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the Air Navigation Act 1920
(Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities 2018). For safety and security the laws are Air
accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963 and the Damage by Aircraft Act
1999.
The investigatory and the regulatory agencies of Australia that carries out investigations
of any accidents or regulates the operations are Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the
Bureau of Air Safety Investigation.
Operations, systems and complexity: The operations that the aviation industry performs are
electrical monitoring like the maintenance of the power plant, checking the ignition and the
amount of fuel, lubrication of the movable parts of the engine and high- lift devices (Civil
Aviation Safety Authority 2018).

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The systems of aviation are divided into two types- one is the complex system like
landing gear, hydraulics and propeller and the second one is the support system like
pressurization, supplemental oxygen and icing systems.
Science and technologies: Aviation industry requires the support of metallurgy for
choosing the right material for outer covering of the airplane, mechanical engineering that makes
the engines, chemical as well as material engineering (Nakamura, Kajikawa & Suzuki 2013).
Forensic Techniques: In case of any plane crashes, the forensic techniques used for
investigation are non-destructive techniques like x-rays, dye penetration and so on (Mink et al.
2016). The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigates the accidents. Inspection is also done
for quality control (Dirkmaat 2014). The electronic components are tested by the PLC testing
method.
Stakeholders: The stakeholders of the aviation industries are the Australian Government,
Airports Council International World and the Australian Airports Association (Baker, Merkert &
Kamruzzaman 2015). The customers of the Australian airlines are also the stakeholders of the
industry.
Expertise Required: The expertise that is required in this industry are engineering and
maintenance, information technology as well as safety and risk management.
Public Interest Profile: The industry serves the public and therefore, should maintain a good
public profile. Safety is one of the main aspects that define aviation domain. Hence, the industry
should thrive to maintain a strong safety image (Davidson et al. 2014). The ratio between the
risks and the benefits should be low which means that the benefits should be more.

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Figure: Mind map of Aviation Domain
Source: Created by author on Visio

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Aviation industry in Australia. 2018. Retrieved from http://www.australiaonnet.com/economy-
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Baker, D., Merkert, R. & Kamruzzaman, M. 2015. Regional aviation and economic growth:
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Civil Aviation Safety Authority. (2018). Flight operations regulations. [online] Available at:
https://www.casa.gov.au/rules-and-regulations/standard-page/flight-operations-regulations
[Accessed 10 Aug. 2018].
Davidson, C., Newes, E., Schwab, A. & Vimmerstedt, L. 2014. Overview of Aviation Fuel
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Mink, D., Yasinsac, A., Choo, K.K.R. & Glisson, W. 2016. Next generation aircraft architecture
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