International airports play very important role in transport infrastructure of each state because they bring some contribution to economic increase. Main attributes are proper localization of airport and stable demand on air transportation. If these two basic conditions are fulfilled, airport can be considered as a pole of the growth and development which increases employment and also helps to other regional development. This diploma thesis should analyze the international airport Prague--Ruzyně and evaluates economic contribution, spatial and social-economic development of the airport with the view of present trends in civil aviation, regulatory system of European Union and of the Czech Republic and with regard for complete progress of world economy.

Dissertation thesis Air Cargo HUBs and Corridors deals with air cargo transport and HUB and Spoke technology and it is focused on Václav Havel Airport Prague. The purpose of this disseration thesis is to present air cargo transport with all its specifics, to explain application of HUB and Spoke technology in air cargo transport and location of the most important air cargo HUBs. This thesis searches for an answer to a question whether Václav Havel Airport Prague can be considered an air cargo HUB. To meet the target methods of research, analysis, description and comparasion were used. On the basis of assessment of current situation, nowadyas it is not possible to consider Václav Havel Airport Prague an air cargo HUB. An entrance of a new air cargo carrier, a reinforcement of current connections and the construction of parallel runway indicate an increase in transported air cargo, depending on positive economic development.

The impact of fire retardant waste on the aquatic environment was investigated at Abbotsford Airport located in the Lower Fraser Valley, in Southwestern British Columbia. The cleaning of fire fighting aircraft results in significant quantities of fire retardant waste being washed into the airport drainage system with subsequent transport to a drainage ditch located in the southwest corner of the Airport Chemical components of the fire retardant likely to be of environmental concern were identified as ammonia, phosphate, and a corrosion inhibitor. Glacial and outwash deposits consisting of sands and gravels comprise the surficial geology of the study area. Hence, the fire retardant waste would have the potential to impact both surface water and groundwater resources. Therefore there was concern due to the extensive use of groundwater in the local area for both drinking and irrigational purposes. The major components of the research design were 1) assessment of the spatial and temporal distribution of fire retardant introduced into the aquatic environment, and 2) overall impact of fire retardant contamination on surface water and groundwater quality. A long term and two short term monitoring programs were designed to determine the rate of transport and distribution of the fire retardant in the aquatic environment Results showed that although the fire retardant was observed to wash through the drainage system into the stream, no measurable impact on surface water quality was recorded during the study period. Fire retardant components which would cause surface water contamination are ammonia, phosphorus, iron and chromium. A significant rise in nitrate-nitrogen concentration was detected in groundwater samples less than a day after fire retardant waste was recorded in measurable quantities in the ditch water. Temporal distribution of fire retardant in the aquatic environment was correlated with the high hydraulic conductivity of the subsurface and specific hydrological events involving heavy precipitation. Results from the laboratory column experiments indicated that components of the Fire retardant were not retained in the soil and would therefore be rapidly leached into groundwater. Surface water quality and groundwater quality results were compared with established water quality standards for drinking water and protection of freshwater aquatic life. On the basis of these standards the fire retardant waste was not found to contribute to degradation of the surface and groundwaters at Abbotsford Airport Overall impact of the fire retardant waste on the aquatic environment at Abbotsford Airport during the study period was not found to be significant The low fire season combined with a change in washing policy resulted in a fewer number of planes being cleaned at Abbotsford Airport during 1983-84. Therefore, the impact on the aquatic environment recorded during this period cannot be considered typical. / Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies / Graduate

There has been very little research in the area of air cargo demand analysis and forecasting. This thesis attempts to investigate the application of gravity models to air cargo. Using international export volumes from Vancouver International Airport in 1998, a gravity model was built. The inclusion of tariffs as an impedance factor allowed testing of the effect of tariffs as predicted by gravity models. The results were consistent with international trade theory that tariffs provide a barrier to international trade. Further, a comparison is made between aggregate and disaggregate models (across commodities). It was found that aggregation eliminates commodity specific characteristics. In using the gravity model, there are two adjustments which need to be made to reduce the bias in the model: firstly, adjustment is necessary to the bias inherent in the constant term of a log-linear model; and a further adjustment is required when forecasting actual levels rather than log levels. Even after adjustments for both types of bias, the gravity model did not produce accurate forecasts. The aggregate model produced better forecasts than the disaggregate model, but both sets of forecasts did not accurately predict the actual volumes transported. This could be as a result of the stable nature of the variables included in the model, which tend to change very slowly over time. Further, it is apparent that other additional explanatory variables should be included in the models to better capture the short-term changes in air cargo. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

A significant bird hazard to aircraft occurs at times at Port Hardy Airport through the presence of numbers of northern bald eagles in the vicinity of the airport and its approaches. This study investigated bald eagle abundance, distribution, movement patterns, productivity and feeding habits within the airport vicinity and satellite region. Findings were analyzed in the light of comparable ecological information available on the species. The study extended from October 1972 to October 1974. The resident summer and winter population within the airport vicinity approximated 3 eagles. Numbers increased gradually from late August until early November (when salmon were spawning in the Keogh River) and when 11 eagles were continuously present. The maximum number of eagles at any one time was 35. Even a relatively small spawning run of salmon was adequate to attract the eagles and the very large runs did not attract eagles in the same ratio. Eagle numbers decreased from early November until the herring spawning season in March and April when at least 5 eagles were continuously present. The potential hazard to aircraft, expressed as the maximum number of eagle sightings and the number of eagles observed per hour, was greatest during the fall salmon spawning season and the spring herring spawning season for each of the 5 observation areas within the airport vicinity. The population within the study area (200-250 resident eagles) was sufficiently large to dismiss a killing program, even if this was socially acceptable. Mean nesting density in the study area was at least .1 active nest/lineal km of coastline with .2 active nest/lineal km of coastline in the airport vicinity. Fifty seven per cent of the nests failed but those that produced young averaged 1.4 young/nest. Five active nests were within the area of airport activity and they did not differ in success rate or fledged young per successful nest from nests more remote. Statistical analysis of distribution data within the airport vicinity revealed that eagle use was significantly greater in the Keogh River mouth region and significantly lower in the inland region than in the remaining observation areas. The aggregation area along the KeoghiiRiver in the southeast flight path for runway 1028 presented the greatest hazard to aircraft. Direct eagle flights across the flight path occurred at frequent intervals in September and October and were often at the same elevation as approaching or departing jet aircraft. Since it is not likely that the behaviour of the eagles can be changed, ways of altering the flight paths of the aircraft were considered so as to lessen the frequency of interaction. This can be done by extension of runway 102 8 (by about 610m) to allow approaching or departing Boeing 737 jets to pass over, instead of through, the hazardous zone above the Keogh River. / Science, Faculty of / Zoology, Department of / Unknown

Since its opening in 1931, the Vancouver International Airport has been a site where significant representations of the city, its geography and its population have been made. Instead of being utilitarian structures the airport terminals have been purposefully designed and decorated with art chosen specifically to communicate Vancouver's distinct qualities and culture to travelers. As culture is never static and changes continuously, the representations have also shifted over time. By considering the specific history of Vancouver's airport in conjunction with the wider history of Canadian and international airport development, patterns (such as the continuous use of symbols from native cultures to represent aspects of the colonizer's culture) and tensions (such as Vancouver's relative position as a major Canadian urban centre and the growth of visible immigrant populations) which accompany the representation of locality at the airport become apparent. Henri Lefevbre's understanding of space as an active social product, David Harvey's assessment of the impact of globalization upon the local and Siegfried Kracauer's interpretation of architecture as illustrative of broad social trends underpin my analysis. The adoption,of an historical and theoretical framework within this thesis is directed at developing an interpretation of the current art program at the Vancouver International Airport which can move beyond the point where debate regarding "authenticity" and the agency of the native artists or their communities constricts the discussion. Through an examination of airport design, both theoretical and actual, the genesis of and reactions to art programs executed at the airport since the 1960s, as well as aspects of the city's social history, I illustrate that the current art program is representative of more than a superficial thematic strategy. Instead, it points to a complex and ongoing struggle to define and represent Vancouver both to its residents and the rest of the world. / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate

Topic of this thesis is concept design of high power towbarless aircraft tractor. Concept brings up different form design for overall appearance of vehicle based primarily on new technologies and solutions.

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The content of this work is description of current preccision approach system ILS. The location is Brno Tuřany airport. Meteorogic and traffic information was sorted to aim to show current conditions at the airport. In relation to these informations was made project of future GNSS approach in Brno Tuřany

The content of my master’s thesis is to point out operational requirements of aircraft Boeing B747-8 on Praha-Ruzyne airport. It determines unsuitable requirements of this aircraft on the airport and suggests suitable equipment for their removing. My thesis includes elaboration of the contemporary state of the airport requirements of the aircraft toward the airport and deals with evaluation of unsuitable airport parametres.