TY - BOOK AU - Pierson,Laura T. TI - Airline maintenance and aircraft manufacturing: analyses of select issues T2 - Transportation infrastructure : roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transit SN - 9781633213944 AV - TL671.9 U1 - 629.1346 23 PY - 2014///] CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc. KW - Airplanes KW - United States KW - Maintenance and repair KW - Aircraft industry KW - Offshore outsourcing KW - Avions KW - États-Unis KW - Entretien et réparations KW - Industrie aéronautique KW - Impartition à l'étranger KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Engineering (General) KW - bisacsh KW - Aeronautics, Commercial KW - fast KW - Inspection KW - Electronic books KW - 7 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; AIRLINE MAINTENANCE AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING: ANALYSES OF SELECT ISSUES; AIRLINE MAINTENANCE AND AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING: ANALYSES OF SELECT ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: OFFSHORING OF AIRLINE MAINTENANCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR DOMESTIC JOBS AND AVIATION SAFETY; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; MAJOR FACTORS BEHIND MROOUTSOURCING; SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUES; REGULATORY OVERSIGHT; LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 2: DEFENSE SUPPLIERS: FACTORS AFFECTING U.S. TITANIUM AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS' MARKET SHARE OFDOD BUSINESSWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; U.S. AND FOREIGN TITANIUM PRICE DIFFERENCES VARIED BY PRODUCT TYPE; U.S. MANUFACTURERS HAVE THE MAJORITY OF DOD'S AIRCRAFT COMPONENT BUSINESS; FACTORS OTHER THAN TITANIUM PRICE AFFECT THE ABILITY OF U.S. AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS TO COMPETE FOR DOD BUSINESS; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 3: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS): MANUFACTURING TRENDSSUMMARY; THE MARKET FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN 2013; INDEX UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=811109 ER -