Running Head: INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS DB2 WEEK 2
International Logistics DB2 week 2
International Logistics DB2 week 2
The future of airport development
Airports are a form of airport transportation industry. Their planning, design and management are normally a local affair while the rest of the industry is a global industry. Their manufacture is based on Boeing and Airbus which have the international designs and assemble an internationally integrated system. Most air ports are developed and run locally by their own enterprises. The airport at present currently has a modest level of development all the development have to follow the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) ground rules. The future of the airport is left to the airport owners as it is up to the policies they make that builds the future.
With terrorist-driven declines in air traffic will there be a need for new airports?
Considering the terrorists driven declines in the airports, there will be no need to develop new airports systems. A survey conducted by the Origin and Destination (O &D) survey with the help of the Department of Transportation Data Bank displayed results on the new security development measures in the airport. The development of airport security through baggage screening, federalizing passenger screening had no effect on the passenger volume, it was actually negative. The results displayed that the efforts made minimized the convenience of air travel. Most of them opted for driving. This led to the unintended balancing of the passenger convenience to their safety.
Are existing airports adequate for current passenger and freight needs?
The present airports in most primary cities, for instance Beijing, are however not adequate to meet the increasing number of passengers as well as freight needs. However, most of the global countries have made substantial efforts to improve their air transportation size and efficiency, for instance the Australian airport services in Alice Springs and Darwin airports infrastructure that provides adequate passenger size and freight needs as well as extensive expansion plans though with limited financial assistance.
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