The Effect of a Major Air Carrier's Failure on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

Abstract

The Department of Defense relies on commercial airlines to provide approximately fifty percent of the United States strategic airlift during a national emergency by mobilizing the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). This study investigates the effect of a major civil airline bankruptcy on CRAF. The research also examined the adequacy of plans to deal with CRAF carrier corporate failures, and found that while the loss of a major carrier would adversely affect strategic airlift capability, no plans exist to cope with the eventuality. Investigative conclusions are analyzed and feasible recommendations are suggested to overcome the lack of panels to deal with a major air carrier failure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA131009

Entities

People

  • Wayne Delawter

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Employment
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Personnel Management
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Economics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design