For this first Case Analysis assignment, first review the guidelines linked below:
Case Analysis Guidelines (PDF)Preview the document
After reviewing the guidelines, read the information below on FAA fines for maintenance at the
following links:
Press Release – FAA Seeks $12 million Civil Penalty Against Southwest Airlines/FAA (Links to
an external site.)
FAA Fines Show the Extent of Maintenance Violations (Links to an external site.) (External HTML link)
Then conduct further research to find any additional information on the Southwest maintenance
issue. Address these questions in your analysis:
What do you believe is the root of the problem?
Is the primary problem Southwest’s lack of internal oversight to maintenance processes or the
FAA not being proactive in preventing or stopping these issues?
Why did the FAA take so long to levy the fines?
Where does quality assurance and quality control factor into these issues?
Following the Case Analysis Guidelines, prepare a short two-page paper which provides the
details of your findings and justification of your analysis.
Links:
https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=16754
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-02-02-airmaintenance02_va_n.htm

Relationship Between Airspeed, Lift and Drag ( Continuity Equation)
Explain what affect an increase in airspeed has on lift, as well as on drag, both induced and
parasite. Include in your answer the “why” for your answer. Consideration should be given to the
lift and drag equation, Bernoulli, Newton, The Continuity Equation, and any other concept
discussed in the text.

Maintenance and Reliability
For this activity, you will assume the role of an aviation maintenance manager.
As the aviation maintenance manager, you are responsible for all maintenance actions and for maintaining
aircraft in a serviceable condition.
For this assignment, conduct research to identify a current aviation maintenance challenge/issue. In your briefing, you will identify the maintenance issue and provide a maintenance strategy to correct the maintenance issue.
Your presentation must include a minimum of five, but no more than eight, slides not including the title slide or reference slide, have embedded audio, and include speaker notes.
Keep in mind that as a minimum your presentation must:
Identify a current aviation maintenance issue of your choosing.
Explain the impact of the maintenance issue.
Define how scheduled maintenance cycles can be used as part of your strategy in addressing
the issue.
Determine and support the role of a reliability program in ensuring that your strategy corrects the
issue.
Refer to Presentation Assignment Guidance for more information and review the rubric for this
activity.
Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.

Required
Discuss the principles of high-speed flight (3,300 words). To answer this question accurately, you need to think like a designer of a high-speed flight. What are the major factors you will focus on while designing for high-speed flight. You may discuss 2-3 factors exhaustively. .