Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will be able to understand the historical and present status of air transportation.
Standard 1
The importance of air transportation.
Standard 2
Man's efforts to fly.
Standard 3
Development of the airplane.
Standard 4
The beginning of commercial air transportation.
Strand 2
Students will be able to understand and explain regulation of air transportation.
Standard 1
The air carrier industry and federal legislation.
Standard 2
Department of Transportation.
Standard 3
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Standard 4
Aviation safety and the National Transportation Safety board.
Standard 5
Aviation accident investigation and safety performance.
Standard 6
Air carrier economic regulations.
Standard 8
International air transportation law.
Standard 9
International air transportation organizations.
Standard 10
Non-US air carriers.
Standard 11
Commercial space transportation.
Performance Skill
Understand and explain regulation of air transportation.
Strand 3
Students will understand and explain administration of air transportation.
Standard 1
Air carrier management and organization.
Standard 2
Air carrier marketing.
Standard 3
Air carrier accounting and financial analysis.
Standard 4
Legal aspects of air transportation.
Standard 5
Aviation industry performance and forecasts.
Performance Skill
Understand and explain administration of air transportation.
Strand 4
Students will be able to understand and explain aircraft.
Standard 1
Aircraft performance.
Standard 2
The Boeing Company.
Standard 3
The McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
Standard 4
The Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Standard 6
Future aircraft and space vehicles.
Standard 7
The general aviation industry.
Perfomance Skill
Understand and explain aircraft in general.
Strand 5
Students will understand the importance of career readiness skills as it relates to the workplace and outlined in the SkillsUSA Framework - Level 2.
Standard 1
Understand and demonstrate reliability.
Standard 2
Understand and demonstrate responsiveness.
Standard 3
Understand resiliency.
Standard 4
Understand and demonstrate workplace habits.
Standard 5
Understand and develop initiative.
Standard 6
Understand and demonstrate continuous improvement.