AERT 3820 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Which of the following is not considered as one of the key planning principles of an airport
operational plan?
- Productivity
- Efficiency
- Public Image
- Finances - ANS Public Image
When planning for an operation, a simplistic approach to planning bids us to consider which of
the following?
- How we should perform an activity, when we should do it, and who will do it
- The finances (cost and profit, if applicable)
- A forecast of the possible outcomes
- All of the above - ANS All of the above
Changes in aircraft operators' schedule and their aircraft fleet significantly impact the
operations planning at an airport especially the staff cost; airport operators often have to
consider this aspect while planning for an operation. Which of these is not necessarily
considered as cost driver for the staff cost at an airport?
- Reliability Objectives
- Complex aircraft operators
- Complex aircraft fleets
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,- Seasonal variations - ANS Reliability Objectives
One of the disadvantages of bottom-up management approach in planning is that it is easily
viewed upon as bossy and dictatorial resulting in employees becoming resentful toward the
management team.
- True
- False - ANS False
Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) was created to aid bringing the aviation stakeholders
together. Which of the following is not considered as one of the reasons for creating CDM?
- Balancing the demand and capacity of passengers at airports
- Stakeholders learning from each other to enhance valuable decision making
- Minimizing the air traffic low at any time
- Bringing different information perspectives of the stakeholders together - ANS Minimizing
the air traffic low at any time
Within the aviation industry context of the US, there are three main groups of stakeholders in
the collaborative decision making effort. Which of these is not one of them?
- FAA - Government/Air Traffic
- Airport Operators
- Operators
- Cargo Operators - ANS Cargo Operators
in the airport collaborative decision making process, ____________ is considered as both the
initiator and the facilitator of the process
- FAA
- Airport Operator
- Aircraft Operator
- Private Form working at an airport - ANS Airport Operator
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, Which of the following is the key element that is shared among various stakeholders in a
collaborative decision making?
- Customers
- Technical Facilities/Equipment
- Personnel
- Data/Information - ANS Data/Information
Which of these is not considered as one of the essential rules of data sharing within the CDM
effort?
- Data is considered proprietary and hence it should be handled appropriately
- The data provider has to approve the release of the information to other stakeholders
- Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of flight operations
- Those stakeholders who provide the data are the one who will be provided with the aggregate
data from the FAA - ANS Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of
flight operations
Over time, collaborative decision making process has been observed to valuable regardless of
the size, traffic level, and complexity of the airport
- True
- False - ANS False
Airport Operational Plan and Airport Collaborative Decision Making are both necessary
processes needed by airport operators to ensure smooth operations
- True
- False - ANS False
One of the concerns that can arise in a collaborative decision making effort is that, in trying to
valuing harmony, stakeholders do not utilize rational thinking during the decision making step.
This situation is also known as "Group Thinking"
- True
- False - ANS True
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Which of the following is not considered as one of the key planning principles of an airport
operational plan?
- Productivity
- Efficiency
- Public Image
- Finances - ANS Public Image
When planning for an operation, a simplistic approach to planning bids us to consider which of
the following?
- How we should perform an activity, when we should do it, and who will do it
- The finances (cost and profit, if applicable)
- A forecast of the possible outcomes
- All of the above - ANS All of the above
Changes in aircraft operators' schedule and their aircraft fleet significantly impact the
operations planning at an airport especially the staff cost; airport operators often have to
consider this aspect while planning for an operation. Which of these is not necessarily
considered as cost driver for the staff cost at an airport?
- Reliability Objectives
- Complex aircraft operators
- Complex aircraft fleets
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,- Seasonal variations - ANS Reliability Objectives
One of the disadvantages of bottom-up management approach in planning is that it is easily
viewed upon as bossy and dictatorial resulting in employees becoming resentful toward the
management team.
- True
- False - ANS False
Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) was created to aid bringing the aviation stakeholders
together. Which of the following is not considered as one of the reasons for creating CDM?
- Balancing the demand and capacity of passengers at airports
- Stakeholders learning from each other to enhance valuable decision making
- Minimizing the air traffic low at any time
- Bringing different information perspectives of the stakeholders together - ANS Minimizing
the air traffic low at any time
Within the aviation industry context of the US, there are three main groups of stakeholders in
the collaborative decision making effort. Which of these is not one of them?
- FAA - Government/Air Traffic
- Airport Operators
- Operators
- Cargo Operators - ANS Cargo Operators
in the airport collaborative decision making process, ____________ is considered as both the
initiator and the facilitator of the process
- FAA
- Airport Operator
- Aircraft Operator
- Private Form working at an airport - ANS Airport Operator
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, Which of the following is the key element that is shared among various stakeholders in a
collaborative decision making?
- Customers
- Technical Facilities/Equipment
- Personnel
- Data/Information - ANS Data/Information
Which of these is not considered as one of the essential rules of data sharing within the CDM
effort?
- Data is considered proprietary and hence it should be handled appropriately
- The data provider has to approve the release of the information to other stakeholders
- Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of flight operations
- Those stakeholders who provide the data are the one who will be provided with the aggregate
data from the FAA - ANS Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of
flight operations
Over time, collaborative decision making process has been observed to valuable regardless of
the size, traffic level, and complexity of the airport
- True
- False - ANS False
Airport Operational Plan and Airport Collaborative Decision Making are both necessary
processes needed by airport operators to ensure smooth operations
- True
- False - ANS False
One of the concerns that can arise in a collaborative decision making effort is that, in trying to
valuing harmony, stakeholders do not utilize rational thinking during the decision making step.
This situation is also known as "Group Thinking"
- True
- False - ANS True
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