Risks Related To the APL20 Aircraft
EA303KM: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Outcome 2: Select and evaluate project management tools and techniques that need
to be applied for the effective and successful implementation of a project.
Outcome 4: Schedule and appraise key aspects of industrial or knowledge based
projects within the scope of the indicative content.
Solution
Introduction
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Transportation is one of the most essential services that can be offered by both the private
and public sectors. In every nation, transportation services are required for various departments
and reasons, some of which cannot be undervalued. Among the reasons why this activity is very
important is; security, provision of essential goods such as food and water, connection between
family and friends and a source of income to both nationals and the country in general. Having a
transportation system that can be relied upon is one step in ensuring that all those services that
make transport an important tool have been well handled. The modes of transport that are most
specific to ensuring that needs have been met are different, some of which can be air transport,
water or land. The convenience of those modes depends on various factors, time and other
resources like money and man-power included. The most reliable mode of transport, and for
which this report is based upon, is air transport. The purpose of this project report is to make
known the advantages that will be gained due to the manufacturing and use of a new aircraft,
Airbus Power Lifter 20 (APL20) which is expected to be launched for the purpose of easier
communication in all areas.
Presentation of the Project to the Representatives
The advent of APL20 will be a facilitator to various sectors of the airline transport as a
multipurpose aircraft. The reason for convening this meeting is to clarify to all representatives of
the airline departments and governmental officials the convenience that will be brought about by
the use of the newly projected aircraft. In this case, the purposes of this aircraft, as well as the
advantages will be discussed.
Objectives of the Aircraft Project
The APL20 aircraft is meant to make the transportation of light and heavy cargo easy and
more convenient. Since this aircraft will be in a position to carry up to 20 tonnes of cargo in one
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shipment, it will be a time saver as well as resource saver for most of the airlines. The fact that it
will make proper use of the space that will be available for use by most of the airline companies
will be an added advantage. One of the goals of this airline project is to create cost efficient and
effective aircraft which will have a great number of tasks. Other than the transportation of heavy
and light cargo, the APL20 has goals to accomplish in civil and military transport. The aircraft
will be used to transport military soldiers for security purposes all over the world. Transporting
soldiers requires relevant carriage of tools and flying faster than helicopters which will assist in
saving the lives of so many civilians due to a low waste of time. Offering conveniently cheap air
transport services for the civilians of all nations will also be a goal to be accomplished by this
aircraft for which the aircraft is secondarily aimed at achieving. In most specific ways, the
APL20 aircraft is to primarily achieve the objective of transporting cargo and secondary purpose
of shipping militia and civilians. Therefore, security and convenience will be prioritized in the
number of reasons for starting this particular aircraft service specifically in the developing
countries.
Economic Viability of the Project in Developing and Developed Countries
Some of the major challenges in developing countries are insecurity due to civil wars and
lack of economic resources to facilitate the provision of the crucial services. Use of the APL20
will facilitate economical use of the available resources for both the developing and developed
countries by ensuring maximum utilization of this airbus. For instance, one airbus can carry up to
20 tonnes of cargo for the purpose of transporting relief food, water and drugs to remote areas in
one occasion. In another occasion, a large number of soldiers will be shipped to carry out peace
keeping tasks in areas where peace is lacking hence fuel and other economical resources will be
saved.
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Most of the developing societies lack proper infrastructure such as roads and railways for
the purpose of land transport and the existence of very unfriendly terrains. The use of the APL20
aircraft will reduce the necessity of need for those infrastructural developments such that the
available economic resources will be used to fund more important causes including enhancing
security in the remote areas that lack those essential infrastructural tools. In the economic
perspective, the uses of this airbus will counter such economic challenges that will be faced such
that costs will be weighed against an enormous number of benefits accumulated. The availability
of factories that will facilitate the manufacturing of the airbus will also be an addition to the
lower expense since the aircraft seems easier to make, with all the resources available. The
expectation of the airline companies is that in the next three to four years, all the economic
barriers that will have been experienced will have been countered and more positive chances of
development will be available through the success of this APL20 project.
Risk Assessment
Risks in this aircraft could take different forms with each of them being important to
consider. As part of the uncertainties that are bound to occur in every mode of transport,
accidents involving the aircraft on its own and some involving the aircraft and other aircrafts
might happen. However, some of those accidents can be avoided while others are unavoidable,
for which insurance covers are needed to avoid circumstances that result from such accidents.
Possible Specific Risks Related To the APL20 Aircraft
Loss of Human and Animal Lives
Human lives have been claimed through the use of aircrafts in the past, some in avoidable
and others in unavoidable circumstances. Extreme weather conditions that can sometimes be
unpredictable have caused the disappearance of some of the aircrafts for both cargo and human
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