Chapter 05

Transportation

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Chapter 5: Transportation Quiz

Test your knowledge of the transportation chapter material!

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True or false: Yield management is, at its core, the science of extracting the most money out of customers based on their willingness (or need) to fly.

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Where could you find safety information specific to railroads?

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True or false: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regulates safety and can enact new rules pertaining to it.

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______ is the practice by some airlines of selling more seats than exist on a flight, based on historical performance, to protect themselves from no-shows.

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True or false: Travel as a business sector is largely independent to the overall health of the economy.

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All truck lines with more than _____ in annual operating revenue must file annual reports with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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True or false: Sensationalizing common aviation incidents, like a blown tire, may ruin a reporter’s credibility with sources.

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True or false: Both privately held and publicly traded commercial transportation companies have to disclose details of their operations to various federal, and sometimes state or local, government agencies.

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True or false: The business of transportation is very impactful to the national and local economy.

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Which of the following resources from The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) can give you a starting place for a local story?

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