3. Why does Ukraine become more and more attractive?
4. When was the new terminal of Boryspil Airport opened?
5. What does the airport consist of?
6. What does the airport infrastructure include?
7. How many passenger departures per hour is the refurbished International Airport capable of handling?
8. Is there any coach service between Boryspil and Kyiv?
9. Why can birds cause crashes?
10. What are the new ideas of the airport development?
Topics for Discussion
1. What do almost all airports have in common?
2. What do you know about the structure of an airport?
3. Airport vehicles. Name them. What are they used for?
4. The history and devepolment of airports.
5. Airport design. What do you know about it?
6. Airport operations.
7. The biggest international airport (airports).
8. Importance of signs, lighting and markings at airports.
9. Air transportation of baggage.
10. The role of TWs in the airport structure.
11. What factors does the airport location depended on?
12. The role of RWs in the airport infrastructure.
13. Types of airports.
14. Give some reasons for aircraft delays.
15. If you were in charge of some particular airport, what would you do to improve the facilities?
UNIT 5
ATCO’S WORKLOAD
ATC Centre. Air Traffic Control Specialist
Exercise 5.1.1 Read and translate the text.
Nature of the work
An air traffic control specialist (ATCS) is often described as one who provides control for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow or air traffic. It is their function to direct air traffic so it flows smoothly, efficiently and safety above all on the ground and in the air.