Khir Harun

Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology

The acquirement of the Simulator Boeing 737-800 by Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) posed a technical challenge to the Assessment Team which was required to evaluate the fidelity of the simulator. This paper outlined the assessment of the fidelity of the simulator via a series of manual flying where nu...

In the world of aviation, it’s imperative that its workers are well educated and trained. There are numerous aviation institutes that offer courses in aviation such as aircraft maintenance, aircraft design, ground handling and others. Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) offers courses in Aircraft Maintena...

The Static Simulator of Boeing 737-800 that was acquired by Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) had gone through comprehensive testing to ensure its fidelity. The components to be tested were identified through a methodology which dissected the simulator into 2 mainstream fields which were physical and so...

Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT) had acquired a static flight simulator of type Boeing 737 NG. Before the arrival of the simulator, a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) was actuated in order to confirm the simulator would arrive according to the specifications and also within the correct conditions. FAT was...

In recent years, the wave of Industry 4.0 is seen to encroach into the Malaysian aviation industry especially among major aviation companies. However, the Industry 4.0 readiness among small and medium aviation companies is virtually unknown. This study aimed to conduct a preliminary investigation on the Industry 4.0’s readiness level among small an...

Several different aircraft have been used in aviation search and rescue mission. The use of the aircraft in such mission has been mostly for common purpose of scouring the sea or land to identify and locate the victims. In addition, they are also utilized for rescue mission with some specialized equipment onboard. This study aims to identify the my...

Teaching factory has been promoted as a model that integrates classroom learning to the actual industrial environment experience. Among the benefits of this approach are the accelerated learning and the enablement of two-way feedback between university and industry. In the aviation industry, Maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) is currently underg...

Several different aircraft have been used in aviation search and rescue mission. The use of the aircraft in such mission has been mostly for common purpose of scouring the sea or land to identify and locate the victims. In addition, they are also utilized for rescue mission with some specialized equipment onboard. This study aims to identify t...

Manufacturing systems can be a very challenging due to impact of processes complexity , by-products and extensive energy consumption in production prior to a product realization. For these reasons, the aims of this research is to develop manufacturing processes/systems that focus not only on costs and delivery time, but also environmental burden du...

In highly regulated industries such as aerospace, the introduction of new quality standard can provide the framework for developing and formulating innovative novel business models which become the foundation to build a competitive, customer-centric enterprise. A number of enterprise modeling methods have been developed in recent years mainly to of...

The business industry has already started to address manufacturing sustainable issues primarily on industrial and corporate environmental and economic performance through the development of various eco-efficiency metrics. While this development is important, it is not enough. The metrics required to characterize the dynamic processes and systems ha...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is gaining significant interest from the aircraft manufacturing industry. It has become an increasingly recognized technology, with its real time tracking ability at a much greater level of accuracy, and provides more value across a supply network. RFID-enabled technology with an associated system structure has...

The release of AS/EN9100:2009 standards will force many enterprises and suppliers to demonstrate enhanced quality compliant in order to obtain long term competitiveness in the aerospace global supply chain. The new standard provides the framework for developing and formulating innovative novel business models which become the foundation to build a...

Rapid innovation, growing demand for customization and strong com- petition, require production and supply systems that are responsive and transparent in order to cope robustly with change and disruption. Geographical dispersion of manu- facturing processes, variable demand and longer supply chains introduce additional uncertainty into the supply n...