Managerial Challenges in Air Transport

Course guarantor:

Peter Vittek

Lecturer:

Peter Vittek

Tutor:

Peter Vittek

Supervisor:

Department of Air Transport

Synopsis:

The course contains a list of basic managerial tasks in aviation. The basic managerial tasks are quality assurance and operational safety, marketing operations, marketing context implementation, airline network management, fleet management and revenue management. The core disciplines also include project management, cost management and project resource planning and management.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to understand the nature of managerial tasks in air transport. Their nature is determined by the specific environment and specific procedures that occur in air transport. Students will learn an approach to solving these tasks.

Study materials:

Graham, A. Managing Airports: An International Perspective. Elsevier, 2008

Flouris, T., Lock, D. Aviation Project Management Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2008

Vasigh, et. al. Introduction To Air Transport Economics: From Theory To Applications. Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2013

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Master Full-Time PL from 2022/23 (compulsory course)
• Master Part-Time PL from 2022/23 (compulsory course)
• Master Full-Time PL from 2023/24 (compulsory course)
• Master Part-Time PL from 2023/24 (compulsory course)
• Master Full-Time PL from 2024/25 (compulsory course)
• Master Part-Time PL from 2024/25 (compulsory course)