Content:  

This lecture gives an introduction to the quickly changing world of airline companies and their business activities. The topics of the lecture are: aviation history, aviation technology, aviation and environment, air traffic development (historic and forecast), air transport policy, airline management (strategy, operations, financing, marketing & sales etc.), air cargo transport, airports and air traffic control systems. 

Learning outcomes:  

Students will understand the dynamics and interdependencies of the global aviation industry.

They learn about the characteristics of airline management in various areas. 

Prerequisites:  

Formal: -  

Recommended: -  

Obligatory registration: no  

Further Information on registration: -  

Courses  

Hours per week  

Self-study  

Lecture 

2 

6 

ECTS in total 

4 

Form of assessment  

Written exam (45 min.) 

Preliminary course work  

- 

Lecturer/Person in charge  

Prof. Dr. Borislav Bjelicic 

Duration of module  

1 semester 

Offering  

Fall semester 

Language  

English

Program-specific educational goals  

LG 1 

Grade  

graded