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Airline Operations (Aviation Group) | Tourism and Aviation

Airline Operations (Aviation Group)

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Paper Code: 
DBTM 604 A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective

  1. To understand fundamentals of airline operational strategy in particular hub-and-spoke and point-to-point networks. Airline network strategy, fleet planning. Product design and alliance strategies.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper code

Paper title

DBTM 604 A

Airline Operations

 (Theory)

CO 215  Describe the economic aspects of airline operations, including airline financing.

CO 216 Appraise  the airline passenger fleet planning process

CO 217 Apply knowledge of key principles to airline passenger flight scheduling

CO 218 Analyze the Manpower optimization procedures.

CO 219 Appraise the airline Operations & Dispatch Optimization.

CO 220 Analyze Fleet Utilization & Fleet Replacement Strategies

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Airlines Operations

● Introduction

● Characteristics

● Functions

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Planning Optimization
● Network Flows and Integer Programming Models
● Flight Scheduling
● Fleet Assignment

12.00
Unit III: 

Manpower Optimization

● Aircraft Routing

● Crew Scheduling

● Manpower Planning

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Operations & Dispatch Optimization

● Revenue Management

● Gate Assignment

● Airline Irregular Operations

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Other Important Areas

● Fleet Utilization & Fleet Replacement Strategies;

● Dry Lease & Wet Lease

● Deregulation & its impact on the industry both domestically & globally

● Human factor in Airline Industry

 

References: 

1. Airline Operations By Masood Bazargan
2. Airline Operations and Delay Management: Insights from Airline Economics, Networks and Strategic Schedule Planning by Cheng-Lung Wu

Academic Year: