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Airline Operations (Theory) | Tourism and Aviation

Airline Operations (Theory)

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Paper Code: 
24DBTM604A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to understand fundamentals of airline operations strategy in particular hub-and-spoke, point-to-point networks, airline network strategy, fleet planning. product design and alliance strategies.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24DBTM604A

Airline Operations

 (Theory)

 CO253: Describe the economic aspects of airline operations, including airline financing.

CO254: Appraise  the airline passenger fleet planning process

CO255: Analyze the Manpower optimization procedures.

CO256: Appraise the airline Operations & Dispatch Optimization

 CO257: Analyze Fleet Utilization & Fleet Replacement Strategies

CO258: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Continuous Assessment 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

Essential Readings: 

 

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

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. Bruce G. Billig & Gerald N. Cook, Airline Operations and Management, Routledge
  2. Cheng-Lung Wu, Airline Operations and Delay Management: Insights from Airline Economics, Networks and Strategic Schedule Planning

E-resources

  1. https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=Cdnwi2LUCCLzrJZ76d/o...

 

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