Aviation Business Management
The commercial side of aviation: network planning, revenue management, airport concessions and regulation.
- Lessons
- 28
- Study time
- 168h 43m
- Enrolled
- 196
- Rating
- 4.7 (84)
What you will be able to do
- Plan networks and manage airline revenue
- Understand airport and airline commercials
- Navigate aviation regulation and strategy
Curriculum
7 modules · 28 lessons · 168h 43m
1 The aviation value chain 4 lessons
- Who makes money in aviation 6h 31m
- Airline business models 6h 24m
- Alliances, JVs and interline 6h 34m
- Value chain mapping 6h 22m
2 Airline economics 4 lessons
- CASK, RASK and the break-even load factor 6h 29m
- Fixed vs variable cost structure 6h 27m
- Fuel, currency and hedging 6h 31m
- Economics quiz 15m
3 Network and fleet planning 4 lessons
- Route evaluation and the S-curve 6h 34m
- Hub design and wave structures 6h 22m
- Fleet selection and ownership 6h 29m
- Slots and bilateral rights 6h 27m
4 Revenue management 4 lessons
- Segmentation and fare families 6h 31m
- Booking curves and overbooking 6h 24m
- Ancillary revenue strategy 6h 34m
- RM simulation 6h 22m
5 Airport business 4 lessons
- Aeronautical charges 6h 29m
- Concessions, retail and car parking 6h 27m
- Capacity, terminals and the level of service 6h 31m
- Ground handling contracts 6h 24m
6 Safety and quality governance 3 lessons
- Safety management systems 6h 34m
- IOSA and audits 6h 22m
- Just culture and reporting 6h 29m
7 Regulation and strategy 5 lessons
- NCAA, ICAO and IATA 6h 27m
- Consumer protection regulation 6h 31m
- Environmental policy and CORSIA 6h 24m
- Capstone route case 6h 34m
- Final assessment 15m
Who makes money in aviation
About this programme
Aviation Business Management is the strategic administration of aviation operations, focusing on the business aspects of airlines, airports and the service providers around them. The programme covers network and fleet planning, revenue management, ancillary strategy, airport commercial models, safety governance and the regulatory frame that constrains all of it.
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