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Commercial Air Transport

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Commercial Air Transport
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Aviation Business and Piloting (Extra-occupational), Bachelor, ASPO 01.04.2022
Module code: ABBW52
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P410-0014, P510-0061
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
6SH (6 hours)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 7
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam 180 minutes; 33% of the exam grade is an essay on a given topic

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Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
The total student study time for this course is 150 hours.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
ABBW31


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Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Studienleitung
Lecturer:
Tilman Gabriel, M.B.A.


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Learning outcomes:
• After successfully completing this module, students will be able to define the functions of German and international air traffic, name the legal foundations and the micro and macro-economic risks of air traffic operations
• They will be able to describe the economic, social and political functions of air transport and illustrate their effects on the development of commercial air transport
• Students will be able to name the various products offered by commercial air transport and present strategy, branding and pricing
• Students will be able to evaluate the development of demand for air transport products and make adjustments.
• They will be able to link the numerous practical examples with the theoretical content of the module and link them to the activities and tasks of an air traffic manager.
• Students will be able to describe current organizational developments and trends in air transport, analyze their impact on the future development of aviation and apply the results.


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Module content:
1. Definitions of commercial air traffic
2. Importance of air traffic, in Germany and in the world
3. Social function of air traffic
4. Products of commercial air traffic
5. Scheduled and non-scheduled air traffic
6. Air freight
7. The role of airports
8. The demand side of the air transport system
9. The module ends with a discussion of current organizational developments and trends in commercial air transport. Special emphasis will be placed on post-corona developments.
 


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Teaching methods/Media:
Instructional videos, joint exercises in a virtual classroom and group work
 
 


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Recommended or required reading:
• Belobaba, Peter, et al (2016); The Global Airline Industry, 2nd Edition, Wiley
• Mensen, H.: (2013): Handbuchder Luftfahrt, Springer-Verlag / Berlin,Heidelberg
• Conrady, R., Fichert, F. , Sterzenbach, R. (2018): Luftverkehr: Betriebswirtschaftliches Lehr-und Handbuch, 6. Auflage, OldenburgVerlag
• Pompl, W. (2006): Luftverkehr-Eine ökonomische und politische Einführung, 5. Auflage, Berlin
• Maurer, P. (2006): Luftverkehrsmanagement–Basiswissen, 4. Auflage, München
• Doganis, R. (2019): Flying Off Course, 5th Edition, New York
• Kearns, Suzanne (2021): Fundamentals of International Aviation, 2. Auflage New York
• Wensween, J. (2015): Air Transportation, 8thEdition, Burlington
• Wieske-Hartz, H. (2004): Airline Operation, Hamburg
• Schulz, A., Baumann, S., Wiedenmann, S. (2010): Flughafen Management, Oldenburg Verlag
• Schwenk, D., Giemulla, E. (Hrsg.), (2013): Handbuch des Luftverkehrsrechts, 4.Auflage, Bücher Carl Heymanns Verlag
• Rodrigues, C., Cusick, S. (2012): Commercial Aviation Safety, McGraw Hill Professional
• Schmidt, G.H.E. (2000): Handbuch Airline Management, München
• Rodrigues, C., Cusick,S. (2012): Commercial Aviation Safety, McGraw Hill Professional
• Dekker, Sydney (2014): The Fieldguide to Understanding Human Error, 3rd Edition, Taylor & Francis
• Belobaba, Peter, et al (2016); The Global Airline Industry, 2nd Edition, Wiley
• Budd, Lucy & Ison, Stephen (2020); Air Transport Management, Routledge
• Clark, Paul (2017); Buying the Big Jets, 3rd Edition, Routledge
 
 
 
 


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