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Aircraft Selection, Acquisition and Contracts

Unit Code: HES6615

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 Semester	Equivalent to 4 contact hours per week	Off-Campus	Nil	Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Human Factors), Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Human Factors) and Master of Aviation (Human Factors); Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Management), Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Management) and Master of Aviation (Management).

Aims & Objectives:

At the end of this unit, students should have a basic understanding of a number of issues in the complex and critical task that will determine the future success of an airline operation.

Students should finish this unit with a broader understanding of most of the important issues and options in this critical corporate task.

The evaluation and selection task brings together every facet of the business from airframe/engine type matching, retention of performance, fuel burn, maintenance cost guarantees, crew training and endorsements, passenger marketing, through to banking and financing of the project.

Teaching Methods:

Distance Education

Assessment:

Continuous assessment

Generic Skills Outcomes:

At the completion of this unit, students should exhibit the following graduate attributes:

Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
Operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations
Are adaptable and manage change
Are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
Are aware of environments in which they will be contributing

Content:

The topics studied in detail will be drawn from the following:

Fuel burn/range payload
Eng/airframe combination
Route suitabilities
Commonality
Multiple crew endorsements
Fuel burn retention and guarantees

Textbooks:

Holloway, S., 1997, Straight and Level - Practical Airline Economics, Ashgate, Aldershot.

References:

Doganis, R., Flying Off Course - the Economics of International Airlines, 3rd Edition, Routledge, London 2002.

Shaw, S., Airline Marketing and Management, Pitman, London, 1990.

Gialloreto, L., Strategic Airline Management -the Global War Begins, Pitman, London,1989.