Aviation Management Part 1- Airline Management

The aviation business is a complex and dynamic sector that plays a crucial role in the global economy. The latest economic crisis emphasizes the remarkable paradox of the aviation business: while the air travel market keeps on growing, a global cumulative profit over the entire age of commercial air travel remains absent. This paradox continues despite expected growth figures in Asia, South America and India.

The aviation business is constantly adapting to a changing world. Whereas yields continue to be volatile and marginal, travel has become a human right. New business models and competitors show up, regulations become more stringent, passenger demands change and new airline routes emerge. Airports, as suppliers to the airlines, have become mega intermodal transport cities where retail and real estate go hand in hand with the air travel product.

Why do airlines change flight prices? How do they define their markets and choose their aircrafts? How do airports make money? How are airports designed? If these questions play a role in your work, Delft TopTech offers you the opportunity to quickly boost your knowledge, expertise and skills through a two-week intensive course. Experts from Delft University of Technology, SEO Economic Research/University of Amsterdam and Leiden University share the latest insights into this unique global business.

During the course, you will:

• Examine the performance of different business models
• Learn to make strategies and convert them into actions
• Examine all direct and indirect operations
• Understand departmental challenges
• Improve your problem-solving and analysis skills
• Generate in-depth understanding of costs and revenues
• Understand how different factors relate to profitability
• Improve your project management skills