University of New South Wales - UNSW

This is a 6UOC course.
The objective of the course is for students to obtain an appreciation of the airline industry’s main drivers and to study the airline corporate planning process. The course will also emphasise group activity, business presentation skills and the ability to deliver a superior research assignment.

Learning Outcomes

Key elements of the course are:

A review of airline economics and the changing regulatory environment.
An examination of airline industry structure (past, current and future directions). This will involve an understanding of the important macro and micro decisions made by airline management. The tension between the Business planning process the operational environment is addressed.
The Business Planning and Strategic planning processes from both a generic and then an airline perspective.
Airline scheduling and airline fleet planning - studied in some detail.
Forecasting in airlines.
An introduction to airline financial analysis and management.
An outline of airline alliances and airline commercial agreements.

To be advised.

Doganis, R. (2002) Flying Off Course: the Economics of International Airlines (3rd Editon). New York: Routledge.
Wells, A. (2004) Air Transportation: A Management Perspective (5th Edition). Belmont. CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
Morrell, P. (2002) Airline Finance (2nd Edition). Aldershot. England. Burlington VT: Ashgate.
Holloway, S. (2003) Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics (2nd Edition). Aldershot. Hampshire. England. Burlington VT: Ashgate.

These texts are available from the UNSW Library & University Bookshop.

Learning Resources

The University of New South Wales provides a range of resources to help students develop their skills and to realise their full potential. The Learning Centre, located at the entrance to the Library provides guidance material, which is also available on-line.

In particular, students may wish to access the following:

Note-Taking Skills
The Basics of Essay Writing
Answering Assignment Questions
Report Writing FAQs
The Basics of Studying for Exams
Surviving Exams
Exam Skills
Plagiarism
The American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing System