Class Airport and Air Transport Managemen

The course unit examines the air transport system as a socioeconomic network and value chain, focusing on the interdependence between airports and airlines. The airport is analysed as critical infrastructure, a logistics node, a regulated organisation and a business unit; the airline as a network operator and a capital-, technology- and knowledge-intensive service organisation. It integrates concepts, metrics and global trends in air transport; the economic, social and territorial value of aviation; airline business models, strategy, business planning and fleet planning; and the operational, financial, commercial, technological, environmental and social dimensions of airport management. The approach emphasises evidence-based decisions, current industry reports, real cases, interactive exercises and feasible solutions.  

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CP1 - Fundamentals, evolution and value of air transport CP2 - Ecosystem, value chain, governance and regulation CP3 - Airline business models, strategy and planning CP4 - Airport planning, infrastructure and capacity CP5 - Integrated operations and airport-airline coordination CP6 - Safety, security, quality, risk and continuity CP7 - Air transport economics, finance, commercial management and marketing CP8 - Air transport performance and future

M1 - Dialogued exposition: concepts with questions, examples, metrics and verification of comprehension. M2 - Case studies: analysis of airports, airlines, markets and decisions with sectoral standards and data. M3 - Learning by project: diagnosis of the country's air transport, integrating airports, companies, KPIs and action plan. M4 - Practical workshops: PESTEL, SWOT/TOWS, Business Model Canvas, network/fleet analysis, processes, dashboards and business cases. M5 - Simulation: stakeholders in decisions about routes, capacity, fleet, turnaround, A-CDM, regulation and disruptions. M6 - Professional connection: contact with experts from airports, companies, handling, MRO, navigation, regulation and sustainability. M7 - Formative assessment: quizzes, exercises, debate, peer evaluation, tutoring and project control. M8 - Digital literacy and IAGen: responsible and transparent use, with verification, data protection and human authorship.

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