Aviation Economics

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of the broad economic aspects of the global aviation industry.

Course content

Global aviation economic trends; Key Economic principles and their application to aviation; Aviation competitive market analysis; International economics and aviation; Open skies and global alliances; Approaches to pricing and revenue management; and Low cost airlines.

Textbook(s)

Bijan Vasigh; Ken Fleming; and Thomas Tacker 2013, Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications, 2nd, Ashgate, ebook freely available

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
AERO 1024	Introduction to Aviation Management
AERO 1022	Introduction to Aviation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Essay, Viva Voce

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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