Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

Marketing is shown increasingly as central to airline performance and the creation of a successful brand. Starting with an understanding of customer needs in the digital age and ending with economic return (profits), the course identifies how managers convert insights into actions.

How to implement and maintain the management system of an Airline in accordance with EASA and EU regulations.

This module has been designed for current airport employees in junior and middle management positions to get an insight to the commercial considerations involved in managing an airport. The module includes discussion of both aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, return on investment, cost recovery and others. Whilst airports are strategic assets, in most parts of the World, they are ultimately subject to the same commercial pressures and standards as any other business, while at the same time adhere to national and international regulations. The module will provide you
with an understanding in managing a successful commercial airport within an often times commercially restrictive and regulated environment to satisfy stakeholders whilst generating the necessary return on investment and ensuring economic growth to the local and national economy.

The course will introduce you to an array of commercial constraints and creatively find solutions and opportunities in order to ensure the success of the airport entity.

The module establishes the foundation for your understanding on how an airport is managed from a strategic point of view. The module content is focused on macroeconomic, political and institutional factors that may influence the strategic approach of the airport management.

Develop an understanding of how leadership and management of people and resources is essential for a successful return from a crisis to normal operations and maintenance of company reputation and market share.

The course comprises a review of the stages of fleet planning, the challenges of organising a correct process, and the analytical modelling techniques. Learning objectives include: The importance of managing stakeholders; how a manufacturer can guide customer thinking; the art of competitive positioning; designing the process of fleet planning; how to determine aircraft selection criteria; building an effective set of ground rules; negotiating; and persuasive presenting of fleet proposals. You will participate in workshops and case studies to give you ’hands-on’ exposure to realistic fleet planning scenarios.

On this course we look at systems thinking, information processing and do a little myth-busting around some overly-used ‘human-factors labels’.

This module has been designed for current airport employees in junior to senior management positions.
It will establish an understanding that leadership and management of people is essential for all who are responsible for organisational success and that Human Resource Management (HRM), is a fundamental part of airport management strategy. This module will enable you to:
• Understand HRM and how it supports business strategy, and the role of the
Line Manager in HRM
• Identify the importance of integrating Human Resource (HR) processes to
reflect the business model of the organisation
• Identify and apply the key HR concepts and processes.

This module enables students to explore organizational strategy and the leader’s role within it, by exploring leadership theories, the differences between leadership and management, and the role of emotional intelligence in leadership.

Students will review their own personal style and impact as a leader, use case study to analyze leadership, and discuss the implications of both organizational and national cultures.

This module has been designed for Aviation Management students, who need to be aware of the tools and methods needed in a safe aviation environment.

The module will provide the students with the knowledge of detailed safety management. There will be practical classroom cases and group exercises. The main objective of this module is to provide a working knowledge of tools and techniques typically used for supporting a well-functioning SMS. Human Factors issues such as Fatigue Risk Management are also covered.

The Sustainable Aviation module provides an introduction to climate change within an air transport setting. The course covers a wide range of topics from climate change and growth in air transport to the options for cutting emissions and the challenges faced by the airline industry.