TRA820 Air Transport Economics (Spring 2021)
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for logistikk
- Campus:
- Molde
- Teaching language:
- English
- Study level:
- {code=HN, name=Second degree level}
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
Contents
The course covers concepts of the following areas:
· Air transport law, policy and regulations
· Air transport supply and demand
· Aircraft acquisition and financing
· Air traffic management
· The economics of airlines (business models, costs and pricing, networks, etc.)
· The economics of airports (layout and capacity, business model, marketing etc.)
· Environmental aspects of air transport management
The course is connected to the following study programs
Recommended knowledge
The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam
Forms of teaching and learning
Exam
- Form of assessment: Written school assessment
- Proportion: 60%
- Duration: 4 Hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: Only general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 40%
- Duration: 1 Semesters
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material
Course evaluation
40% final grade: home assignment; 'open book'
60% final grade: written school assessment; 'closed book'; 4 hours
Pensum
Required reading is given in Canvas at the semesterstart.
Relevant litterature:
Doganis, R. (2019). Flying off course: the economics of international airlines. 5th edition. Routledge, London. (main textbook)
Halpern, N. & A. Graham. (2018). The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management (Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting). Taylor and Francis (selected chapters - available online)
Additional relevant literature and datasets will be made available on CANVAS during the semester.