Air Transport Management with Private Pilot Licence BSc (Hons)

This module aims to provide you with a knowledge of accident and incident investigation procedures and regulations. Through the use of case studies and group work, it will present the fundamentals of accident and incident investigation and provide you with the knowledge to understand, if not to participate, in an investigation.

The module aims to provide you with broad knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of research. It focuses on the use of a range of different research methods and approaches. The module encompasses the understanding and application of appropriate research methodologies, research approaches, research designs, forms of data collection, research statistics and report writing and presentation.

This module will examine and analyse historical technological developments and focus on contemporary technologies and how they are being utilised and could be utilised in the future, by 3 of the main sectors within the aviation industry – airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers.

This module will provide you with the knowledge related to the underlying concepts of profitability in financial and economic terms . You will look at the principles of supply and demand, costs and revenues, as well as  the relentless desire amongst many air transport organisations to reduce costs and grow ancillary revenues. This module will also teach you how to analyse the concepts and principles as to how air transport organisations attempt to obtain the capital they require in order to operate and grow.

This module provides the necessary foundation in order to develop your numerical and analytical skills through the course and it provides a link to the Level 6 module - Aviation Strategy and Commercial Analysis.

In this module, you will have to study two important co-related areas in Two Parts; the use of digital marketing and revenue management applied in commercial aviation as well as airports.

Part One
Digital marketing greatly contributes to a competitive advantage in aviation through building brand and differentiation.  This module will offer you an introduction to Consumer psychology and Digital marketing. It provides a detailed overview of the technologies, issues and context underpinning digital marketing.

Part Two
Aims to provide you with a systematic understanding in the theory and practice of revenue management and its impact on aviation companies as well as their customers.  It seeks to provide you with knowledge and skills to enable them to critically analyse and evaluate market condition, pricing strategies, inventory control tactics and customer value assessment in order to make appropriate management decisions that enable the hospitality organisations to achieve sustainable financial success.

This module aims to provide you with a basic understanding of the structure, nature and operating characteristics of the segments of aviation that are outside of the mainstream of civil passenger aviation industry.

As a future manager, you need a strong understanding of the current situation and local constraints an airport can face. A clear roadmap for the development of airports and a comprehensive solution for the challenges you face are necessary. Focusing on those areas, this module will provide you with a thorough understanding of the political, economic, regulatory and environmental context in which an airport operates. It will have, as a key focus, the design process and elements relating to the design and operation of the airside, airspace and terminal building areas. In addition, it will enhance your critical thinking and decision making in terms of planning and development steps.

This module is designed to give you a conceptual underpinning and thorough knowledge of basic principles and operational practice in sustainable aviation; providing an overview of the principles of sustainability and sustainable aviation management.  It is intended that the module will introduce you to sustainable aviation policy, procedures and strategy for airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers. It will cover the main theories in regulating environmental externalities and help the students to assess and evaluate these policies and initiatives. 

The aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge and understanding required to plan and perform airline route operations. The module covers both the commercial and operational aspects of route development and operations through critical analysis and evaluation of information and data and the application of management science. Political, economic, regulatory and environmental considerations are embedded throughout the learning.

This module will teach you the  understanding of the strategic and commercial aspects of air transport management. It examines approaches to aviation strategic management, strategic analysis and seeks to determine how these organisations may improve, grow and develop; alongside an investigation of key strategic, financial, and economic trends, problems, and developments in aviation management.

The aim of the dissertation module is to provide students with the opportunity to critically review, analyse and evaluate a topic of their choice related to the subject area of the course that they are studying. This is best done by conducting research in that topic and presenting the outcomes in a thesis. The module builds on knowledge and understanding that students may have achieved as part of an introductory research methods module. However, this is a self-contained module and it is not a pre-requisite to have been previously studied an introductory research module.