Understand the dynamics of public and private policy making and the interplay of regulatory options they may need to assess and promote in support of changing governmental objectives for the aviation industry.

Note: This course concentrates on economic regulation. For safety regulation please refer to the Safety Management Systems for Civil Aviation course.

• Review aviation policy and regulation in light of changing needs of global aviation.
• Identify the new roles and responsibilities to be managed as aviation organizations change from government to more autonomous bodies.
• Learn how to develop policy and present options to decision makers.
• Learn how to apply policy to operational circumstances and implement regulatory practices in a cost conscious manner.
• Participate in challenging exercises to develop policies to address rapidly emerging situations, present options and reconcile conflicts.

• Senior Managers
• Middle Managers
• Managers / Supervisors

• Aviation issues and challenges
• The role of aviation  policy
• Organization of the policy and regulatory function
• Management practices and processes in policy administration
• Roles and responsibilities of the regulator
• Aviation regulation as practiced and administered
• Regulatory format in use and their pros and cons
• Impacts of regulation on fees and charges
• Airport economics and policy impacts
• Air Navigation economics and regulatory impacts
• Measuring policy and regulatory performance