This course is designed to provide an understanding of key issues, concepts and developments in air transport economics, including aviation management and business planning, regulatory and policy issues.

The course is ideal for new staff involved in the air transport industry as well as those with some prior background experience and who wish to broaden their understanding and reflect on current developments.

The course is based on lecture sessions incorporating time for questions and discussions and comprehension of key concepts.

You will be required to think strategically about the economic issues affecting air transport in the areas of concern to civil aviation authorities, particularly those CAA’s whose managerial concerns range from airport management to aviation system management.

Exercises will be oriented to group dynamics and will involve problem solving in a time constrained environment.

• Civil Aviation Executives
• Senior managers in aviation
• Employees in civil aviation in managerial positions wishing to update their understanding of the key issues in air transportation economics
• New or experienced managers entering aviation from outside the industry

• Transportation Regulation and Public Policy/Regulatory Frameworks
• ICAO/ACI/IATA Relationships
• The Value Chain Concept
• Air Cargo Economics
• Deregulation and Low Cost Carriers
• Aviation Economics and Economic Impact Studies
• Economics of Aviation Operations and the Environmental Impacts
• Aviation Organizational Structures and the Economics of Privatization Strategies
• Airport Planning and Terminal Design Impacts
• Aviation Fees and Charges Issues