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Air Traffic and Air Transportation , 6 ECTS credits.
/Flygtrafik och flygtransporter/
For:
FT
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 78
Rec. self-study hours: 82
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Logistics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
The objective of the course is to provide an overview of the air transport area, and the give the students an ability to identify and understand problems that may appear in this area. The students will after the course have an understanding of how air traffic is handled by airlines, aviation authorities, air navigation services and airports. The students will also understand how these different actors interact with each other. After the course the students should be able to:
- Describe the impact relevant national and international organizations have on air traffic and air transportation, as well as describe the interaction between these organizations
- Explain how the market for air transportation works and how it is regulated
- Demonstrate the construction of the air traffic management system in Sweden and Europe and the capacity problem that comes as an effect of this construction
- Discuss the role of the airport in the global air transportation system
- Characterize the typical structure of an airline, regarding financing, organization, resources and market position and direction
- Explain how the different actors in the air transportation system plan their operations, and how this planning affect the operations of the other actors
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures and seminars. The lectures give the theoretical background. During the seminars, assignments and case studies are discussed. A study visit is also performed.
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Course contents:
- Organizations in the air transportation system
- The air transport market
- The air navigation service
- The air traffic management system in Europe
- The airport
- The airlines
- Planning of air traffic
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Course literature:
Olle �.kerlind och Håkan �-rtlund, "The ABZ of Flight Operations".
Lindh A, Andersson T, Värbrand P and Yuan D, "Airport Logistics �?" Integration of ATM and ground processes. Ahmed Abdelghany och Khaled Abdelghany, "Introduction to airline management", ur Modeling applications in the airline industry.
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Hand-in assignments
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Christiane Schmidt
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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