AE3005 Airport Management Syllabus:

AE3005 Airport Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To acquire solid background of managerial skills in airport management
2. To develop personality to face business difficulties.
3. To control multicultural conditions.
4. To identify the relevant analytical and logical skills to deal with problems in the airline industry.
5. To learn the concepts of performing well in teams, professionalism, and the knowledge acquired in the field of airport planning, airport security, passengers forecasting, aerodromes work etc

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

History of aviation – organisation, global, social & ethical environment – history of aviation in India -major players in the airline industry-swot analysis of the different airline companies in India -market potential of airline industry in India-new airport development plans-current challenges in the airline industry-competition in the airline industry – domestic and international from an Indian perspective

UNIT II AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT

Airport planning-terminal planning design and operation airport operations – airport functions -organisation structure in an airline-airport authority of India – comparison of global and Indian airport management-role of aai -airline privatisation-full privatisationgradual privatisation-partial privatisation.

UNIT III AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES

Various airport services – international air transport Services-Indian scenario – an overview of airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore – the role of private operators-airport development fees, rates, tariffs

UNIT IV INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Role of DGCA-slot allocation – methodology followed by ATC and DGCAmanagement of bilateral -economic regulations

UNIT V CONTROLLING

Role of air traffic control airspace and navigational aids – control process – case studies in airline industry- Mumbai Delhi airport privatisation- navy Mumbai airport tendering process – 6 cases in the airline industry

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Graham.a. Managing airports: an international perspective – butterworth heinemann, oxford 2001.
2. Wells.a. Airport planning and management, 4th edition Mcgraw-Hill, london 2000.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Doganis. R. The airport business routledge, london 1992
2. Alexender t. Wells, seth young, principles of airport management, mcgraw-hill 2003.
3. Ps senguttavan fundamentals of air transport management, excel books 2007
4. Richard de neufille, airport systems: planning, design and management, mcgraw- hill london 2007.
5. Manual of aerodrome licensing of aai airports – aai website – freely downloadable – issue may 2010.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

1. To interpret business difficulties.
2. To Dissect multicultural conditions.
3. To identify and apply the relevant analytical and logical skills to deal with problems in the airline industry.
4. To Develop well in teams, professionalism etc.
5. To apply the knowledge acquired in the field of airport planning, airport security, passengers forecasting, aerodromes work etc.