Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190400706101AIRLINE MANAGEMENTCompulsory365
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this lecture is to give information about the details of airline management. The concepts that related with airway transportation and management will be mentioned comprehensively. Civil aviation regulations and liberalisation trends in Turkey and the world will be mentioned.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1explain fundamental management concepts explains fundamental management concepts explains strategic management explains Porter’s 5 Forces Models applies fundamentals of strategic management to airlines
2explain fundamentals of air transportation explains civil aviation system defines air transportation and explains it with the system approach explains the differences between general aviation and airline business
3explain fundamentals of air transport service and airlines explains airline market, characteristics of air transport service and the processes of it 3.2. describe the components of air transport service explains the supply - demand and the characteristics of the airline industry defines and categorize airlines, defines the customers and functional departments of airlines explains the air cargo carriers applies Porter’s 5 Forces Models to airlines explains the factors affecting the development of airline industry explains and debates the effects of the national and international economic regulations on airline management
4explain different types of networks used by airlines defines different types of networks questions the advantages and disadvantages of networks
5explain network carriers and airline alliances describes the characteristics of network carriers explains and questions the necessity of being a network carrier explains the strategic airline alliances in details
6explain the key performance indicators of airlines lists the KPIs and defines them relates the KPI with each other’s calculates the performance
7explain the cost structure of airlines and analyze them explains the revenues and costs of the airlines analyze the factors affecting the costs and the revenues of airlines relates the costs and revenues of the airlines
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
-
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
It includes analysis of the structures of interactive departments in order to evaluate airport management models and services. It aims to provide detailed information on airport management processes.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Fundamentals of Management ; Fundamentals of Strategic Management --
2Fundamentals of Strategic Management --
3System Approach on Air Transportation ; Principles of Air Transportation Service --
4Principles of Air Transportation Service --
5Airlines and Strategic Positioning of Airlines --
6Airlines and Strategic Positioning of Airlines ; Characteristics of Airline Industry ; Economic Regulations on Airline Industry --
7Economic Regulations on Airline Industry Deregulation and Liberalization --
8Airline Networks --
9Airline Networks --
10Key Performance Indicators --
11Cost Structure of Airlines --
12Cost Structure of Airlines ; Network Carriers --
13Cost Structure of Airlines ; Network Carriers --
14Strategic Airline Alliances --
Recommended or Required Reading
Belobaba, P. (2009). Peter Belobaba, Amadeo Odoni ve Cynthia Barnhart (Ed.). The Global Airline Industry. West Sussex: Wiley.Burghouwt, G. (2007). Airline Network Development in Europe and its Implications for Airport Planning. Aldershot: Ashgate.GEREDE Ender (2010). The Evolution of Turkish Air Transport Industry Significant Developments and the Impacts of 1983 Liberalization. Yönetim ve Ekonomi, 17(2), 63-91.GEREDE Ender (2016). E. Gerede ve A.E. Demirci (Ed.), Havayolu Yönetimi. Eskişehir: T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.GEREDE Ender (2011). Türkiye deki Havayolu Taşımacılığına İlişkin Ekonomik Düzenlemelerin Havayolu İşletmelerine Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 9(2), 505-537.GEREDE Ender (2011). Türkiye’nin İkili Havayolu Taşımacılığı Anlaşmalarının Havayolu Yönetimine Etkileri Açısından Değerlendirilmesine Yönelik Bir Ölçek Önerisi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(3), 29-50.Gerede Ender (2012). Avrupa Birligi’ne Tam Üyelik Sürecinde Türkiye Avrupa Birliği Havayolu Pazarındaki Ekonomik Düzenlemelerin Havayolu Yönetimine Etkisi Açısından İncelenmesi. Akdeniz Üniversitesi IIBF Dergisi, 11(23), 102-134.GEREDE Ender (2016). A study on the possible effects of horizontal agreements between airlines registered in Turkey: A Managerial Perspective. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 15(56), 120-140. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17755/esosder.16441Gerede, Add to Citavi project by DOI E. (2015), Ender Gerede (Ed.). Havayolu Taşımacılığı ve Ekonomik Düzenlemeler: Teori ve Türkiye Uygulaması, Ankara: Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları.Gerede, Ender. (2011). Türkiye’nin İkili Havayolu Taşımacılığı Anlaşmalarının Havayolu Yönetimine Etkileri Açısından Değerlendirilmesine Yönelik Bir Ölçek Önerisi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11 (3), 29-50.Gerede, Ender. (2012). Avrupa Birliği’ne Tam Üyelik Sürecinde Türkiye - Avrupa Birliği Havayolu Pazarındaki Ekonomik Düzenlemelerin Havayolu Yönetimine Etkisi Açısından İncelenmesi. Akdeniz Üniversitesi İİBF Dergisi, 11 (23), 102-134.Holloway, S. (2008).Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics. Aldershot: Ashgate.ORHAN GAMZE, GEREDE ENDER (2013). A Study of the Strategic Responses of Turkish Airline Companies to the Deregulation in Turkey. Journal of Management Research, 5(4), 34-63., Doi: 10.5296/jmr.v5i4.4201.Wensveen, Add to Citavi project by DOI J.G. (2007). Air Transportation: A Management Perspective. Aldershot: Ashgate.YASAR MEHMET, GEREDE ENDER (2018). Türkiye Havayolu İç Hat Şehir Çiftlerindeki Pazar Yapılarının Piyasa Yoğunlaşması Ölçütleri İle Belirlenmesi. Yönetim ve Ekonomi: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(1), 171-197., Doi: 10.18657/yonveek.332119
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures12020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination41040
Individual Study for Final Examination81080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)142
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
LO15
LO25
LO34
LO45
LO55
LO64
LO74
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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