Course detail

Operation and Economy of Air Transport II

FSI-OP2Acad. year: 2011/2012

Influence of the air-traffic on the economy, direct operational costs, profitability. The influence of the air-traffic on the environment, prognoses and perspectives of the air-transport.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students learn of various use of aircraft technology. They learn how to organize the operation of the air technology so that the effects on the living environment are minimised.

Prerequisites

Navigation, Aircraft meteorology, Aeromechanics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The course-unit credit requirements: the attendance at exercises (80% at the minimum), reports elaboration in a prescribed form, working out assignments. The examination is of written (three exercises and two questions) and oral forms (3 questions).

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of this course is to make students familiar with worldwide trends in the development of the air transport and their influence on the regional development.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures and exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is controlled and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated after personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual assignments must be finished and handed in the credit week at the latest.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Holloway, S. (2003) Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics
Průša, J., Svět letecké dopravy, Praha 2016
Sedláček, B.,Letecká doprava, Žilina 2000

Recommended reading

Sedláček,B.: Provoz a ekonomika letecké dopravy II
Strejček,J.a kol.: Léta létání
Trebichavský,F.,Chvátal,F.: Prevádzka a ekonomika leteckej dopravy

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-LPR , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Aerial works in the national economy.
2. Special aerial works.
3. Aircraft economy.
4. Costs and revenues.
5. Basic technical and economic indicators.
6. Economical efficiency of investments.
7. Comparative methods of direct operating costs.
8. Profitability, profit, self-sufficiency point.
9. Environmental aspects of air transport.
10. Short range air transport.
11. Mass air transport.
12. Supersonic air transport.
13. Using of aircrafts lighter than air.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Special aerial works.
2. Helicopters in aerial works.
3. Aircraft economy.
4. Costs and revenues.
5. Basic technical and economic indicators.
6. Economical efficiency of investments.
7. Comparative methods of direct operating costs.
8. Profitability, profit, self-sufficiency point.
9. Environmental aspects of air transport.
10. Short range air transport.
11. Mass air transport.
12. Supersonic air transport.
13. Using of aircrafts lighter than air.