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Economics and Management of Air Transport

Code 10383
Year 4
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements No requirements.
Mode of delivery Theoretical - Practical.
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes Air Transport takes place in an increasingly complex environment, on the one hand to the diversity of the agents involved and, on the other, to the role it represents regarding economic development.

The Economy and Management of Air Transport intends to frame this reality at the national and international levels, trying to develop in students, on the one hand a critical reasoning around the subject and, on the other, the competencies that allow them to take the most appropriate options if faced with decision-making processes in real scenarios.
Syllabus 1. Importance of Transport
2. Transport Economics
3. Air Transport
Main Bibliography Young, S, and A. Wells, A. (Ed) (2019) Airport Planning & Management (7th Edition), New York, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 978-1260143324.

Vasig, B., Fleming, L. and T. Tacker (2016) Introduction to Air Transport Economics. From Theory to Applications (2nd Edition), Routledge, USA, ISBN: 1-4094-5487-8.

Schmitt, D. and V. Gollnick (2016) Air Transport System, Springer-Verlag, Wien, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-1880-1.

Macário, R. and Eddy Van de Voorde (2011) Critical Issues in Air Transport Economics and Business, Routledge, USA, ISBN: 0-203-84533-1.

Maria Emilia Baltazar, Jorge Silva (2020) Spanish airports performance and efficiency benchmark. A PESA-AGB study, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 89 (101889), DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101889.

Baltazar, Maria Emília; Rosa, Tiago; Silva, Jorge (2018) Global decision support for airport performance and efficiency assessment, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 71, pp 220-242, DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2018.04.009.


Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-10-16

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