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Aircraft Operations

Code 10393
Year 4
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements No Entry requirements.
Mode of delivery Theoretical - Practical.
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes The technological evolution, with a substantial impact in the aeronautical industry, has put a permanent challenge on Infrastructures, Operations and Air Transport Systems.

By systemically framing this reality, the Aircraft Operation intends to develop in the students, on the one hand, critical reasoning around the matter and, on the other hand, the competencies that allow them to take the most appropriate options if they are confronted with decision-making processes in real scenarios.
Syllabus 1. Airports, Routes and Air Spaces
2. Air Traffic Management Systems
3. Characteristics and Trends of Air Operations Management
Main Bibliography AIRBUS (2009) Getting to Grips with RNP AR - Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required, AIRBUS SAS, Flight Operations Support & Services Customer Services Directorate, France.

Ashford, N., H. Stanton and C. Moore (1997) Airport Operations, Second Edition, Boston, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07-003077-4.

Donohue, G. and A. Zellweger (Eds), (2001) Air Transportation Systems Engineering, Lexington, AIAA, ISBN: 1-56347-474-3.

ICAO (2008) Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Manual, Doc 9613-AN/937, Third Edition, Montreal, ICAO.

Netto, O., Silva, J. and M. Baltazar (2020) The airport A-CDM operational implementation description and challenges, Journal of Airline and Airport Management, ISSN: 2014-4806, 2014-4865, DOI: 10.3926/jairm.148.

Nolan, M. (1999) Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control, Pacific Grove, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, ISBN: 0-534-56795-9.

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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Teaching methodologies:

Analysis and discussion of case studies.
Resolution of exercises.

Assessment criteria:

Test and/or Final Exam.
The students have both possibilities to obtain at least 10 points (within a maximum of 20 points) and thus obtain success in the unit.


EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE

The knowledge assessment process will comprise a Test or the Exam, both graded on a scale of 0-20 Values.

The student will have approval in the curricular unit as long as it obtains a classification equal or superior to 9,5 Values.

Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-04-05

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