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Aircraft Operations and Flight Safety

Aircraft Operations and Flight Safety

Code	15237
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	The fast technological developments in the aviation sector have put increased pressure on airlines, airports, and service providers such as air traffic control. This reality also raised increased safety and security concerns in all players in this sector. The Aircraft Operations and Flight Safety aims to develop students on the one hand a critical reasoning around these matters and, on the other hand, the skills that allow them to take the most appropriate options when faced with decision-making processes in real scenarios.
Syllabus	Chapter 1. Airports: Operational Requirements for Airports; Terminal Resources and Services; Airports Operational Management; Study Cases Chapter 2. Routes and Air Spaces: Equipment to Support Air Navigation; Air Traffic Management and Control Systems; Study Cases Chapter 3. Aircraft Operations: Aircraft Operational Characteristics; Take-off, Cruise and Landing Operations; Flight Plans and Air Operations Management; Study Cases Chapter 4. Safety and Prevention of Occurrences: Regulation and Legislation; Information Systems; Human Factors; Aircraft and Airport Infrastructures; Study Cases Chapter 5. Safety and Investigation of Occurrences: Regulation and Legislation; Technical and Operational Components; Study Cases Chapter 6. Security: Regulation and Legislation; Technical and Operational Components; Aircraft and Airport Infrastructures; Study Cases
Main Bibliography	Donohue, G. and A. Zellweger (Eds) (2001) Air Transportation Systems Engineering, Lexington, AIAA, ISBN: 1-56347- 474-3. Nolan, M. (1999) Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control, Pacific Grove, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, ISBN: 0-534- 56795-9. Wells, A. (Ed) (2004) Airport Planning & Management (5th Edition), New York, McGraw-Hill, DOI: 10.1036/0071436065. McCormick, b. And M. Papadakis (1998) Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation (Revised Edition), New York, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co, ISBN: 0-913875-67-8. Ballesteros, J. (2007) Improving Air Safety through Organizational Learning, Aldershot, Ashgate Publishing Limited, ISBN: 978-0-7546-4972-0. ICAO (2013) Safety Management. Annex 19. First Edition, Montreal, ICAO.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.