Course Title: Airline Operations

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Airline Operations

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
AERO2410	City Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2009
AERO2410	City Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016
AERO2410	City Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 2 2024
AERO2490	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh2 16, Offsh3 16
AERO2490	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh3 17, Offsh3 18, Offsh3 19, Offsh3 20, Offsh3 21, Offsh3 22, Offsh3 23, Offsh3 24
AERO2643	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2023

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
AERO2549	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2020 (VA1)

Course Coordinator: Dr Iryna Heiets

Course Coordinator Phone: +61444508276

Course Coordinator Email: iryna.heiets@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 057.03.16

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Introduction to Aviation, or equivalent.

Course Description

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of airline operational strategy. You will examine the various types of airline route structures, in particular hub-and-spoke and point-to-point networks. Based on airline network strategy, fleet planning is also investigated. The airline as a product will be explored including product design and alliance strategies. The importance of fuel on airline operations will be evaluated in terms of its economic impact, and special consideration will be given to fuel conservation. All of these aspects will then be encapsulated in the context of air fare structures and their distribution and yield management and their importance for airline operations.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes (PLOs) for:

BP070P23 / BP070VRI23 / BP070VH23 / BP070HKG23 / BP070SIM23 Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)

BP284ASA23 Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) / Bachelor of Business (Management)

BP345P23 Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot Training)

1. Demonstrate understanding of a broad, coherent and in-depth body of knowledge relevant to the current and future global aviation industry

3. Formulate ethical and evidence-based responses that integrate critical thinking, problem solving and decision making to address the challenges faced by the current and future global aviation industry.

 

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes (PLOs) for:

BP070P6 / BP070VRI / BP070VH / BP070HKG / BP070SIM Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation)
BP284ASADD Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) / Bachelor of Business (Management)

BP345 Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot Training)

Needs, context and systems:
• Identify, interpret and analyse stakeholder needs, establish priorities and the goals, constraints and uncertainties of the system (social, cultural, legislative, environmental, business etc.), using systems thinking, while recognising ethical implications of professional practice.

Problem-solving and design:
• Apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to develop components, systems and/ or processes to meet specified requirements, including innovative approaches to synthesise alternative solutions, concepts and procedures.

Upon successful completion of the course, you should be able to:

1. Recognise the economic aspects of airline operations, including airline financing;
2. Map the airline passenger fleet planning process;
3. Apply knowledge of key principles to airline passenger flight scheduling;
4. Utilise airline passenger market research and forecasting;
5. Analyse airline passenger products;
6. Map the airline air fare structures and distinguish revenue management systems;
7. Reconcile competing expectations of airline passenger aircraft fuel consumption and fuel conservation strategies.

Overview of Learning Activities

You will learn this course through face-to-face or online lectures, directed reading, class room and online discussion, and investigative research. The learning process is reinforced through problem-based learning using case studies.

Overview of Learning Resources

Course-related resources will be provided on “myRMIT Studies”. These will include course notes, and other learning materials generated by the course lecturer(s), references, and approved links to useful material on external web-sites.

Overview of Assessment

X This course has no hurdle requirements.

☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

 The assessment tasks are in one of the following schedules: A or B. You will be advised at the start of the teaching period which of the schedules apply for any given teaching period and location.

Assessment Tasks

Schedule A (offering for AERO2410/2490)

Assessment Task 1: Individual Assignment 
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,5

Assessment Task 2: Group research and analytical report
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6

Assessment Task 3: Final quiz
Weighting of final grade: 20%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

 

Schedule B (Hong Kong offering AERO2549)

Assessment Task 1: Quiz
Weighting of final grade: 20%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,2,3,5

Assessment Task 2: Individual assignment
Weighting of final grade: 30%
Related course learning outcomes: 1-5

Assessment Task 3: Group analytic report
Weighting of final grade: 50%
Related course learning outcomes: 1-7