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ITLS6410: Aviation Management and Logistics
2025 unit information
Aviation is an international growth industry offering extensive commercial and employment opportunities in airlines, airports, logistic providers, banks, consultancies and other players of the aviation supply chain. This unit covers all aspects of international business and management along the aviation value chain and analysis from the perspectives of consumers (passengers and cargo), producers, distributors, brokers and investors. Students develop industry skills and an understanding of the strategic management and economics of operating airlines and other aviation entities, including financial analysis, risk management, sustainability, logistics, innovations and implications of competitive strategies for the development of hubs and alliances both in the global and regional/remote context. The volatilities and disruptions in air traffic (i.e. due to COVID-19) create many management challenges but also opportunities (i.e. in the Asia/Pacific region) and thus the unit also covers data analytics, forecasting, entrepreneurship and the role of the private sector in airline/airport business development. As a result of our strategic partnership with CAPA and a number of airlines and airports, students have access to industry datasets, senior management guest lecturers, company information and aviation as well as logistics contacts/networks.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Transport and Logistics Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ITLS6400 or ITLS6401 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Analyse the complexities of the global and regional aviation sectors and the factors that impact most on the workings of the industry
- LO2. Apply theoretical concepts of strategic management to the core issues faced by global aviation businesses
- LO3. Critically analyse links between strategic, tactical and operational perspectives in problem solving and decision making along the aviation value chain
- LO4. Identify key elemental differences in airline business models. Successfully identify and deploy datasets to inform strategic management
- LO5. Effectively communicate and work with your team through class presentations and an aviation business plan group exercise.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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