LOG 490 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Logistics Management

Course Name

Air Transportation

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
LOG 490	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	-
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The course is intended to provide students with an advanced, theory based understanding of the structure and processes of global aviation industry and its role in the context of global logistics and supply chain management. This course also provides an overview of airline management decision processes with a focus on economic issues and their relationship to operations planning models and decision support tools.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Student will be able to state the major elements of air transportation system including airlines, airports, air traffic controllers and governmental bodies. Student will be able to outline the types of cargo carried by air and associated decision problems. Student will be able to describe the freight suitable for air transport. Student will be able to explain the main tools used in air transportation planning. Student will be able to use tools and methods to design, plan, and analyze air transportation systems. Student will be able to explain how the technology of aircraft is relevant to the air transport system. Student will be able to define the foundation of airline operations research. Student will be able to state the international governing bodies in the aviation industry and various conventions related to the industry.
Course Description	This course provides an overview of airline management decision processes with a focus on economic issues and their relationship to operations planning models and decision support tools. Several topics that will be emphasized in this course include the following: application of economic models of demand, pricing, costs, and supply to airline markets and networks, and it examines industry practice and emerging methods for fleet planning, route network design, scheduling, pricing and revenue management.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Course Overview
2	Introduction to International Logistics	Textbook
3	Modes of Transportation and Air Transportation	Reading 1,2
4	The Aviation, Air Transportation Industry and Future Trends	Reading 3,4
5	Airplanes and Aviation Equipment	Reading 1
6	Air Cargo Process and Air Waybill	Reading 5
7	Aviation Safety and Aviation Security	Reading 6
8	Midterm
9	Airline Strategies and Business Models	Reading 1,7
10	Site Visit of Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
11	Economic Characteristics of the Airlines and Load Factor Analysis	Reading 8
12	Operations Research for Airlines and Airline Scheduling	Reading 9-11
13	Operations Research for Airlines and Airline Scheduling	Reading 9-11
14	The Airport and Airport Logistics	Reading 12-14
15	Review of the Semester
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Lecture notes based on the above subjects and related presentation material

Suggested Readings/Materials

Textbook: Wensveen, John G. Air Transportation: A Management Perspective, Ashgate, 2015; Long, Douglas C. International Logistics: Global Supply Chain Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003; Kane, Robert M. Air Transportation, Hunt Pub., 2007; IATA (International Air Transport Association), Annual Review, 2018-2022; Belobaba, Peter, The Global Airline Industry, Wiley, 2015; Airport Systems: Planning, Design and Management – Richard deNeufville, Amadeo Odoni (2003) ISBN 100071384774.

Reading list:

1. Air Transportation Systems Engineering (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 193). George L.Donohue and Andres G. Zellweger (Editors), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, 2001.

2. Keith Debbage, "The International Airline Industry: Globalization, Regulation, and Strategic Alliances", Journal of Transport Geography. Vol.2, No.3 (September, 1994), pp.190203.(Online Science Direct).

3. Thomas R Leinbach and John Bowen. “Air Cargo Services and the Electronics Industry in Southeast Asia”, Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April, 2004), 124.

4. John Bowen and Thomas R Leinbach. "The State and Liberalization: The Airline Industry in the East Asian NICs", Annals, Association of American Geographers, Vol.85, No.3 (September, 1995), 468493.

5. Rigas Doganis, Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines. Allen and Unwin, 2e, 1990.

6. Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril, Committee on Aeronautics Research and Technology for Vision 2050, Studies and Information Services, National Research Council (NRC).

7. Rigas Doganis, The Airline Business in the 21st Century. Routledge, 2001.

8. James P Hanlon. Global Airlines : competition in a transnational industry. Boston : ButterworthHeinemann, 1999.

9. Airline Operations Research, by Dusan Teodorovic. Gordon Breach Publishers, 1991.

10. Air Transport Systems Analysis and Modelling (Transportation Studies), by Milan Janic, Gordon Breach Inc., 2001.

11. Transportation Demand Analysis. Adib Kanafani. McGrawHill, 1983.

12. Airport Operations – Norman Ashford, H.P. Martin Stanton.

13. FAA Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004. Federal Aviation Administation, 2004.

14. Flight to the future : Human Factors of Air Traffic Control. Christopher D. Wickens, Anne S. Mavor, and James, P. McGee, editors ; Panel on Human Factors in Air Traffic Control Automation, National Academy Press, 1997.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	4	20
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	6	70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	30
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	10	2	20
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	4	7	28
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	32	32
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	17	17
Final Exam	1	20	20
		Total	165

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains	-	-	-	-	X
2	To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains	-	-	-	X	-
3	To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector	-	-	-	X	-
4	To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain	-	-	-	-	X
5	To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration	-	X	-	-	-
6	To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches	X	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains	-	-	-	-	X
8	To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains	-	X	-	-	-
9	To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains	-	X	-	-	-
10	To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions.	-	-	X	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	X
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	X
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	X