Topics to be covered in the course include Airline Management with main focus on the following areas
• Airline Market Analysis (using a real market and airlines mapping)
• Airline Business Model (using the Business Model Canvas method)
• Airline Commercial (using an Airline Online Simulation software)
o Airline Branding
o Aircraft Fleet Planning
o Airline Network Planning
o Airline Revenue Management
o Airline Distribution
• Report Writing
• Data Analysis
• Presentation using Video
• Group working skills

The pedagogy in the implementation includes
- Inquired based learning by doing research on a real market and airlines, writing a basic report as a preparation for the final thesis and doing peer grading
- Inquired based learning by starting up and developing an airline on a simulation tool
- Peer learning though peer grading, through class and group collaboration towards common goals and peer evaluation of group members at the end
- Learning through team work during most of the course
- The course uses a blended approach with sessions face to face as well as sessions online

If students have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, they can show the competence with a demonstration. The demonstration must be agreed with the course teacher. More information and instructions for recognising and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning Look at "Instructions to students (master)"

The assessment if divided into three levels: individual, group and class
INDIVIDUAL assessment through
• Peer grading
o of airline market research report
o of group member’s performance in the group
• Teacher individual evaluation of participation in the class
GROUP assessment through
• Video presentation of airline business canvas
• Analysis Reports after Airline Online Simulation periods
• Airline Online Simulation results
o Maximizing Profit
o Minimizing Fuel Consumption
• Final Report and Video Presentation

Class assessment through
• Collaboration on the airline online simulation trial

Working life connections:
The course is linked to the Master student’s own work experience and organisation insights. The jury on the final presentation will include members of the industry.

Internationality:
International students and sources/materials.

Air Transport Management or work experience in aviation business.

The student has been involved in team work, contributed to the group results with sufficient contents for decision making in form of operational environment analyses and forecasting study for the scenarios together with his/her other team members. The student has tried to solve individual assignments.

The student has been involved actively in team work, contributed to to the group results with good contents for decision making in form of operational environment analyses and forecasting study for the scenarios together with his/her other team members. The student has solved individual assignments with good outcome.

The student has been involved actively and professionally in team work, contributed to the group results with excellent contents for decision making in form of operational environment analyses and forecasting study for the scenarios together with his/her other team members. The student has solved individual assignments with excellent outcome.
Passed courses are assessed on a scale of 1 to 5. The assessment criteria are presented for grades 1 - 3 - 5.