JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Aviation Industry & Its Regulatory Authorities: Introduction, history of aviation- evolution, development, growth, challenges. Aerospace industry, air transportation industry- economic impact- types and causes. Airline Industry- structure and economic characteristics. The breadth of regulation- ICAO, IATA, national authorities (DGCA, FAA). Safety regulations- risk assessment- human factors and safety, security regulations, environmental regulations.

UNIT - II

Airspace: Categories of airspace- separation minima, airspace sectors- capacity, demand and delay. Evolution of air traffic control system- procedural ATC system, procedural ATC with radar assistance, first generation ‘automated’ ATC system, current generation radar and computer-based ATC systems. Aerodrome air traffic control equipment and operation - ICAO future air-navigation systems (FANS). Air-navigation service providers as businesses. Communication, navigation and surveillance systems (CNSS). Radio communications- VHF, HF, ACARS, SSR, ADS. Navigation- NDB, VOR, DME, area-navigation systems( R-Nav), ILS, MLS, GPS, INS.

UNIT - III

Aircraft: Costs- project cash-flow, aircraft price. Compatibility with the operational infrastructure. Direct and indirect operating costs. Balancing efficiency and effectiveness- payload-range, fuel efficiency, technical contribution to performance, operating speed and altitude, aircraft field length performance. typical operating costs. Effectiveness- wake- vortices, cabin dimensions, flight deck.

UNIT - IV

Airports: Setting up an airport- airport demand, airport siting, runway characteristics- length, declared distances, aerodrome areas, obstacle safeguarding. Runway capacity- evaluating runway capacity- sustainable runway capacity. Runway pavement length, Manoeuvring area- airfield lighting, aprons, Passenger terminals-terminal sizing and configuration. Airport demand, capacity and delay.

UNIT - V

Airlines: Setting up an airline- modern airline objectives. Route selection and development, airline fleet planning, annual utilization and aircraft size, seating arrangements. Indirect operating costs. Aircraft- buy or lease. Revenue generation, computerized reservation systems, yield management. Integrating service quality into the revenue-generation process. Marketing the seats. Airline scheduling. Evaluating success- financial viability, regulatory compliance, efficient use of resources, effective service.

TEXT BOOK:

• 1. Hirst, M., The Air Transport System, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, England, 2008. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Wensven, J.G., Air Transportation: A Management Perspective, Eighth Edition, shgate, 2015.
• 2. Belobaba, P., Odoni, A. and Barnhart, C., Global Airline Industry, Second Edition, Wiley, 2015.
• 3. M. Bazargan, M., Airline Operations and Scheduling, Second Edition, Ashgate, 2010.
• 4. Nolan, M.S., Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control, 5th edn., Thomson Learning, 2011.
• 5. Wells, A. and Young, S., Airport Planning and Management, 6th edn., McGraw-Hill, 2011. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG. B.TECH. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING