Historical development and nature of Civil Aviation, Aviation Organisations and their functions, Air-Transport regulations.

The Airline industry, Air-Transport Economics and Planning, Operating Costs and Revenue, Traffic and route systems, Fleet planning and route development, Aircraft Operations and Performance, Aircraft systems

Introduction to ATC and Avionics, Aircraft characteristics related to Airport Design, Airport Layout and Configuration, Geometric design of the airfield, Airport Costing and Financing, Cost-benefit analysis of Airport development.

Impact of Airline deregulation on the airline industry. Air-Transport in developing countries, Modern trends and current issues in Air-Transportation.

Texts / References:

• Introduction to Civil Aviation, 2nd Edition, Naval Taneja, Lexington Books, 1988
• An introduction to Airline Economics, William E O’ Conner, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1995.
• Aircraft Structures and Systems, R. Wilkinson, Addison Wesley Longman, 1996.
• Planning and Design of Airports, 4th Edition, Robert Horonjeff & Francis X. McKelvey, McGraw Hill, 1994.
• Airport Finance, Norman Ashford & Clifton Moore, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
• The Airline industry and the Impact of Deregulation, 2nd Edition, George Williams, Avebury Aviation, 1994.