Course Syllabus Airline Business Management (Trimester 2/2014 15)
Course Syllabus Airline Business Management (Trimester 2/2014 15)
Course Syllabus Airline Business Management (Trimester 2/2014 15)
Course Syllabus
Airline Business Management
(Trimester 2/2014‐15)
Course Name: ICTM472/ICIH432 Airline Business Management
Credit Number: 4‐credit course
Lecturer: Kawin Asawachatroj
Contact address: E‐mail: kawin.a@hotmail.com
Coordinator: Khun Teerawan Nuntakij
Day of Lecture: Monday 14:00‐17:50
Course Description
A study on aviation business by looking at key elements of airline industry
such as organization, management, operation as well as diversification of their
business units; understanding the airline’s revenue management, fluctuated
demand and supply; as well as learning how airlines cooperate with their
tourism related organizations, airline alliances, travel agencies, wholesalers and
hotel industries amid the ever intense competition.
Learn the airline’s strategy to improve their products and services for revenue
maximization. Study introduction of CRM ‐ Customer Relationship
Management and Loyalty Marketing, applied by the airlines for their customer
retention. Study the changing behavior of passengers, channel of distributions,
marketing and sales planning. Understand other marketing issues such as air
cargo services, low cost carrier, GSA or General Sales Agency for the airlines,
electronic marketing, sales promotion and their communication to the public.
1
Observe how airlines establish their relationship with distributors, passengers,
travel industries and airport authorities.
Objectives
Enable students to understand and gain knowledge on aviation business
management in general. Students will understand the operations and processes
of the airline’s core business and business units as well as their duties and
responsibilities.
To understand not only the airline’s operations on the ground and in the air, but
also how the airlines implement their market planning and sales activities on
their area of responsibility to promote their network and destinations. To
understand how the airlines distribute their products and services to the global
market. Students will understand the success and risk factors in the airline
operations. Understand airline’s sales and marketing plans when operating to
other destinations. Know how airlines implement sales strategies and
coordinate with travel industry as well as concerned functions on the ground
and in the air in order to achieve their revenue.
To understand airline’s sales promotion worldwide and how they work together
with tourism related organizations and travel industry to promote tourism.
Understand the relationship between airlines and travel industry, tourism
bodies, airlines alliances through their joint promotions to increase the passenger
traffic in and out of the countries.
To understand electronic marketing in the airline industry as well as the
development of product and IT. Understand the scope of low cost carrier’s
operations in this competitive aviation markets.
Course Chapters
1. Introduction to air transportation industry
2. Airline business organization
3. Product development and Customer Relationship Management ‐ CRM
4. Planning and distribution
5. Airline operation ‐ managing the service
6. Promotion and public relations
7. Competitive analysis ‐ Low Cost Airlines
8. Air cargo services
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Method of lecture
Lecture with examples on case study whereas lecturer has the experience while
working with the airline and travel industry.
VDO study on the related agenda to support lecturer’s briefing.
Group’s exercises with presentation by students on each case study.
Encouraging students to express their opinions and comments during the
lecture.
Evaluation Scores
Quiz and/or group assignments (during mid‐term)* = 30 points
Attendance and class activity = 10 points
Individual assignments and presentation (before final exam) = 20 points
Final examination = 40 points
Total = 100 points
*No mid‐term examination
Grade
90‐100 = A
85‐89 = B+
80‐84 = B
75‐79 = C+
70‐74 = C
65‐69 = D+
60‐64 = D
0‐59 = F
Reference Books
The Global Airline Industry by Editors: Peter Belobaba, Amedeo Odoni, and
Cynthia Barnhart
Flying Off Course: Airline Economic and Marketing by Rigas Doganis
Air Transport in the 21st Century: Key Strategic Developments by John F.
O’Connell and George Williams
Airline Marketing and Management by Stephen Shaw
3
Flying Ahead of the Airplane by Nawal K. Tanaeja
Shaking the Skies by Giovanni Bisignani
The Passenger Has Gone Digital and Mobile by Nawal K. Taneja
Corporate Air Travel Survey (IATA)
THAI Customer Satisfaction Survey (TCSS)
Annual Report of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Required Text
Lecturer will supply teaching handouts, agenda 1 to 8, to students during
lecture.
Student’s duty and responsibility
Student must wear uniform properly during the lecture.
Student who is late to class more than 15 minutes is treated as absent.
Student who is late to class more than 30 minutes is not allowed to attend the
class.
Student who is absent from the class more than 20% is not allowed to sit for
examination.
Student who talks or disturbs other students during class is not allowed to
attend the class.
Student who does not understand lecturer’s briefing in the class can contact
lecturer for explanation.
Student is not allowed to use mobile phone or any communication device
during class.
Student is not allowed to bring food and drink into class
Course Schedules
Date Chapter Content Activities
Week 1 Course Discuss course syllabus, objectives, Introduction and
Monday introduction and requirements and evaluation group set up
5JAN2015 requirements
4
1. Introduction Understand airline’s source of Group
to aviation revenue, overall strategy, and discussion
industry operational activities
Week 3 2. Airline Explain airline business structure Group
Monday organization including duty and responsibility of discussion
19JAN2015 key departments Interactive
Explain airline core business and its exercise 2
business units, marketing assignment
organization and functional
responsibilities
Week 4 3. Product Understand the meaning of airline Group
Monday development products by explaining various discussion
26JAN2015 and Customer products offered to customers Interactive
Relationship exercise 2
Management
presentation
(CRM)
Mid‐term group
assignments
Week 5 Product Understand Customer Relationship Mid‐term
Monday development and Management (CRM) as one of the presentation and
2FEB2015 Customer airline tools for customer satisfaction. evaluation by
Relationship Explain how the airline loyalty lecturer and
Management
marketing works for the airlines such other group
(CRM) (cont’d)
as FFP and holiday packages members
Week 6 4. Planning and Discuss sources of information which Mid‐term
Monday distribution airlines use and apply for planning presentation and
9FEB2015 and operation when flying to new evaluation by
destinations lecturer and
other group
members
5
Students will understand how airlines Group
conduct their sales plans and explore discussion
market opportunities. Briefing on
airline’s coordination with their
alliances and travel industry to
promote sales and tourism
Week 7 Planning and Explaining to students on airline’s Group
Monday distribution pricing and channels of distribution discussion
16FEB2015 (cont’d) and how airlines distribute their Reading
products effectively to the markets assignments
Discuss airline’s strategic sales Individual
planning and action plans assignments
Week 8 5. Managing Briefing on service management Group
Monday the service process of airlines, i.e. pre‐flight, in‐ discussion
23FEB2015 flight and post‐flight
How airlines apply marketing Reading reports
strategy to service management
process
Week 9 6. Promotion How airlines promote their sales Group
Monday and market together with travel industry, tourism discussion
2MAR2015 communica‐ bodies and airline alliances Reading reports
tion
How airlines use their strategies on Individual
advertising as well as apply their assignment
products and services through media presentation
advertising
Week 10 Promotion and Briefing on how airlines use their Interactive
Monday market public relations successfully within exercise 3
9MAR2015 communication and outside the airlines Individual
(cont’d) assignment
presentation
6
Week 11 7. Low Cost Competitive analysis on the Group
Monday Airline (LCC) emergence and strategy of low cost discussion
16MAR2015 airline
8. Air cargo How air cargo contributes to the Group
services airline industry and its customers discussion
Summary for
final
examination
Final Examination: Between 23‐28 March 2015