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M.Sc. In Air Transport Management Program › Courses › Network, Fleet and Schedule Strategic Planning

Network, Fleet and Schedule Strategic Planning

Course Instructors

The course instructors for the Network, Fleet and Schedule Strategic Planning will be Prof.Dr. Peter Belobaba from MIT, Dr. Michael Wittman from InterVistas, and Alex Heiter and Bruce Tecklenburg from Boeing. Their bio can be seen below:

Prof.Dr. Peter Belobaba
Dr. Michael Wittman
Boeing Team

Course Information

General information about the course can be accessed via this link.

Course Intent

Overview of airline planning processes, with a focus on economic issues and their relationship to operations planning models and decision support tools. Examination of industry practice and emerging methods for fleet planning, route network design, scheduling and revenue management, with emphasis on the interactions between the components of airline management and profit objectives in competitive environments.

Course Assessment

3 Team Assignments during the class week: 45% of overall grade
Final Exam: 55% of overall grade

Course Textbook

There is a required textbook for the class given below:

Belobaba, P., Odoni, A., and Barnhart, C., (eds.), The Global Airline Industry, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, 2009.

Lecture Notes

Main lecture notes are given in the table below:

Lecture Notes
Module 01	Airline Industry Overview
Module 02	Airline Current Business Environment
Module 03	World & Regional Capacity Analysis
Module 04	Reserved
Module 05	Airline Network Strategies
Module 06	Airline Planning Process
Module 07	Introduction to Fleet Planning
Module 08	Evaluation of Alternative Aircraft
Module 09	Fleet Evaluation and Financial Analysis
Module 10	Fundamentals of Airline Markets
Module 11	Estimation of Demand and Market Share
Module 12	Operating Costs
Module 13	Airline Network Structures
Module 14	Route Planning and Profit Evaluation
Module 15	Modeling Passenger Choice of Flight Options
Module 16	Overview of Boeing Planning Tools
Module 17	Airline Schedule Development
Module 18	Demand Load and Spill Analysis
Module 19	Fleet Assignment
Module 20	From Planning to Operations
Module 21	New Market Forecasting
Module 22	Evolution of Airline Revenue Management
Module 23	Network Revenue Management
Module 24	New Developments in Revenue Management

Course Readings

Reading materials are given in the table below:

Course Readings
	Measuring Airline Profit
	Coldstart Fleet Assignment at Delta

Course Assignments

Assignments will be given during the course.

Assignment 1
	Fleet Planning Assignment Presentation Fleet Planning Assignment Excel Sheet

Assignment 2
	Route Profitability Evaluation Presentation Route Profitability Evaluation Assignment Excel Sheet

Assignment 3
	Route Fleet Assignment Presentation Route Fleet Assignment Spill Table Excel Sheet

Extra Material

Additional materials used during the course can be found in the table below:

Extra Material
	The Rise and Competitive Advantages of Turkish Airlines Tornado Spreadsheet