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M.Sc. In Air Transport Management Program › Courses › Network, Fleet and Schedule Planning (2015-2016)

Network, Fleet and Schedule Planning (2015-2016)

Course Instructors

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

Dr. Peter Belobaba
Dr. Michael Wittman
Boeing Team

Course Information

Syllabus for the course can be reached from 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 Examination: 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, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Publishers, 2016.

Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes
Module 00	Course Introduction
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	Overview of the Airline Planning Process
Module 07	Introduction to Fleet Planning
Module 08	Evaluation of Alternative Aircraft Types
Module 09	Fleet Evaluation and Financial Analysis
Module 10	Fundamentals of Airline Markets and Demand
Module 11	Estimation of Demand and Market Share
Module 12	Airline Operating Costs
Module 13	Airline Network Structures
Module 14	Route Planning and Profit Evaluation
Module 15	Modelling Passenger Choice of Flight Options
Module 16	Overview of Boeing Planning Tools
Module 17	New Route Forecasting Process
Module 18	Airline Schedule Development Overview
Module 19	Demand, Load and Spill Analysis
Module 20	Fleet Assignment
Module 21	From Planning to Operations
Module 22	Evaluation of Airline Revenue Management
Module 23	Network Revenue Management: O&D Control
Module 24	New Developments in RM Forecasting and Optimization

Course Readings

Readings
	Measuring Airline Profitability
	Coldstart: Fleet Assignment at Delta Airlines

Course Assignments

Assignments will be given during the course.

Assignment 1
	Assignment Description Assignment Presentation Excel Sheet

Assignment 2
	Assignment Description Assignment Presentation Excel Sheet

Assignment 3
	Assignment Description Assignment Presentation Excel Sheet Spill Table

Supplemental Materials

You can see the additional materials at the table.

Supplemental Materials
	Tornado Comparison