Overview
In this unit, you will learn about planning processes used by airline management professionals such as fleet planning, schedule planning, and strategic planning (including business plans and annual budgets). You will also learn about functions that play a major role in airline management such as resource allocation and utilisation. Three major topics that are covered in detail in this unit are engineering and maintenance, airline operations and scheduling, and crew resource provision.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: AVAT11013 Introduction to Aviation or AVAT11002 Basic Aeronautical Knowledge and AVAT11008 Introduction to Aviation Management and AVAT12018 Air Freight Transportation.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation
Students found the airline simulation valuable as a learning activity, but some needed a clearer introduction to the software and more opportunities to build confidence using it before graded tasks.
Structured software induction should be provided at the start of the term, including a guided demonstration, low-stakes practice activity, short how-to resources, and troubleshooting support.
Feedback from Student evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation
Students wanted more step-by-step guidance on unit requirements, assessment expectations, and how to approach simulation-based tasks, especially in the early weeks of the semester.
More scaffolded learning support should be provided through tutorial-style walkthroughs, clearer assessment guidance, exemplars, and scheduled check-in opportunities before major tasks.