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M.Sc. in Air Transport Management

W I D E N Y O U R W O R L D

Vision2023Under the Vision 2023, Turkish Civil Aviation sector is emerging to become a main player not only across the Euro-Asia region but also across the World. By 2023, Istanbul is expected to host more than 150 million passengers per year with the world’s third biggest airport. Turkish Flag Carrier will top 100 million passengers connecting six continents with more than 2000 daily flights to more than 350 flight destinations. By 2023, Turkey is aiming to not only have a five star air transportation forte but also engineering capability to design and build indigineous regional jets to serve the short-haul market, thus connecting more people than any other region within the World.

Turkish Aviation Academy has been providing training and consultancy services to Turkish Airlines and other domestic and foreign aviation companies since 1982. It is one of the pioneer academies that offers wide range of training programs approved by national and international authorities. The Academy, which is increasing the scope and efficiency of its trainings by obtaining approvals and accreditations every passing day, is now coordinating a Masters Degree Program on Air Transport Management in cooperation with Istanbul Technical University for professionals who would like to lead the aviaton sector. Air Transport Management Master Programme is considered to be a unique programme in that it is delivered by the instructors from the most prominent institutions in the field of aviation such as Boeing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cranfield University, University of British Columbia and Istanbul Technical University.

Motivation of the Program• To educate and guide the young prodigies in their road to becoming the future executives and managers of airlines and MROs within the region• To become the regional leader in Aviation MBA focusing on o Air Transport Management o Airline Maintenance Management

Prospective Students of the Program• Aviation professionals• BSc, BA or LLB degree holders in engineering, management, liberal arts or law• Prospective Students are required to comply withGRE and TOEFL requirements. Industrial and Academic Partners of the Program • Turkish Airlines (main stakeholder)• Turkish Technic (stakeholder)• Boeing (main industrial partner)• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (academic partner)• Cranfield University (academic partner)• University of British Columbia (academic partner)

IstanbulGlobal Metropolis Financial Capital of the RegionNeed for High Profile Graduates Cultural and Historic Importance

The WorldTechnology and HR Needs Environmen-tal and Energy Issues Scientific Progression Sustainable Growth

TurkeyGrowing Economy/G20 MemberEU CandiateEnergy CrossroadGeopolitical SpotR&D for Competive EconomyMulticultural Society

Dr. John Hansmann

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHead of the Humans and Automation Division

Director of the International Center for Air Transportation

Chair of FAA Research & Development Advisory Committee

Member of NASA Advanced Air Transportation Technologies Executive Steering Committee

Research and Teaching Focus;Air Transportation, Instrumentation, Flight Safety, Flight Information Systems, Automation, Human Factors, Air Traffic Control, Aircraft Design

Dr. Peter Belobaba

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProgram Manager of MIT’s Global Airline Industry Program

Director of the MIT/PODS Revenue Management Research Consortium

Research and Teaching Focus;Air transportation economics, Airline operations analysis, Airline pricing and revenue management, Airline Industry structure and competitive strategy, Airline and aerospace industry analysis

Dr. Amedeo R. Odoni

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Formerly;Co-director of the Global Airline Industry Center at MITCo-director of the FAA’s National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations ResearchHead of the Systems Division of the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Co-director of MIT’s Operations Research Center.

Research and Teaching Focus;Transportation Systems Analysis, Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods.

Dr. Hamsa Balakrishnan

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research and Teaching Focus;Air traffic control, Air Transportation Systems Architecting, Traffic flow management, Airport operations scheduling

Dr. Sertac Karaman

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCharles Stark Draper Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research and Teaching Focus;Dynamic systems control and planning, Autonomy and decision making, Autonomous systems and networks, Stochastic processes, Stochastic geometry, Optimization for cyber-physical systems

Dr. Keith Mason

Cranfield UniversityPh.D., University of PlymouthHead of Air Transport Management Group

Director of the Business Travel Research Centre

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Committee Member of the Air Transport Research Society

Research and Teaching Focus;Business travel market and Low-cost airlines

M.Sc. in Air Transport Management

Courses and Degree RequirementsThe courses are administrated in their respective autumn and spring semesters.

Degree Candidates are required to successfully complete • all the 8 courses from Compulsory and Core Parts,• 4 courses from Electives, and• Graduation Project.

Typical Degree Candidate is expected to graduate in 2 years by taking 3 courses per semester for 4 semesters. Graduation Project. Graduation Project is tailored for solving real life problems stemming from Airlines’ managements and operations.

Course FormatEach course includes forty two hours of class administrated in six days of seven hour lectures (monday-saturday).

The on-site exams are administred within one month following the lecture week. Lectures can include associated Project Work which need to be completed by the end of the term.

LECTURERS

Dr. Fariba Alamdari

Boeing Commercial AirplanesVice President, Market Analysis and Business Development

Formerly;Executive Board member of British American BusinessCouncil, Head of the Department of Air Transportationat Cranfield University, Dean of Faculty of Engineering,Science and Manufacturing at Cranfield University

BOEING TEAM

Dr. Joanna Szydlo-Moore Regional Director, Airline Financial & Investment Analysis

Bart Shilvock

Director, Airline Revenue Analysis & Airline Financial Analysis

James McBride

Senior Manager, Airline Financial & Investment Analysis

Alex Philip

Senior Manager, Airline Economics

Alex Heiter

Senior Manager, Airline Network & Fleet Planning

David Rynes

Regional Director, Airline Fleet Revenue Management

Tom Creighton

Regional Director, European Sales & Marketing

Dr. David Gillen

University of British ColumbiaPh.D., University of TorontoDirector, Centre for Transportation StudiesYVR Professor of Transportation PolicyProfessor and Chair, Operations and

Logistics Division

Research and Teaching Focus;Industrial Organization, Corporate and Management Strategies, Competition Policy, Transportation and Regulatory Economics, Aviation and Air Transport Economics, Economics to Transportation Policy and Planning

COURSE

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RY Fundamentals of Airline Management

Aviation Economics and Financial Analysis

Air Law, Regulations and Compliance Management

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Airline MarketingNetwork, Fleet and Schedule Strategic PlanningAir Transportation Systems and InfrastructureLogistics Management in Air TransportAirline Business Models and Strategic Management

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Human Factors in AviationAviation Safety and Security Advanced Information Systems for Air TransportationLeadership in AviationOrganizational Management and Human ResourcesTools, Materials and Processes in Airline MaintenanceAirline Maintenance ManagementAirport Planning and Management

Cranfield UniversitySenior Lecturer at Cranfield UniversityAssociate of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Formerly;Technical Sales in British Aerospace Regional Aircraft. Consulting positions in many companies including Touche Ross, SH&E and OAG Market Analysis.

Istanbul Technical UniversityPh.D., Istanbul Technical UniversityVice RectorProfessor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering

Research and Teaching Focus;Aircraft structures and dynamics, Analytics and numerical modelling, Optimization in network systems, Air traffic management, Optimal crew assignment

Istanbul Technical UniversityPh.D., Stanford UniversityAdvisor to the RectorVice Chair, Department of Aeronautical EngineeringDirector of Controls and Avionics LaboratoryMember of IEEE Technical Committee on Aerospace Control

Research and Teaching Focus;Flight Controls and Avionics systems, Distributed and Large Scale Optimization, Fleet Assignment, Air Traffic Management and Controls, Aircraft Design