Courses

Design and Operation of Air Transport Systems

General

  • Code: ΣΥΓ019
  • Semester:
  • Study Level: Undergraduate
  • Course type:
  • Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
  • Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
  • ECTS Units: 5
  • Exams Schedule:

Course Contents

Introduction to design and operation of air transport systems,
• National and international air transport
• Freedoms of the Air, monopoly and competition, liberalization, airline alliances and privatization
• Organization and administration of airline companies and airports, financial data
• Main elements for the study and the design of air transport systems
• Aircrafts and airports, Air Traffic Management
• Airports: passenger terminals, freight terminals, airport access and safety
• Helipads, Water airports.

Educational Goals

Upon completing the course students should be able to recognize the importance of air transport
systems, national and international, as well as the procedures and systems necessary for their proper
operation
• To recognize and implement principles of air transport systems design, and know the air and
ground infrastructure of air transport systems
• To describe and implement elements of organization, management and administration of air
transport systems
• To acquire the ability to identify, analyze and interpret the necessary National, European and
International legal framework.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Adapting to new situations
_Decision-making
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment.

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Powerpoint presentations, e-learning platform for
educational material

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures52
Individual study78
Total130

Students Evaluation

Final written exam (100%) which includes:
– Open ended questions
– Problem solving questions (exercises)
The evaluation criteria are presented in the 1st lecture of
the semester to all students. Furthermore, each student can
see his graded exam/ written assignment paper and talk on
the analysis of his written performance with the professor.

Recommended Bibliography

  • Ματσούκης, Ε. (2011). Αεροδρόμια. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΡΙΑ, Σ.ΑΘΑΝΑΣΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε,
    ISBN: 978-960-266-399-4.
  • Νικολαΐδης, Αθ. Φ. (2017). Αεροδρόμια. Μελέτη και Κατασκευή. ΙΚΑΝΙΚ Ι.Κ.Ε. ISBN: 978-
    960-91849-6-0.
  • Προφυλλίδης, Β. (2010). Αεροπορικές Μεταφορές και Αεροδρόμια. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ &
    ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7182-71-5.
  • Ashford N.J. (2011). Airport Engineering: Planning, Design, and Development of 21st Century
    Airports. Wiley, HEAL-Link Wiley ebooks, ISBN: 9780470950074.
  • • Matsoukis, E. (2011). Airports. Simmetria Editions, ISBN: 978-960-266-399-4 [in Greek].
    • Nikolaidis, Ath. F. (2017). Airports. Design and Construction. ΙΚΑΝΙΚ Ι.Κ.Ε. Editions ISBN: 978- 960-
    91849-6-0 [in Greek].
    • Profillidis, V. (2010). Air Transport and Airports. Papasotiriou Editions, ISBN: 978-960-7182-71-5 [In
    Greek].
    • Ashford N.J. (2011). Airport Engineering: Planning, Design, and Development of 21st Century Airports.
    Wiley, HEAL-Link Wiley ebooks, ISBN: 9780470950074.