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Introduction to Civil Aviation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-3365/01
Abbreviation ÚdCL
Course title Introduction to Civil Aviation
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Important milestones in the development of civil aviation, the position of air transport in the transport system.
2. Basic terminology of civil air transport.
3. Types of aviation organizations.
4. Airport.
5. Air carriers.
6. Basics of economic and business models of air carriers.
7. Regulatory components of air transport (governmental, non-governmental organizations).
8. Introduction to legislation and international conventions.
9. Organization of civil aviation in the Czech Republic.
10. Sources of air transport data.
11. Information systems in air transport.
12. Air safety.
13. Current problems of civil aviation.
14. Reserve.

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Literature

LAWRENCE, D. Aviation and Airport Security. New York: Nova Science Publisher's, 2017. ISBN 978-1-53611-909-1.

Advised literature

SHAW, S. Airline Marketing and Management. Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011. ISBN 978-14-094-0147-6 .