MBA in Aviation Management
Krems an der Donau, Austria
DURATION
3 up to 4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,975 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* the fees do not include any taxes, travel or accommodation costs, The program duration is: 4 semesters (blended learning) 3 semesters (full-time)
Introduction
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Aviation connects people all over the globe and delivers products wherever they are needed. However, aviation is an industry exposed to severe risks because of its complexity, its global reach, its effects on the climate, and its dependency on technical and technological developments. To master these challenges, today´s and future aviation leaders and experts need a solid academic and industry-specific education.
The MBA Program “Aviation Management” is one of the very few of its kind in Europe. It consists of special modules on Aviation Management and General Management and bridges scientific knowledge with practice. It fosters a systemic view of the industry by addressing all main business sectors of Aviation.
The Program
The focus of the scientific-based MBA program is Aviation Management and General Management knowledge with a strong practical orientation. It aims to answer the essential and most recent managerial and economic questions of business administration in combination with the main business fields in the aviation industry – be it of Airlines, Airports, Air Traffic Management, Aircraft manufacturing including International Aviation institutions. The program is intended to make an essential contribution to the student’s professional and leadership development and to help students to cope with the daily challenges of their careers.
The modules of the part-time program are taught in English over two years. Students study timewise based on a fixed schedule of all modules over four semesters.
The evaluation of the student´s learning process will be based on written coursework after each module and/or student participation in group work, discussions, and presentations.
All General Management modules are offered onsite on Campus Krems. In contrast, the Aviation Management modules will take part on campus or at another venue abroad - depending on the Danube Business School cooperation in business and academia.
The MBA program can be attended in a stackable learning mode – starting with the Certificate Program “Aviation Management” and attending the General Management Modules and the MBA Thesis afterward.
What are the reasons to study “Aviation Management” at Danube Business School?
The Aviation Management Program has forged a reputation in the Aviation industry through its solid academic Aviation specialization and its links to managers working in the aviation industry through our renowned faculty and our alumni network.
- The blended learning concept, the quality of teaching, and the small class sizes make us stand out
- We provide a unique learning environment where students are encouraged to develop their personality, creativity, and skills as next-generation leaders
- Our state-of-the-art industry program has allowed us to instill an enterprising culture into our modules which has resulted in the Business School’s reputation as being focused on professionally experienced and motivated students from an academic point of view
- Being accredited by ACBSP and being a member of PRME stands for permanent supervision of the curriculum
- Our graduates are highly appreciated in the Aviation industry, be it the private or the public sector
Duration
- 23 days onsite – Aviation Management
- 34 days onsite – General Management
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Ideal Students
The Aviation Management curriculum attracts academically qualified Aviation professionals who have some working experience in the Aviation sector, be it as business managers, engineers, operations managers, pilots, legal experts, or experts working in an international Aviation organization.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Danube Business School offers a range of partial scholarships to its students. 1/3 scholarships for female and male students, as well as 50% scholarships for students from emerging markets. For details, please contact the program coordinator.
Curriculum
Modular Structure
5 Specialization Modules "Aviation Management" (24 ECTS):
- Managing within the Legal Framework, Digitalization, and Future Developments
- Managing an Airline
- Managing an Airport
- Managing Air Traffic Management and its Operations
- Sustainable Aviation Management, Innovation, and System Risks
Compulsory Modules "General Management" (36 ECTS):
- Controlling and Reporting
- Financial Management
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Managing People
- Business Ethics
- Managing Complexity
- Others
Elective Modules "General Management" (15 ECTS):
- Students select courses from the core curriculum, for Example: Transformative Management, International Business, Study trips, etc.
MBA-Thesis (15 ECTS)
Study Contents
Specialization modules offer state-of-the-art industry-specific knowledge, know-how, and the mindset for the next Aviation generation.
- Montreal Convention, Passenger Rights
- ICAO, EASA, EU Aviation Policy
- Airline Cooperation Concepts
- Digitalization, Airline Start-up, and Business Aviation
- Airline Financial Management and Performance Measurement
- Business Models, Competitive Strategies, and Business Planning
- Airline Managing People
- Aeronautical and Commercial Functions of Airports
- Airport Financials, Capacity Management
- Slot Management, Sustainable Airports, and Intermodality
- Fundamentals of ATM and ATC and Cost Base
- European Air Traffic Flow Management
- Climate Change, Carbon Accounting, Noise Management
- Innovation Competences
- Aviation Cybersecurity, System Risks, and Insurance
ECTS Points: 90
Program Outcome
Graduates of the MBA Specialization Curriculum "Aviation Management" are enabled to:
- Observe the requirements of the legal framework and relevant international regulations regarding the Aviation industry
- Outline economically and technologically relevant developments in aviation and different business models of airlines
- Be able to name the basic principles of corporate financing of an airline as well as investment appraisal and apply their methods based on practical examples
- Apply methods and instruments to measure the performance of airlines
- Formulate strategic and operational functions of an international airport and analyze airport capacity planning and slot management concepts
- Argue principles, structures, and operations of European air traffic management
- Discuss measures for measuring and implementing sustainability in aviation and structure innovation potentials and system risks in international aviation
Graduates of the MBA Core Curriculum are enabled to:
- Discuss interrelationships between the core disciplines of business administration and aspects of cross-cutting economic and societal issues
- Dealing with topic-, function-, and/or industry-specific contexts within the chosen area of specialization
- Categorizing the methods of action acquired in business practice by dealing with the theoretical foundations and linking them with new findings
- Applying theoretical knowledge from the core disciplines of business administration, economically relevant societal cross-cutting issues, and their chosen specialization in independent planning and implementation in their areas of work and projects as managers
- Identifying key cross-sector challenges and developing appropriate approaches
- Explaining relevant aspects of gender and diversity in various core business disciplines
- Analyzing their personal and professional management skills in self-reflection and deriving potential for development from this
- Systematically developing solutions to practical problems in an original written paper using the knowledge they have acquired
Program Tuition Fee
Program Admission Requirements
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