MTA-AM02 - Air Transport Economics Présentiel
Dernière mise à jour : 24/03/2026
Langue/Language : Anglais/English
Secteurs/Sectors : Compagnie Aérienne/Airline
Thèmes/Topics : ATM - ATS - ATC/ATM - ATS - ATC, Business, Management, Finance/Business, Management, Finance, Opérations aériennes/Aviation operations
Public : Cadres / Executives, Managers / Managers
Public visé/Target audience
This course is intended for all current and future managers from the aviation domain (airline, airport or aircraft manufacturing sectors...)
Responsable de stage/Internship supervisor
Nathalie LENOIR
Mail de contact/Contact email
Durée pédagogique réelle/Actual teaching time
30 h
Résumé/Summary
In this course, students will learn about the strategic behaviour of firms in the air transport markets.
Objectifs de la formation
After completing this course, you will be able :
- Explain how the air transport markets operate, drawing on microeconomic concepts and knowledge of air transport markets.
- Explain the main issues that air transport faces today and its future challenges: the global health crisis, the impact on climate, the evolution of competition.
Prérequis
- Basic understanding of economics
- Interest for the aviation domain
LEVEL OF ENGLISH:
TOEIC: 850 for 2-skill test; 785 for 4-skill test
IELTS: 6
Description
After completing this course, you will be able :
- Explain what a market is and what generic types of markets can be defined; describe and explain the microeconomic concepts of demand, supply and equilibrium on a market;
- Characterize airline demand;
- Explain the concepts of variable and fixed costs, price discrimination, product differentiation and barriers to entry in the context of airline markets;-
- Describe the strategic behaviour of airlines in relation to the competition structure of airline markets: market entry, choice of business model (Majors versus LCC), pricing and revenue management, network development, cooperation;
- List the main actors in the air transport market, airports, product manufacturers, lessors... and describe their constraints and interactions;
- Determine airline prices and behaviour in a simulated environment.
Evaluation des apprentissage/Assessment of learning : Oui
Points forts/Key strengths
- Lecturers from the ENAC academic team of economics researchers and from Toulouse School of Economics.
- Alternate sequences of theory and exercises
- Airline simulation game