Finance and Economics for Air Transport Management

Module Description

This module provides students with the required financial knowledge as applicable to air transport organisations. Students will be guided to manage company finance while applying modern management methods; collect information from financial statements; analyse and evaluate company’s financial situation and development perspectives; as a result, adopt well-founded decisions concerning investments.

Entry Requirements

Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following: 

• a Level 6 degree and 3 years’ work experience, 

OR  

• a Level 5 diploma or higher diploma, and 5 years’ work experience in a managerial role. 

Preference is given to applicants having a Level 6 degree in a discipline related to air transport management, and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in management within the air transport industry. 

Target Audience

This course is targeted at local market groups and their foreign counterparts: 

• Cockpit crew (pilots), primarily the Air Malta cohort and the Ryanair base crew;                                                                                                                                                    
• Malta International Airport staff;  
• MATS staff (air traffic controllers);                                                                                                 
• MRO staff (maintenance, repair and overhaul, including Lufthansa Technik, SR Technics and Medavia). 

Career Paths

The programme aims to prepare you for middle to senior-level posts in the air transport industry, such as: senior operations manager, sales manager, project manager, head of department and managing director of any air transport organisation, both in the private and public sector. 

How you’ll be assessed

The course comprises:  

• 6 lectures per module; 
• 3-hour lectures (evening); 
• 12 hours of online content per module, comprising asynchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.