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M.Sc. in Air
Transport
Management
 Vision2023
Under the Vision 2023, Turkish Civil Aviation sector is
emerging to become a main player not only across the
Euro-Asia region but also across the World. By 2023,
Istanbul is expected to host more than 150 million
passengers per year with the worlds third biggest airport.
Turkish Flag Carrier will top 100 million passengers
connecting six continents with more than 2000 daily
flights to more than 350 flight destinations. By 2023, Turkey
is aiming to not only have a five star air transportation
forte but also engineering capability to design and build
indigineous regional jets to serve the short-haul market,
thus connecting more people than any other region within
the World.
Prospective Students of the Program
Aviation professionals
BSc, BA or LLB degree holders in engineering,
management, liberal arts or law
Prospective Students are required to comply with
GRE and TOEFL requirements.
Industrial and Academic Partners of the Program
Turkish Airlines (main stakeholder)
Turkish Technic (stakeholder)
Boeing (main industrial partner)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (academic partner)
Cranfield University (academic partner)
University of British Columbia (academic partner)

The World
Technology and HR
Needs Environmen-
tal and Energy Issues
Scientific Progression Istanbul
Sustainable Growth Global Metropolis Financial Capital of the Region Turkish Aviation Academy has been providing training
Need for High Profile Graduates Cultural and
Historic Importance and consultancy services to Turkish Airlines and other
domestic and foreign aviation companies since 1982. It is
one of the pioneer academies that offers wide range of
training programs approved by national and international
authorities.

The Academy, which is increasing the scope and efficiency

of its trainings by obtaining approvals and accreditations
every passing day, is now coordinating a Masters Degree
Program on Air Transport Management in cooperation with
Istanbul Technical University for professionals who would
like to lead the aviaton sector.

Air Transport Management Master Programme is

considered to be a unique programme in that it is delivered
by the instructors from the most prominent institutions in
the field of aviation such as Boeing, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cranfield University, University of British
Columbia and Istanbul Technical University.

Motivation of the Program

To educate and guide the young prodigies in their road to

Turkey becoming the future executives and managers of airlines and

MROs within the region
Growing Economy/G20 Member To become the regional leader in Aviation MBA focusing on
EU Candiate
Energy Crossroad o Air Transport Management
Geopolitical Spot o Airline Maintenance Management
R&D for Competive Economy
Multicultural Society
 M.Sc. in Air Transport Management

Courses and Degree Requirements LECTURERS Dr. John Hansmann

The courses are administrated in their respective autumn
and spring semesters. Dr. Fariba Alamdari Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Technology
Vice President, Head of the Humans and Automation
Market Analysis and Business Development Division
COURSE Director of the International Center for Air Transportation
Formerly; Chair of FAA Research & Development Advisory Committee
COMPULSORY

Fundamentals of Airline Management

Executive Board member of British American Business Member of NASA Advanced Air Transportation
Council, Head of the Department of Air Transportation Technologies Executive Steering Committee Dr. Hamsa Balakrishnan
Aviation Economics and Financial Analysis
at Cranfield University, Dean of Faculty of Engineering,
Air Law, Regulations and Compliance Science and Manufacturing at Cranfield University Research and Teaching Focus; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Management Air Transportation, Instrumentation, Flight Safety, Flight Ph.D., Stanford University
Airline Marketing Information Systems, Automation, Human Factors, Air Associate Professor of Aeronautics and
Network, Fleet and Schedule Strategic Traffic Control, Aircraft Design Astronautics
Planning
CORE

Air Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Research and Teaching Focus;

Logistics Management in Air Transport
Airline Business Models and Strategic
Management
Human Factors in Aviation
Aviation Safety and Security
Advanced Information Systems for Air
Transportation
ELECTIVES
BOEING TEAM Air traffic control, Air Transportation Systems Architecting,
Dr. Peter Belobaba Traffic flow management, Airport operations scheduling
Dr. Joanna Szydlo-Moore
Regional Director, Airline Financial & Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Investment Analysis Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Bart Shilvock Technology
Director, Airline Revenue Analysis & Airline Financial Analysis Program Manager of MITs Global Airline
Industry Program

James McBride Dr. Sertac Karaman

Leadership in Aviation
Organizational Management and Human
Resources
Tools, Materials and Processes in Airline
Maintenance
Airline Maintenance Management
Airport Planning and Management
Degree Candidates are required to successfully complete
all the 8 courses from Compulsory and Core Parts,
4 courses from Electives, and
Graduation Project.
Typical Degree Candidate is expected to graduate in 2
years by taking 3 courses per semester for 4 semesters.
Graduation Project. Graduation Project is tailored
for solving real life problems stemming from Airlines
managements and operations.
Course Format
Each course includes forty two hours of class administrated
in six days of seven hour lectures (monday-saturday).
The on-site exams are administred within one month
following the lecture week. Lectures can include associated
Project Work which need to be completed by the end of
the term.
Senior Manager, Airline Financial & Investment Analysis
Alex Philip
Senior Manager, Airline Economics
Alex Heiter
Senior Manager, Airline Network & Fleet Planning
David Rynes
Regional Director, Airline Fleet Revenue Management
Tom Creighton
Regional Director, European Sales & Marketing
Dr. David Gillen
University of British Columbia
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Director, Centre for Transportation Studies
YVR Professor of Transportation Policy
Professor and Chair, Operations and
Logistics Division
Research and Teaching Focus;
Industrial Organization, Corporate and Management
Strategies, Competition Policy, Transportation and
Regulatory Economics, Aviation and Air Transport
Economics, Economics to Transportation Policy and
Planning
Director of the MIT/PODS Revenue Management Research
Consortium
Research and Teaching Focus;
Air transportation economics, Airline operations analysis,
Airline pricing and revenue management, Airline Industry
structure and competitive strategy, Airline and aerospace
industry analysis
Dr. Amedeo R. Odoni
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Professor in the Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Formerly;
Co-director of the Global Airline Industry Center at MIT
Co-director of the FAAs National Center of Excellence in
Aviation Operations Research
Head of the Systems Division of the Aeronautics and
Astronautics Department
Co-director of MITs Operations Research Center.
Research and Teaching Focus;
Transportation Systems Analysis, Logistical and
Transportation Planning Methods.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Charles Stark Draper Assistant Professor of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research and Teaching Focus;
Dynamic systems control and planning, Autonomy and
decision making, Autonomous systems and networks,
Stochastic processes, Stochastic geometry, Optimization
for cyber-physical systems
Dr. Keith Mason
Cranfield University
Ph.D., University of Plymouth
Head of Air Transport Management Group
Director of the Business Travel Research
Centre
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Committee Member of the Air Transport Research Society
Research and Teaching Focus;
Business travel market and Low-cost airlines
Cranfield University
Senior Lecturer at Cranfield University
Associate of the Royal Aeronautical
Society.
Formerly;
Technical Sales in British Aerospace
Regional Aircraft.
Consulting positions in many companies
including Touche Ross, SH&E and OAG
Market Analysis.
Istanbul Technical University
Ph.D., Istanbul Technical University
Vice Rector
Professor, Department of Aeronautical
Engineering
Research and Teaching Focus;
Aircraft structures and dynamics, Analytics
and numerical modelling, Optimization in
network systems, Air traffic management,
Optimal crew assignment
Istanbul Technical University
Ph.D., Stanford University
Advisor to the Rector
Vice Chair, Department of Aeronautical
Engineering
Director of Controls and Avionics
Laboratory
Member of IEEE Technical Committee on
Aerospace Control
Research and Teaching Focus;
Flight Controls and Avionics systems,
Distributed and Large Scale Optimization,
Fleet Assignment, Air Traffic Management
and Controls, Aircraft Design