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MSc - Master of Science
Cranfield Campus
Full Time
Sep 2028
1 Year
The airport sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by increasing complexity, evolving regulations, and the urgent need for sustainable growth. Effective airport planning and management require a holistic understanding of how infrastructure development, commercial strategies, and regulatory frameworks interact to support the transition towards net-zero aviation. The MSc in Airport Planning and Management is a distinctive programme designed to develop expertise in airport business development, strategic planning, design, operations, and environmental management. By combining conceptual and technical knowledge from leading academics and industry experts, the course prepares graduates for a wide range of career opportunities across the aviation ecosystem, including airport operators, design, engineering, transport and business consultancies, travel service providers within emerging professional environments including the entire global air transport value chain.
To ensure that upon completion of the module, you will have received the required level of knowledge and relevant skills to tackle contemporary air transport environmental planning challenges.
To provide a sound comprehension of how financial concepts and theories relate and apply to the air transport industry, considering its unique nature.
To recognise the factors influencing demand for air transport markets and estimate their effects in demand forecasting and critical supply decisions for air transport organisations.
To ensure that when you complete the module you will have received the required level of knowledge and relevant sets of skills in order to apply these competently to help you solve airport business management problems.
To provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills in the design of airports and associated facilities in respect to contemporary commercial requirements.
To provide you with knowledge, understanding and skills in airport operations.
This module aims to develop your expertise in airport strategic planning by enhancing your ability to strategically analyse the complex airport operating environment, including airline dynamics, policy constraints and competitive forces, enabling you to successfully tackle real-world airport strategic planning problems.
To develop a robust understanding of how geopolitics and international law influence, shape, and govern the global air transport industry.
To examine contemporary issues in the air transport industry and opportunities linked to its future prospects.
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