Mar 28, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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AVN 4800 - Business in Aviation


This capstone is a study of business aviation operations, management and finance to include corporate, fractional, charter, Fixed Base Operator (FBO), and various aviation business models. Students will apply research methods to actual cases from business partners and function as aviation business consultants. The result will require a synthesis of ideas and suggested solutions presented to the business partners.

Requisites: AVN 3900 and (MGT 2000 or MGT 2100) and Sr only
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Student will define the use of a travel analysis in determining the need of an aircraft.
  • Student will discuss and give examples of leadership (be, know, do) and effective communications.
  • Student will discuss structural changes taking place in business aviation and the role played by the FBO.
  • Student will discuss, generally, the overall operations and management of an on-demand air transportation service.
  • Student will explain the alternative methods available for a firm to acquire the use of a business aircraft.
  • Student will explain the importance of sustainable leadership, effective management, professionalism and how they correlate to customer service, personnel retention and corporate culture.
  • Student will explain the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling successful flight dept.
  • Student will list and explain the principal variable/direct costs and fixed/indirect costs and how they are used to calculate hourly aircraft costs.
  • Student will perform a SWOT analysis on self, team peers and an assigned corporation (10k/SEC filings, etc.).
  • Student will research and analyze corporate aviation needs and operations.
  • Student will review operations manual and provide educated suggestions for improvements.
  • Student will synthesize ideas and suggest solutions to be presented to the business partners.



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