Aircraft Selection, Acquisition and Contracts
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- Nil
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
At the conclusion of this unit students should have a broad understanding of the strategic and managerial approaches to fleet selection and acquisition and the complexity of cost, technical and other evaluations, as well as the decision-making processes that lead to contract negotiations and eventually finalisation of the process.
Unit Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the strategic planning process that is used to define an operator’s business objectives
2. Explain how the processes of market analysis, forecasting and research contribute to the evaluation process.
3. Analyse and explain the techniques and procedures that can be applied to the technical and cost evaluation leading to optimum selection of aircraft.
4. Explain the information needs of all segments of the organisation in relation to the inputs and outputs of aircraft evaluation.
5. Contribute effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary aircraft evaluation team
6. Describe the decision-making steps involved in contract negotiations for aircraft selection
7. Demonstrate through individual written communications the application of analysis and theory to developments in aircraft evaluation and selection techniques in terms of current practices in the air transport industry.
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
2. Explain how the processes of market analysis, forecasting and research contribute to the evaluation process.
3. Analyse and explain the techniques and procedures that can be applied to the technical and cost evaluation leading to optimum selection of aircraft.
4. Explain the information needs of all segments of the organisation in relation to the inputs and outputs of aircraft evaluation.
5. Contribute effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary aircraft evaluation team
6. Describe the decision-making steps involved in contract negotiations for aircraft selection
7. Demonstrate through individual written communications the application of analysis and theory to developments in aircraft evaluation and selection techniques in terms of current practices in the air transport industry.
Courses with unit
to be replaced by AVA80039Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: N/A
*Scheduled synchronous online Learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: 48 hours
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study: approx. 102 hours
*Scheduled synchronous online Learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: 48 hours
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study: approx. 102 hours
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 25% | 1,2,7 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 35% | 2,3,4,7 |
| Assignment 3 | Individual | 40% | 3,4,5,6,7 |
Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) must complete all assignments.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) must complete all assignments.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
You will be provided with feedback on your progress in attaining the following generic skills:
• analysis skills,
• problem solving skills,
• communications skills,
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently
• analysis skills,
• problem solving skills,
• communications skills,
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently
Content
• Fuel burn/range payload.
• Eng/airframe combination.
• Route suitabilities.
• Commonality.
• Multiple crew endorsements.
• Fuel burn retention and guarantees.
• Eng/airframe combination.
• Route suitabilities.
• Commonality.
• Multiple crew endorsements.
• Fuel burn retention and guarantees.
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.