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What you will study
On this exciting course you’ll receive a comprehensive education that integrates airline and airport management. We offer our students a holistic knowledge of air transport and its related sectors, fostering interdisciplinary knowledge. This degree in International Airline and Airport Management draws on the University’s areas of excellence in AI, sustainability and space.
We’ll provide the right combination of topics to form the foundation of your world-class aviation career. You will learn about various aspects of aviation and how they interconnect, including:
- Airline and airport management
- Strategic planning and development in aviation
- Airline, airport and cargo operations
- Innovation and data analytics in aviation
- Sustainability in aviation
- Revenue management
- The business environment
- Marketing.
International Airline and Airport Management BSc (Hons) at Surrey has been built with your employability in mind so you can take off in your aviation career.
We are committed to delivering exceptional training that will empower you to become an innovative and highly skilled specialist in aviation management. With a perfect blend of academic knowledge and practical skills, you will be equipped to meet both the present and future needs of the industry.
Subscriber-databases
You’ll have access to three subscriber-databases which are used extensively by the industry:
- Cirium: a depository of daily news items from all around the world and considered to be the global leader in aviation data and analytics. It provides an in-depth assessment of more than 900 airlines, 17,000 airports and 114,000 commercial aircraft to help in strategic decision-making.
- OAG database: gives an in-depth insight into airline and airport data including flight frequency, schedules, capacity trends and flight statistics data by route.
- Sabre Market Intelligence: a robust market intelligence tool providing up-to-date and accurate traffic demand and fare data. Sabre helps in devising effective air service development strategies, building business cases and improving demand forecasts.
Field trips
You’ll get out of the classroom for structured visits to airports and airline training centres to enrich your understanding of the sector. These field trips offer invaluable real-world insights into the industry, complementing your theoretical studies with a hands-on learning experience.
You will also undertake safety and emergency training at the TAG Global training facility at Farnborough Airport, equipping you with essential practical skills and industry-standard knowledge.
Networking opportunities and visiting speakers
We regularly host events for our students to hear from visiting academics, researchers and other professionals who share their insight and give insider-tips gained from real-life industry experience. We can do this because we have an extensive network of over 12,000 professional contacts who actively share their knowledge and expertise with us. We have had CEOs, founders, directors of operations, and consultants come and speak and inspire our students. Take a look and view our list of visiting speakers in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Institute for Travel and Tourism (ITT)
We are recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Travel and Tourism, in recognition of our outstanding tourism, hospitality and aviation programmes, joining a select group of UK universities. This recognition validates our exemplary record of graduate employment, and enhanced student opportunities achieved through valuable industry networks and specialist staff involved in world-leading research.