Programme overview
Develop advanced management and analytical methods for civil aviation organisations. The programme examines airline and airport strategy, operational performance, aviation economics, risk, digital transformation and sustainable development.
ESAS Paris — Paris College of Aeronautics and Space. Duration: two years. Online and on-campus study arrangements are confirmed for the selected intake.
Study pathways
Airline strategy and commercial performance; airport management and operational development; aviation business analytics and organisational transformation. Research projects develop a defined management question within these areas.
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate airline and airport strategies using market evidence, competitive analysis and organisational objectives.
- Compare network, capacity or service-planning scenarios against operational and financial constraints.
- Build a transparent business case that addresses costs, revenue assumptions, uncertainty and investment priorities.
- Design a management dashboard and critically evaluate the quality and relevance of its underlying data.
- Assess governance, risk and sustainability trade-offs in an aviation organisation.
- Complete an independent research or applied consulting project with justified methods, findings and recommendations.
Learning content and competency modules
- Aviation strategy and governance: competition, business models, partnerships and organisational decision-making.
- Airline network and revenue analysis: demand, route economics, capacity planning and commercial performance.
- Airport management and development: operational coordination, service capacity, infrastructure decisions and stakeholder relationships.
- Aviation finance and business analytics: scenario modelling, investment appraisal, data quality and management dashboards.
- Risk and sustainable transformation: organisational resilience, safety-management oversight, environmental strategy and change management.
- Research and consulting methods: problem formulation, evidence review, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and a dissertation or applied project.
Study progression
- Year 1: deepen aviation strategy, operational analysis, finance and research methods through comparative cases and analytical projects.
- Year 2: develop specialist analysis and an independent dissertation or applied management project, culminating in a report and oral defence.
Projects and practice
Investigate an airline or airport management problem, such as route performance, passenger-process improvement, a digital dashboard or a sustainability business case.
Define the research scope, justify data and methods, compare options and evaluate implementation priorities. Findings should distinguish evidence, assumptions and uncertainty.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching combines research-led discussion, case analysis, data workshops, scenario evaluation and project supervision. Assessment includes analytical reports, business cases, presentations and a final dissertation or applied project with oral defence.
Assessment criteria, reassessment arrangements and academic-integrity requirements are published before teaching begins.
Entry requirements
Provide evidence of relevant undergraduate or equivalent study in management, business, aviation, engineering, economics or a related field. Applicants should explain their analytical preparation and interest in aviation management.
Submit academic evidence, transcripts, a PDF CV and a motivation statement. Relevant professional experience may support the admissions review; entry is assessed individually.
Completion and award
Students receive an institutional diploma after successfully completing the required courses, assessments and final project.
Career development
The subject supports development in aviation business analysis, airline or airport project management, operational planning, commercial strategy and organisational improvement. Career progression depends on prior experience, individual capability and employer requirements.