Unit Synopsis
Airline Finance Analysis is designed to provide you with an understanding of the financial decision-making required in the commercial air transport industry. You will learn about key financial management concepts and how they are applied to the management of airlines. Topics include making investment decisions, financing choices (including leasing), fleet planning, route economics, hedging financial risks, and airline financial statements.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: AVAT11013 Introduction to Aviation or AVAT11002 Basic Aeronautical Knowledge and AVAT11008 Introduction to Aviation Management and ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning, and Online Communication. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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Attendance Requirements
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 30% |
| 2. Case Study | 30% |
| 3. Group Discussion | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
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In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Interpret airline financial statements to measure the financial performance of an airline
- Discuss financing models for aircraft acquisition that suits the airline financial standing
- Conduct an airline financial risk analysis to propose suitable risk management strategies
- Explain the strategies and processes used by airlines for accessing capital and for capital budgeting
- Evaluate the future trends of industry directions through industry and data analysis from key forecast organisations and external shock factors that threaten the industry’s profitability.
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| 2 - Case Study | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Group Discussion | • | • | • | ||
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| 1 - Communication | • | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | ||
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