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The Aviation Management Executive course at City St George's is designed to help aviation professionals and enthusiasts gain a world-class academic postgraduate degree which will provide them with the essential skills and knowledge required to further or kickstart their management career in today's vibrant aviation industry

Designed in collaboration with industry and approved by the Royal Aeronautical Society, this course is suitable for busy individuals and tailored to fit around a full-time working schedule.

Led by industry experts this programme aims to strengthen the contributions experienced aviation professionals bring to their organisations.

  • Freshen current knowledge and build a network of peers.
  • Build on your understanding of both the national and international regulatory and commercial business landscapes.
  • Learn about accident and incident investigation, human factors and safety risk management

Why study Aviation Management at City

  • Checklist

    Part-time Executive MSc programme with three pathways, offering flexibility for students.

  • Star

    Professional programme recognised by the aviation industry and approved by the Royal Aeronautical Society

  • City campus building

    State-of-the-art facilities on site include a flight desk and flight test simulator, an A320 cockpit procedure trainer, wind tunnels and micro turbines, optical compressors and fuel injection systems.

Which pathway is right for you?

  • Airline and Airport Management

    You'll be equipped with the knowledge to be able to define an airport's vision, mission and values statement, and evaluate how airline management must balance short-term flexibility with long term strategy. Skills include understanding economic potentials for an airport operator, whilst being able to evaluate and articulate the complexities of the business.

  • Air Safety Management

    You will gain a deep understanding of Safety Management Systems and the role of safety culture in their effectiveness. The skills developed throughout your time on the course include researching and implementing relevant regulations in the development of these systems. Learn about the fundamentals of performing a Risk Management, including investigating and critically analysing the process throughout.

  • Aircraft Maintenance Management

    This pathway allows you to define and discuss the importance of human factors in the sector, whilst classifying different behaviour and error types. With a clear focus on bettering the industry, you'll look to critically analyse the limitations in current technology and assess the most cost-effective solutions for reduction of CO2 emissions. On successful completion, you'll be able to develop a carbon management strategy.

Introducing your academics

Emre Eroktem

Emre earned a BEng (Hons) in Air Transport Engineering (1996) and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering  (1998) from City, University of London.  In 1998, Emre joined the Engineering Department at Turkish Airlines and became a Senior Engineer in 2006 and then a Chief Engineer as part of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO).

While at Turkish Airlines, Emre carried our part-time teaching, topics including fleet and aircraft configuration management. He is currently the Programme Director of the MSc Aviation programmes at City.

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Professor Richard Curran

Richard studied Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in 1990 and completed a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering on the experimental and numerical aerodynamic analysis of air turbines used in ocean wave converters.

He returned to QUB as a Reader on integrating aerodynamics, Design For Manufacture, cost engineering, digital manufacture for Product Life Management, working closely with Bombardier Aerospace and Airbus.

He held the prestigious KLM Chair of Engineering and Maintenance for the last 12 years and developed an educational and research programme with a view to sustainable integration of airlines, airports and Air Traffic Management.

As the Head of Aviation Management at City, he aims to drive global aviation management and system design integration by the core values of sustainability and reduced environmental impact, efficient and cost effective operations, and safe and secure passenger experience.

Ricky was also judge at the the Aviation Industry Awards which celebrates the most innovative individuals and companies driving excellence in UK's aviation sector.

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  • Francois Lassale, MSc Air Transport Management graduate

    City provided me with a huge amount of confidence to operate at executive management levels. As an experienced and well qualified pilot, I needed the further education to make me more marketable in senior management, giving me the credibility in other areas of the aviation industry, such as business, finance, human resources and economics.

    - Francois Lassale, MSc Air Transport Management

  • Linus Benjamin Bauer, Air Transport Management graduate

    Flexibility was the key in the selection process since I had a challenging full-time job with an airline based in Switzerland at that time. City’s unique part-time MSc in Air Transport Management - with modules taking place across global locations including London, Frankfurt, and Dubai - was the most suitable option for me under these circumstances. City’s large global network of aviation industry professionals to enhance my learning and appreciation of the wider subject in aviation was also one of the key reasons to sign up for this programme.

    - Linus Benjamin Bauer, MSc Air Transport Management

Join us at an upcoming event

Find out more about the course at City St George's, as well as the School of Science & Technology. You'll be able to talk to programme directors, Emre and Ricky, and get a taste of what you can expect on our Executive Aviation Management MSc