ITAÉREA
AERONAUTICAL
BUSINESS
SCHOOL
Index
1. The school
2. Training programme
3. Teaching staff
4. Objective and suitability
5. Methodology
6. Case studies
7. Assessment and degree obtained
8. Price and payment methods
ITAérea Aeronautical Business School
We are an aeronautical business school specializing in providing
high-quality training for both professionals already working
in the air transport sector and individuals seeking to begin a
career in this fascinating and dynamic industry. Our training
is delivered through recognized postgraduate programs
and specialized short courses focused on air transport.
At ITAérea, we are committed to meeting the growing demand
for highly qualified professionals across the air transport sector,
including airlines, airports, ground handling companies, aviation
authorities, aircraft manufacturers, consulting firms, law firms, and
more. Our faculty comprises over 300 professors with extensive
industry experience, who bring a practical and hands-on
approach to sharing their real-world knowledge with our students.
With a strong international orientation, we offer our training
programs in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. ITAérea is represented
in Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Honduras,
Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia,
Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, China, São Tomé and
Príncipe, and Angola.
Training program
Unit I: Airport Management
• The Airport Business.
• Airport Master Planning.
• Airport infrastructures: capacity problems.
• Operations management at the airports.
• Airport Slots.
• Safety and security management at the airports.
• Asset management at the airports.
• Construction Management at the airports.
• Environmental management at the airports.
• The air transport demand
• Commercial management at the airports.
• Airport efficiency: small airports management.
• Global economic perspective of airports.
• IT Management at the airports.
• The airport of the future.
• Business Case: Salvador Bahia Airport, Brazil.
• Business Case: Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, Colombia.
Unit II: Airline Management
• The Airline business.
• Airlines Structure.
• Airline economic review.
• Route development.
• Airline Fleet.
• Ancillary revenue management.
• Aircraft maintenance.
• Airline Operations Concepts.
• Aircraft operation.
• Safety and Security management at airlines.
• The challenge of a hangar.
• Ground handling.
• Air Cargo.
• Business and Corporate Aviation.
• Sustainability in airlines. The Iberia Case.
• Introduction to Sustainable Aviation.
Unit III: International Air Law
• Introduction, concept and sources of Air Law.
• Liability in Air Transport.
• Financing and sale and purchase of aircrafts.
• Air Operator Licences.
• Merger and acquisition of airlines.
• Aeronautical Labour Law.
• Legal status of aircraft.
• Aviation insurance.
• Town planning, environment and airport.
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Unit IV: Air Navigation Management
• Basic concepts in Air Navigation Systems.
• Instruments and aircraft fundamentals.
• Navaids and equipment.
• ATS (Air Traffic Services).
• Meteorology applied to Aviation.
• Aeronautical Communications.
• Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service.
• Aeronautical Information Service (AIS).
• Human Resources Management in Air Navigation.
• Introduction to the sustainable management of Air Navigation.
• Introduction to airspace sustainability and new air navigation concepts.
Unit V: Aeronautical Industry Management
• Introduction to the Aeronautical Industry.
• Design and Development of an Aeronautical Programme.
• Supply Chain in the Aeronautical Production.
• Industrialization and Manufacturing support.
• Digitalization and new technologies deployment in the industry.
• Lean manufacturing.
• Innovations and Technologies.
• Introduction to Sustainability in the Aeronautical Sector.
Unit VI: Master Thesis
Individually, students must draft a Master Thesis consisting in the study of a subject related to
the air transport.
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Teaching staff
The teachers assigned to this postgraduate programme are top-level professionals with vast
experience in the air transport industry. These professionals hold top management positions in
companies and institutions such as:
Arup • Mott MacDonald • Leadin Aviation • AENA • Volotea • Vinci Airports • AERTEC Solutions •
AIRBUS • Augusta Abogados • IAG Cargo • SAERCO • ENAIRE • GATCO • ITP Aero • Hong Kong Express
Airways • easyJet • KPMG • AERIS Costa Rica • Grupo Puntacana • Ryanair • Gestair • IBERIA Airlines •
Clyde & Co. • CLAC • Air Europa • AA2000 • WALA • DANTE Aeronautical
Mr. Javier Gandara Mr. Jared Harckham Mr. Carlos Berenguer
Easyjet’s General Director for Vice President and Managing Aviation General Director at
southern Europe. Director, Aviation at ICF. AERTEC Solutions.
Mr. Adriá Canals Mr. Rodrigo Tavares Mr. Armando Rodríguez
Head of Transportation Waste and Resources Spain & Portugal Handling
Advisory at ARUP. Manager at Neom Services Manager at Iberia
Airlines.
Ms. Adriana Bejarano Ms. Tania Chacín
Head of EHS and CSR at Aeris Mr. César Ovelar Sustainability Manager at OPAIN
Holding Costa Rica CFO Group Gestair S.A. Aeropuerto Internacional El
Dorado
...and many more teachers:
• Eduardo Coll. Managing Director at Leadin Aviation Consulting.
• Enric Cuadras. Principal Airport Planner. Mott MacDonald.
• Miguel Palomares. General Manager of Melilla Airport.
• Jesús Viciana. IT Systems Manager at AERTEC Solutions.
• Juan Manuel Ortega. Head of Airport Engineering & Asset Management Aviation at Mott MacDonald.
• Daniel Pagán. SVQ Hangar Quality Manager at Ryanair.
• Saúl Nieto. Captain Hong Kong Express Airways.
• Alejandro Baró. Ancillary Revenue Manager at Volotea Airlines.
• Eliseo Llamazares. KPMG Partner. Chile.
• Óscar Castro, Aeroelastics and Sustainability Consultant.
• Andrea Vassallo. Senior Manager of Supply Chain & Materials at Volotea.
• Alfredo Arranz. Hangar Director at Ryanair.
• Diego Olmedo. Co-Founder and lawyer, PionAirLaw.
• Manuel Gallego. Lawyer at Augusta Abogados.
• Hernán Gómez. Consultant. Advisor ICAO and CLAC.
• Diego González. Legal Affairs Manager at Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. President of WALA.
• Ramón Amieva. Apron Supervisor West & South Tower (Madrid-Barajas Airport).
• Regina Alvarado. ATCO at Palma ACC. ENAIRE.
• Matthew Riley. Head of Operations at ATM Transformation Ltd.
• Luis Barbero. ATCO at London Heathrow. President and CEO of GATCO.
• Alberto García. Simulation Engineer at ITP Aero.
• Jorge Moñino. Aerospace Industry Director at AERTEC.
Objective and suitability
The objective of the Master of Business Administration in Aviation Management is to train students to fill
management positions in airports, airlines, as well as in companies associated to airports and aviation in
general (commercial concessionaires, Air Navigation Service Providers, aeronautical industry manufacturers,
construction companies, handling companies, security companies, maintenance companies, equipment
supply companies, etc.) in the fields of:
Engineering • Sustainability • Operations • Infrastructure • Maintenance • Organization
Human Resources • Business Management • Navigation Systems • Legal • Finance
Enrolment requirements:
• University graduates or non-graduates professionals of the aeronautical and airport sector.
• Recommended English level: minimum B2.
Methodology
Live sessions via Zoom Job bank management Tutoring hours
Training is provided using the e5 methodology, which is based in the 5 basic pillars of online
training: e-learning, expertise, efficiency, employability and enhancement. The School has been
using this methodology for many years.
The teaching center is ITAérea’s Virtual Campus, where the student will find all the contents:
• Live sessions with the teachers via Zoom.
• Updated and international contents.
• Periodic monitoring and control: The academic department carries out a periodic monitoring of
the student and prepares situation reports.
• Evaluation exams. Through which the students will demonstrate what they have learned.
• Job bank management.
Case studies
• “Airport planning in airports with less than 10 M passengers in South America”.
• “Asset management and maintenance at UK airports”.
• “Salvador Bahia Airport, the most sustainable airport in Brazil”.
• “Environmental management at Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica”.
• “Sustainability: the case of Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, Colombia”.
• “The efficiency of small airports in the Nordic countries”.
• “The airports of the future”.
• “Route planning, fleet management, organizational structure and sustainable aviation in the
main airlines”.
• “Sustainability of airspace and new concepts of air navigation”.
• “Lean manufacturing of aircraft”.
• “Electric and hybrid aircraft”.
Assessment and degree obtained
In order to evaluate the students and continuously assess their learning progress, the following
aspects will be considered:
• There is a continuous assessment. Final exams will be performed after Units 1 to 5.
• Unit VI consists of a Master’s Thesis.
Students will obtain the Master of Business Administration in Aviation Management master’s
degree, issued by ITAérea Aeronautical Business School.
Price and payment methods
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