MGMT415: Air New Zealand will have to Decide What Routes It will Reopen After COVID-19 Passes: Airline Management Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

Assignment Details:

1. Air New Zealand will have to decide what routes it will reopen after COVID-19 passes. What factors will it use to decide which routes to open first?

2. What do you think are the most important steps airlines take when engaging in fleet planning?

3. What are GDS and how have those systems evolved since their introduction?

4. Using Airways NZ as an example identify and describe the 4 key roles and responsibilities of Air Traffic Control.

5. Describe the objectives of and problems associated with the fleet assignment and rotation planning components of airline scheduling.

6. Define and give examples of the following scheduling terms: spoil, spill, and overbooking. Which of these is the most problematic for airlines?

7. Define differential pricing and briefly explain why the practice is used by airlines.

8. Define the concept of airport capacity, and briefly explain how capacity is managed at Level 3 airports.