About the course

The global aviation industry is expanding rapidly, and our close proximity to London Luton Airport – the UK’s fastest-growing major airport - means you can enjoy a truly hands-on approach to learning.

Using the latest interactive teaching technologies, this course equips you with the knowledge and experience you need to establish your career in this field, covering a range of business, leadership and specialist areas including aviation law; business planning and entrepreneurship; crisis management and communication; and aviation safety and security.

With our campus close to London Luton Airport, you have plenty of opportunities to take up work placements with airlines and related organisations, placing you in an ideal position to get real-life experience, build your CV and make contacts for the future.

Why choose this course?

• It has a high overall student satisfaction rating of 93% (NSS 2022)
• Expand your knowledge of the global airline and airport industry with a highly committed and motivating team of teaching experts
• Learn in small and engaging teaching environments using up-to-the-minute interactive technologies
• Benefit from a course that uses a hands-on, practical approach, including the use of strategic airline simulation
• Develop a range of specialist and transferable management skills which are valued by employers and which prepare you for a graduate career in the aviation and airport industries
• If you wish to step up to higher education, you can take advantage of our Foundation Year, which gives you guaranteed entry to the Undergraduate course

My experience of Further/Higher Education includes four years teaching BTEC/A Level Travel and Tourism courses in Further Education colleges and, for the past ten years, teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Aviation Department at Bucks New University.

I specialise in Structure and Development of the Air Transport Industry; Ground Service Operations; Safety and Security; Introduction to Finance and Economics; Marketing; Mergers and Acquisitions and Air Cargo.

Unit Information - What will I learn?