3rd Edition
Foundations of Airline Finance Methodology and Practice
Part 1 – Theoretical Aspects of Airline Finance 1. Airline Finance: An Overview 2. Cost Classifications and Control 3. The Time Value of Money and its Setting in the Aviation Industry 4. Assessments of Risk and Return Part 2 – Airline Accounting and Finance 5. Airline Financial Accounting Practices 6. Financial Performance and Measurement 7. Assessment of Financial Statements Part 3 – Airline Capital Budgeting 8. Airline Capital Budgeting 9. Airline Capital Structure and Cost of Capital 10. Management of Current Assets Part 4 - Practical Applications of Airline Finance 11. Airline Fuel Hedging Practice 12. Analysis of Aircraft Leasing 13. Application of Financial Theory to Aviation Industry 14. Airline Revenue Management
Biography
Bijan Vasigh is Professor of Economics and Finance in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Florida, USA, and a Managing Director at Aviation Consulting Group, LLC.
Zane C. Rowe is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VMware. He has spent more than 20 years in executive roles at a variety of multinational corporations including United Continental Holdings and EMC Corporation.
"Foundations of Airline Finance is a comprehensive text book for Aviation Management students and aviation professionals seeking to acquire useful knowledge on budgeting, finance and economic concepts and trends in the global air transportation domain" — Dr. Wali Mughni, Dean & Director, Aviation Institute of Management
"An excellent insight into the area of Aviation Finance and a manual that you will turn to time and again during your career" — Dr. John A. Kolmos, Assistant Professor CUNY Aviation Institute
