UNIVERSITY OF ŽILINA Faculty of Operation and Economics

UNIVERSITY OF ŽILINA Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications (1953) DEPARTMENT OF AIR TRANSPORT (1964) • Assoc. Prof. Luděk BEŇO, Ph. D. beno@fpedas. utc. sk • Peter Hanák, Ph. D. . hanak@fpedas. utc. sk

UNIVERSITY OF ŽILINA Faculties: • Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Management Science & Informatics • Natural Science • Special Engineering

DAT (Department of Air Transport) education activities • 1960 first graduates – Air Transport Engineering • 1975 Air Operator Certificate – Pilot School License for professional pilot training • 1980 doctoral study at Transport and Communication Technology branch • 1998 bachelor study Professional Pilot reflecting JAR-FCL requirements • 2000 implementation of European 3 -level university model of study programme at Air Transportstudy branch

COURSES OFFERED • 5 years MSc in Air Transport Engineering • 5 years MSc Professional Pilot • 3 years BSc Professional Pilot JAR-FCL • From academic year 2002/03 new 3 level study system

ACADEMIC CO-OPERATION • • • • Kijevskij meždunarodnyj universitet gražd. aviacii Rzeszow Univerzity of Technology VÚT Brno, Letecký ústav University of Glasgow University of Madrid Aviation Institute Toulouse University of Bristol University of Torino ČVUT Praha Loughborough University Ilinois College of Technical Carerees Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Air Service Training Ltd. Perth

Experts prepared for • Air transport policy and organisation • Operational, technical and economical functions in aviation • Air traffic management • Aircraft maintenance • Airport operation • Flight planning and monitoring

ALUMNI Airliners • • • Czech Airlines, Fischer, Travel, Air Ostrava. . . Slovak Airlines, Air Slovakia, Sky Europe. . . Swiss, Emirates. . . Air Traffic Management • Air Traffic Services CR, Air Traffic Services SR, Aeronautical Information Service SR Aviation Authorities • CAA CR, CAA SR, Ministry of Transport CR, Ministry of Transport SR Aeronautical Industry • Airbus Toulouse, Aero Vodochody, Moravan Otrokovice, LOT Trenčín International Organisations • ICAO at Montreal, EUROCONTROL at Brussels

Background DAT operates at Žilina international airdrome in ŽU own building with • 19 airplanes, AOC, FTO license, MOC • CBT ROOM with SW, ICAO and JAR training materials • 2 x FS 200 + flightsimulator JAK 40 • 7 classrooms + 2 laboratories

Department staff • • • 9 professors and associated professors 2 senior lecturers 3 assistants 4 internal doctoral students 6 technicians 3 secretary

Realised research activities • Implementation of WGS 84 in Slovak republic • Economical aspects of tranformation of the Slovak aerodromes • Implementation EU standards in air industry of the Slovak republic • Future air traffic management system of Slovak republic (SATMS) • Research in decrease of accidents in Slovak republik

Potential contribution Research areas: increase safety • aircraft systems • navigation and communication systems • increase aerodromes capacity • decrease pilot workload •

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