The book is aimed at professionals involved in the design and operation of air transport, as well as in the planning, study, construction, and operation of airports. It is also intended for undergraduate and graduate students of Engineering, Economics, and Tourism Schools. It includes the following topics:

Evolution of air transport projects, Systemic approach to airport operations, Profitability and fluctuations in the airline industry, Low-cost carriers, Air transport and tourism, Air transport and the economy, Passenger traffic at Greek airports.

Demand and supply, Elasticities, Aviation law, Air freedoms, Airport regulations and specifications, Monopoly and Competition, Liberalization, Forms of privatization, Airline alliances.

Forecasting air demand, Market research, Questionnaires, Statistical methods, Trend projection, Time series, Econometric models, Gravity models, Artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic models, Models for freight transport, Big data databases.

Technical, Geometric and Operational characteristics of aircraft, Range and payload, Aircraft-airport interaction, Aircraft engines, Aircraft maintenance, Hydrogen-powered aircraft, Drones, Seat reservation systems.

Selection of airport sites, General and Operational Plan of the airport, Hub airports, Meteorological analysis, Windrose, Fog, Typical hourly peak design for the airport.

Geometric design of runways, Obstacle-free surfaces, Calculation of required runway length, Geometric design of taxiways, Runway and taxiway capacity, Aircraft parking area, Geometric characteristics of airports in Greece.

Design and dimensioning of airport pavements, Flexible and rigid pavements, Base, Subbase, Soil infrastructure, Regulations for pavement thickness calculation, Frost, Snow removal, De-icing, Fuel storage.

Terminal, Functions and dimensioning of spaces and facilities, Required area per passenger, Ground service for aircraft, Spaces and facilities for cargo, Security, Fire safety.

Air traffic control systems, FIR, Air corridors, Airport control tower, Air traffic control communications, Radar, Air traffic guidance systems, ILS, Runway and taxiway lighting, Air traffic management, Satellite technologies and communications.

Road (car, bus, taxi) and Rail (train, metro, tram) connections to the airport, Vehicle parking, Parking pricing, Airport influence zone.

Environmental impacts, Aviation noise indices, Certification of aircraft based on noise, Air pollution, NEF curves, CO2 emissions from aircraft, Energy consumption by aircraft, Land uses around the airport, Environmental studies.

Cost of purchasing aircraft, Construction and operational costs of the airport, Airport fees (landing, parking, routing, modernization, and development), Aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, Commercial activities at the airport, Airline operating costs, Unit revenue of airlines, Aircraft operating costs, Pricing policy, Model for calculating airline ticket prices, Allocation of available times for takeoff-landing, Airport organization, Productivity of airports and airlines, Marketing, Management and organization models.

The author of the book is a Civil Engineer from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a Transportation Engineer, and a PhD from the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and a graduate of the Law School at Aristotle University. He has served as a consultant to ministries and transport organizations. He has participated in numerous international conferences and in meetings of the European Union, OECD, and the World Bank. He has conducted design studies for various Greek airports and airlines. He has been teaching since 1990 at Democritus University of Thrace, where he is a professor. He has authored 11 books and more than 200 scientific papers published in international scientific journals and conferences. He speaks English, French, Spanish, and German.