M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Airline and Airport Management
AIRLINE FINANCE AND INSURANCE
(Upto 2015 Batch)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What is meant by solvency ratio?
2. What are tangible assets of airlines?
3. What is the main objective of credit rating?
4. State the meaning of preference shares.
5. Distinguish between merger and acquisition.
6. What do you mean by wet leasing?
7. Define the term venture capital.
8. What is meant by operating lease?
9. What is the meaning of insurable interest?
10. State the meaning of subrogation.
Sub. Code
26
CP-8378
2
Wk 10
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. What are the uses of financial statements?
Or
List out the items of income and expenditure of
airlines.
12. Enumerate the financial institutions involved in
airline finance.
Or
Explain the methods of valuing airlines tangible
assets.
13. What are the functions of rating agencies?
Or
Enumerate the internal and external sources of
airline finance.
14. Why and how are airlines privatised?
Or
What are the types of foreign exchange
transactions?
15. What is risk? How is risk managed?
Or
List out the factors influencing pricing of aviation
risk.
CP-8378
3
Wk 10
Part C 10 30)
Answer all questions.
16. Explain the concepts of conventions in accounting.
Or
What are the methods of assessing the company's
financial soundness?
17. Explain the methods of airline leasing.
Or
Explain the principles of insurance.
18. Explain the merits and demerits of aircraft leasing.
Or
Explain the methods of securitising airline assets.
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