What you will learn
Upon completing this course you will be able to:
- Define the best practices and main puzzle pieces in the airline business strategy planning cycle
- Discuss the “frequency-capacity” dilemma and how market segments impact network planning
- Explain the importance of inter-airline cooperation as a strategic network planning driver
- Apply aircraft selection criteria and establish fleet strategy based on market data and available funds
- Build and continuously fine-tune airline schedule based on available aircraft fleet and network plan
Course content
The key topics that are covered during this course include:
- Network strategies and optimization practices
- Route network management processes
- Airline revenues and supply-demand dynamics
- Airline costs and their impact on network plan
- Aircraft acquisition and financing methods
- Fleet commonality issues and crew resources
- Traffic flow (P2P vs O&D) and P&L forecasting
- Ops constraints in the fleet planning process
- Schedule design and planning (strategic and operational analysis)