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

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)