Operational costs are a critical part of airline management, especially in the current economic environment.
Total annual airline operational costs are expected to amount to approximately US$464 billion (2009), while fuel will represent 25% (US$116 billion). For 5 years now, significant fuel potential savings have been identified by the IATA Green Teams.
To identify more saving potentials, OCRI focusses on 4 major areas of operations:
- Asset Management
- Flight Operations
- Technical Operations
- Ground Operations
OCRI provides several service elements:
- IATA Guidance Material
- Training Courses
- Checklists and scorecards
- On-site assessments (GO Teams)
- Remote support (benchmark data, website, telephone conference, etc.)
Operational Cost Reduction Assessments (OCRA)
IATA GO Teams perform Operational Cost Reduction Assessments (OCRA) to identify operational cost reduction potentials and support airlines in their implementation.
These assessments can be customized by airlines to match their individual needs and address specific operational functions within the areas above-mentioned.
See how it works: OCRA - GO Teams(pdf)
Join OCRI now!
If your airline would like to take part, please fill out the form in page 2 of the OCRI bulletin and send it to ocra@iata.org.
For more information regarding OCRI, the GO Teams or the services IATA can offer for cost reduction, please email us at ocra@iata.org.